
| Tank | 200 gallon
Oceanic Reef Ready tank. |
| Sump | A Rubbermaid
150 gallon stock tank with a DSB in the basement for a sump. |
| Water movement | Circulation
is provided by four MaxiJet 1200 powerheads and an Iwaki MD100RLT main pump.
The corner boxes have 1 1/2" Durso stand pipes in them. All of the
pumps have Norwesco single union ball valves on their inputs and outputs
with the union ends on the pump. |
| Accessory Pump | There is
a LittleGiant 4MDSCQ that runs the skimmer, CA reactor, refugia and an 8
watt UV. There is a PVC manifold on the LG with a gate valve on each port
to adjust the flow rate for each device. |
| Lighting | Lighting
is provided by three 175 watt 10,000K MH lamps with SpiderLight reflectors,
two 140 watt 50/50 VHO lamps and four 25 watt incandescent blue lamps for
moon light in a DIY wooden hood that is hung from the ceiling by chains.
The MH and VHO lamps all use IceCap ballasts. |
| Refugia | 20 gallon
refugia with macro algae and mangrove trees. |
| Skimmer | There is
NO mechanical filtration just a Ron's Saltwater Heaven 4" CC skimmer. |
| Heating and Cooling |
Heating
is provided by three 250 watt Visitherm heaters and cooling is provided
by a UMI 1/4HP chiller. |
| Electronics | The lights
and powerheads are controlled by a DigitalOcean LightWave. Aquadyne Octopus 3000. |
| Ca Reactor | Knop C calcium reactor with a DIY second chamber and a 20lb CO2 bottle. |