LPS's Reef.........

[marc]

70G reef setup includes.....

Knop Model "c" reactor modified into Kalc stirrer.
Schuran 120 Skimmer.
x2 250w MH (BLV 10k bulb).
2x 40w Actinics.
4 channel Wavemaker.
2 x cooling fans in sump.
IKS Aquastar controller.
pH monitor.
Mini insump refuge.

Water Quaility -measured 11~06~01

Alk 3.0 mq/l
8.4 DKH
pH 7.90-8.25 range
Temp 25.5~27.5 º C
Mg 990 ppm
Ca 400 ppm
Iodine 0.01-0.02ppm !!!! I haven't added for ages, will do know though!
Nitrate <5ppm
Phosphate 0.02ppm Read by spectrometer, 0.00 on salifert kit

Fish:-
Yellow tang
Coral beauty
Fridmani Basslet
Smiths Blenny

Coral (Soft)
Sinularia
Nepthia
Soft corals being removed due to change over to mainly hard corals.(If they can be found !)

SPS

Acropora Gemmifera ?
Hydnophora
Lime green Acropora frag
Purple tip acro frag
Seteriapora frag(sp)

Polyps etc:


Green star polyps(Clauvaria)
Yellow polyps (Parazoanthus)
Button polyps (Zoanthus) Brown,Green &
Orange
Red mushrooms


Others:

Cleaner shrimp
Red leg hermits
Turbo snails




(Edited by LPSman at 7:17 am on June 11, 2001)

[Lisa Page]

Hi Marc,

Where do you go to get your water parameters tested using a spectrophotometer? I used to have access to one at work but not anymore. I would love to have a more accurate idea of what my tank parameters are now. I loath using test kits!!
Just seen your tank pictures, looking good http://www.ultimatereef.net/ibv3/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Regards

Lisa

[marc]

Lisa,


I get it tested at ....Watford :biggrin:

Danny did it before xmas for me....i think he still has them in the shop.
At least you know your way there!

[marc]

New setup ,new specs.........

42x18x24" display,30x13x7" sump & 12x9x9" refugium. Running fine Longcliffe media (3" depth) in the refuge and Carribsea Aragamax 3-4" depth in the display tank

Equipment.
Deltec AP850 skimmer
Deltec KM500 Kalc stirrer
Deltec P500 Calcium reactor running Loncliffe media,mixture of Knop Korralith & Korralin media also.
x2 250w MH (BLV 10k bulb).
x1 40w Actinics.
IKS Aquastar controlling and monitoring..
Redox,pH ,temp and IKS turbo 3500, fan for cooling mounted in hood, CO2 input into the Ca reactor.
Tunze 3500 lph powerhead.

Water Quaility -measured *8-10-01

Alk 3.77 mq/l
Ca 460 ppm
Temp 26.5 ~ 28.5
pH 7.9~8.3 swing

SPS

Pavona
Montipora capricornis
Montipora verucosa
Staghorn acropora
Green purple tip Acropora
Seritapora caliendrum brown & green
Seriatopora hystrix pink
Stylophora pistillata green/brown
Pocillapora damicornis

LPS
Branching Euphillya (frogspawn)
Soft coral

x3 varieties of Pulse Xenia,elongata & ??
Organ pipe (Tubipora musica)

Fish


6 Green Chromis
Yellow tang
Algae blenny

Daily feeding

Usually anywhere between 1-3 blocks of frozen food ...krill superba or pacifica,brineshrimp,red plankton,lobster eggs,chopped cockle, marine mix or a blended mix of most of the above.
I have also blended up a mix of seafoods from the deli counter and sometimes use this instead of the above.
Generous pinch of spirulina flake.
Golden pearls fed to tank maybe once in a blue moon as well as some larger sinking pellet food made by JBL marine










(Edited by LPSman at 8http://www.ultimatereef.net/ibv3/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif1 pm on Oct. 23, 2001)

(Edited by LPSman at 12:36 pm on Feb. 24, 2002)

[Mick]

Hi Marc
how you doing m8 your setups looking real good :biggrin:

[BrianO]

Marc

Are those Deltec units IE: Skimmer/Reactor, the top of their range.

As In are there models to cope with larger water volumes ??

Only ever heard of the AP850 Skmmer.

Bri.

[marc]

Hiya Bri,

No those are babies by Deltecs standards.

Look at www.reefkeeper.co.uk under the deltec products(go to the bottom of the main page & you will see a short cut to products list,saves wading thru the whole site) as they have pics of most of the range and prices,though im not sure on the state of play with obtaining them at the moment.

[ziggy]

Hi Bri,

Wickford Aquatics 01268 766553 and Wetpets 01708 744880 both do Deltecs. I know the former has the larger skimmers in stock and the latter has the next model up reactors.

HTH

Ziggy

[EnglishReefer]

Just to add to Ziggys post, Wickfords probably cheaper...