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Unread 04/24/2012, 08:34 PM   #1
ACRO AL
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Thumbs up Australian Outdoor Reef

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!

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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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Unread 04/24/2012, 08:36 PM   #2
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Unread 04/24/2012, 08:40 PM   #7
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growth shots, a month or little longer






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Unread 04/24/2012, 08:42 PM   #8
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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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Unread 04/24/2012, 08:48 PM   #9
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Wow, that is doing it RIGHT!


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Unread 04/24/2012, 08:50 PM   #10
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Unread 04/24/2012, 08:54 PM   #11
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Unread 04/24/2012, 10:02 PM   #13
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amazing man!


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Unread 04/24/2012, 10:21 PM   #14
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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!

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Unread 04/24/2012, 10:41 PM   #15
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Thats really cool !
Thanks for sharing!


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Unread 04/25/2012, 06:02 AM   #16
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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



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Unread 04/25/2012, 07:33 AM   #17
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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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Unread 04/25/2012, 07:51 AM   #18
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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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Unread 04/25/2012, 07:55 AM   #19
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Wow. I am so impressed.
Your tank is perfect.
I do love Aussie SPS.
Thank you for sharing.
Thanks chingchai - ive read your tank builds too, they are impressive and inspirational..

My favourite fish has always been achilles too hes in there..


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Brilliant!!! Everything looks happy and healthy,awesome work


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Unread 04/25/2012, 07:58 AM   #21
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amazing!!! Great job !


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Unread 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.



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Unread 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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Unread 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



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Unread 04/25/2012, 10:59 AM   #25
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Just wooooww! Thanks for posting. Gorgeous!!


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