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04/24/2012, 08:34 PM | #1 |
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Hi Everyone, I would like to share my display on this forum. This is the way I do it here in Perth...
Feel free to ask questions, and enjoy! regards Acro Al Display Tank: 7'x5'x650mm 2000L 12mm standard glass, no straps. (custom 50x50x8mm steel brace) Display Lighting: Summer - direct overhead transparent blue filtered Sunlight in summer, 3-4hours. Winter - Same but blue tint sheets are replaced with clear. Other lighting - 2 x 400W 10k XM as reserve lighting and 3 x 120W solid blue LEDS for aesthetics Stand: wooden self made Sump: 5' sump Refugium: N/A Refugium Lighting: N/A Support systems: System Water: Natural salt water Display Water circulation: 6 x sicce 10's with controllers, and an eheim 5000L powerhead with deflectors Return Pump: laguna maxflo 16000 Heating / Cooling: 1 x Hi velocity Fan on surface (set at 27 degc), Hailea hc1000a Chiller (set at 28 deg c) , 4 x jager 300W heaters(set at 24 deg c) Skimmer and Filtration: Very minimal mechanical filtration. Skimz monzter 302, 200 micron filter bag, 10 micron disposable cartridge. Evaporation Top Up:solenoid with float switch through r/o attached to water mains. Chemical Support: Calcium Addition: coral skeletons / calcium reactor Alkilinity Addition: bicarb soda Other Chemical Maintenance: Absolutely none. Current Water Chemistry: Nitrates: not tested Phosphates: not tested Alkalinity: API 7 - 9 dkh Calcium: API 380 - 420ppm Salinity / Specific Gravity: not tested Magnesuim: not tested Temp: 24 - 30 deg C Maintenance: Daily: Clean Glass, Clean 200 micron filter bag and spray down 10 micron cartridge. Check reactor bubble rate and temp. Add contents of artemia hatchery to slow overflow bucket and refresh with 8 grams of eggs, feed fish. Weekly: collect 1000L unfiltered seawater from coast, exchange ( 50%) via slow flow through to waste. Replace 10 micron disposable cartridge |
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growth shots, a month or little longer
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For those that want a quick explanation of my routine. I dose collected seawater, half the tank per week., plus dissolve shell with reactor, and add bicarb to keep hardness and calcium from dropping (and it will! ) inbetween the weekly water changes. I do not add anything else except phosguard maybe once every couple of months. |
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Wow, that is doing it RIGHT!
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watch on youtube full screen 1080p: Last edited by ACRO AL; 04/24/2012 at 09:49 PM. |
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amazing man!
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With the plastic cover, or in spite of it, how much of your light would you say comes from the sun versus your MHs/LEDs?
I love the natural look you've got going on. The colours, the corals, the fish selection are all excellent! Dave.M
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Thats really cool !
Thanks for sharing! |
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Wow, amazing
Are the fish also caught by you, your coral pics are good, but you display shots are breathtaking Just saw your first video::::totm no questions asked Last edited by laredo300c; 04/25/2012 at 06:08 AM. |
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Wow. I am so impressed.
Your tank is perfect. I do love Aussie SPS. Thank you for sharing.
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thanks dca22anderson, achilles18, dave.m, boboli, and laredo300c.
The sun here in perth reaches 81.5 degrees altitide in december, and 34.5 in june. max temps average 19c or so in winter, 35c in summer, with some days over 40c The roof you see is interchanged between clear and blue tint. The blue tint is used for higher sun paths in summer to avoid high PAR/infra red, causing LPS bleaching and excessive heat. Then the clear is intalled when the PAR drops in winter. The Sun in summer gives 120,000 Lux, 2000PAR - too high for some LPS, but great for acro colouration - (even some acro bleaches.) Winter goes way down to 70,000 Lux or so. Either way I get about 4 hour path from the sun. The end of the tank faces north, so I always get 4 hours, and noon is always aligned just the altitude angle changes. |
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Brilliant!!! Everything looks happy and healthy,awesome work
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04/25/2012, 07:58 AM | #21 |
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amazing!!! Great job !
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04/25/2012, 07:59 AM | #22 |
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thanks fishtankbroke leemanz28 and autodave.
All livestock is purchased from Local Shops or from licensed WA, QLD and NT coral/fish collectors. Last edited by ACRO AL; 04/25/2012 at 08:07 AM. |
04/25/2012, 09:43 AM | #23 |
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really incredible set-up and awesome looking tank!
thanks for sharing!
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04/25/2012, 09:46 AM | #24 |
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What a great and simple system!
Do you buffer the NSW and what is it's normal dkh from sea ? you add the nsw direct but isnt there a risk of adding parasites? Do you use ozone or UV? It all looks fantastic! Especially the hard to keep purple queens what do you feed do you think NSW helps you with those due to live plankton you add Can you show how you do add the live artemia ?? Sorry just took the time to watch video and i see you do use 40watt Uv Last edited by kinlayan; 04/25/2012 at 10:06 AM. |
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Just wooooww! Thanks for posting. Gorgeous!!
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