A little background, I started reefing back in 2000, and it was a lot of fun, meeting people, frag swaps, and basically trying to keep things alive. Over the years, I had to keep downsizing as my time and energy keeps shrinking. After the 2nd kid was born, I was down to a 6 gallon nano, but eventually got out of hobby for awhile (years) to focus on my kids and work. My oldest is 11 years old, and 2nd kid is now 8 years old! Finally settled down in OC, and after my oldest showed interest in fishes last year, I wanted to get back into reefing. Now I get to have my dream build. Only caveat is my wife said it needs to look nice and clean clean.
Tank and Stand
Equipment List:
Tank and Stand
- Crystal Dynamic Aquarium (CDA) 72”L x 30”D x 27”H
- Euro-braced
- 3-side 1/2" Starfire glass
- External Overflow: 36" Modular Marine Overflow Box (3x 1.5" drain)
- Return: 3x 0.75" (Loc-line with Random Flow Generators)
- White 36" tall steel stand with wood wrap (Built by CDA).
- 3x ATI Straton
- DIY T-Slot Mount (Hung from ceiling)
Equipment List:
- Sump: Advanced Acrylic PVC/acrylic sump 48”x21"x18" (2x 7" socks holder)
- Denitrator: Advanced Acrylic PVC/Acrylic External Refugium Chamber
- Skimmer: Reef Octopus Regal 300SS skimmer
- Powerheads: 3x MP40QD
- Powerheads: 1x Redsea Reefwave 45
- Return pump #1 for DT: Ecotech Vectra L1 pump
- Return pump #2 for manifold: Ecotech Vectra M1 pump
- Controller: APEX Neptune (3x EB832; 1x AFS; 1x EB8)
- Feeder: Avast Plank Feeder
- Heater: Two 300W Eheim Jager heaters along with a Ranco controller
- Chiller: 1/4 hp Oceanic Chiller
- Calcium Reactor: Dastaco A2 calcium reactor
- Doser: GHL 2.1 Doser
- Doser: APEX DOS with DDR x2
- ATO: Tunze Osmolator 3155
- UV: Lifegard 3" Pro-MAX 90W HO UV
- Ozone: Ozonetech Poseidon 200
- RO/DI: Aquaticlife (Model 540087) RO100P with added DI and prefilter chambers
- Tester: APEX Trident
- SPS dominant
- Run no socks
- Minimal water changes
- Alcohol-based Carbon Dosing
- Lots of fish and snails
- Target higher nutrients
- Sand bed
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