My 72x42x30 acrylic reef

[Ducati916]

ive posted details a long time ago but thought i would post an update..

so here goes Tank is a neptune acrylic 72x42x30 with a glass 60x24x18 sump, system runs on around 150+kg of LR and a Deltec 703 skimmer, a rowa reactor, 3x400w 20,000k halides and atinics, iks computer etc etc.

stock

corals
theres a lot of mixed softies mainly all home grown from frags including a huge leather about 24 inches accross, a large malu about 18 inches accross a nice rose BTA thats on a walkabout at the moment so cant get a picture some hammers and frogspawn various zoo's and shrooms etc.

Fish

2x Regal Tangs
3x Yellow Tangs
3x Green Chromis
2x Percs
1x majestic Foxface
1x large porky Puffer
1x scarlett Hawk
1x Emperor Angel that we just rescued, he was badly attacked and was kept in a 24 inch tank, now well on the mend.
1x 3 foot Ribbon Eel
1x Queen Angel that i picked up today from Ryan (leonardlionfish) really nice fish and has settled right in
1x large Unicorn tang..

hope you enjoy the pics...

full tank shot
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/karting4/a1.jpg

Emperor you can see the injury to his dorsal fin
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/karting4/a2.jpg

right side
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/karting4/a3.jpg

the Queen
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/karting4/a4.jpg

[Ducati916]

Percs and malu
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/karting4/a5.jpg

end view 42 inch
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/karting4/a6.jpg

Eel
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/karting4/a7.jpg

Regal
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/karting4/a8.jpg

[Ducati916]

Unicorn over a foot long
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/karting4/a9.jpg

both Angels
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/karting4/a10.jpg

foxface
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/karting4/a15.jpg

[markey]

how do you find the acrylic ,scratching wise ,certainly looks good

i saw sql101's acrylic tank today and was very impressed with the clarity of the acrylic compared to a glass tank :cool:

[keith]

Yes thank you Markey I really enjoyed those pictures.

A beautiful tank and nice to see one that is not sps dominated well done.

[Ducati916]

full tank
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/karting4/a12.jpg

middle
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/karting4/a14.jpg

puffer
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/karting4/a13.jpg

[Ducati916]

it can scratch but if you clean it with the correct mag float or acrylic pad its fine, to be honest you dont notice the scratches anyway, but ive found that some algies are a mission to remove, that said i would buy one again if we decide to go even bigger

i like softies and they seem to do well in my system with all the fish, we have recently set up a smaller cube tank witch we plan on filling with sps etc soon...
Harry

[LTD]

Harry

Interested in your sump specs.....

Can you post a pic and what layout do you use ?

TIA

[Ducati916]

ill post some sump pics tomorow, its simple really 5 foot with loads of LR 2x 1262 return pumps and a Deltec 703 fed direct from tank and returns to sump lighting is a T8, rowa reactor made from a old fluid filter, i have twin ring mains with there own fuse box supplying the power, one for the halides via contacters and one for everything else, my elecy bill is scary!!!!

[LTD]

Harry

I'm just in the process of setting up my new 84L*24H*30W and looking to my sump.

I'm thinking of something along the lines of what you have - entry chamber, main section for LR and my AM 5000 Shorty and exit chamber for 2 x Eheim 1262s. Additional circulation in main section via powerheads and spraybars. No light.

Will be very interested to see your pics as your main tank is stunning !

[jobr]

Superb looking tank Harry, love the fox and the angels and that unicorn is HUGE!

[Ducati916]

thanks for the comments.

heres the sump pics, not a lot to see really..
theres 2 returns from the tank, one direct to the skimmer and the other to the sump, 2 return pumps one at either end of the sump with LR in between theres a lot of flow over the rock..

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/karting4/a16.jpg

electric cupboard, 2 ring mains direct to a consumer unit.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/karting4/a17.jpg

Deltec 703 skimmer

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/karting4/a18.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/karting4/a19.jpg

[LTD]

Harry

Am I correct is thinking that you do not have any baffles in your sump ?

[Ducati916]

thats correct no baffles just lots of flow, the return pumps are 5 feet apart and the overflows from the tank and skimmer run into the middle of the sump and over the rocks, the sump is a standered 5 foot tank..

cheers
H