Njoyrid's tank

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The Tank

• 220g Marineland Perfecto tank
  
• overflow in each corner
  
• 72x24x30
  
• 400 lbs of live rock
  
• the tank is 3 years old
  

I bought the tank at Big als East, I think its the best price for this size of tanks without being customized
I bought the stand and canopy at Aquavalley, I could choose the color I wanted, plus I got it within a week! Oh and the price was awesome!

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Sump

• I'm using a 100g tub
  
• 50 lbs of live rock in it
  
• 2x socks
  
• 2x Ebo jagers 250w Heaters
  
• Auto top off
  

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Lighting

• 3x Radion XR30w G2
  

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Filtration

• Aquasafe System 5 stages RODI 100 GPD with modified Di canister, just bigger for my needs
  
• 2x socks
  
• Octopus Super Reef Xp-5000 Cone skimmer
  
• 400 lbs of liverock
  
• Live sand 1 inch thick
  
• Vertex Rox 8.0 carbon in a vertex zf-15
  
• GFO in a vertex zf-15
  

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Equipment tank & Reactors

its a 40g acrylic tank with all these equipment

• Vertex ZF-30 with Vertex bio pellets (3000 ml)
  
• Vertex Rx6 Duo *Calcium Reactor
  
• Vertex Zf-15 with carbon
  
• Vertex Zf-15 with GFO
  
• The Two Little Fishies Kalkwasser reactor 300
  
• Super Reef Octopus xp-5000 skimmer
  
• Ego jager Heater 250w
  

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Circulation

• Ecotech Marine Vortech MP60w
  

Specifications

Flow: 2,500 – 5,500 GPH
Wattage: 10 – 60 watts

I've set the pump to Reef Crest at full spin

• Water Blaster HY-3000 return pump
  

Specifications

Both Internal & External Design
Slip & Thread Fitting
Dimensions : 8″ x 4.25″ x 7″
Inlet/ Outlet : 1 1/4″ inlet / 1" outlet
Power :  37 watts
96% efficiency
Max Flow=750gph
Max Head=7.5ft

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Heating

• Ebo Jager 250w x3

set to go on if under 78 degrees

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Controler

• Digital Aquatics RKE-NET
  

Pc4 1

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• Circulation pump for frag tank
  
• Aquaillumination Led for Frag tank
  
• Circulation pump for Frag tank
  
• Circulation pump for Frag tank
  

Pc4 2

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• Heaters: set on if under 78 degrees
  
• auto top off
  
• Doser
  
• Dead
  

Pc4 3

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• MH On: 4pm OFF: 10pm
  
• T5 main tank ON: 3pm OFF: 11pm
  
• Return Pump
  
• Off
  

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Ventillation

• Panasonic Inline vent
  

Winter: set to 40% Humidity
Summer: set to 60% Humidity

its plugged directly to my canopy

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Water Tests

• Salifert Nitrate test
  
• Salifert Magnesium test
  
• Hanna checker Calcium
  
• Hanna checker phosphate
  
• Hanna Checker Alk
  
• RKE controler for temperature
  
• RKE controler for PH
  
• Refractometer for salinity
  

Has of april, decided to go on growth mode, thats means, higher parameters
I switched my salt to Red sea coral pro

Nitrate: 5
Magnesium: 1400ppm
Calcium: 460 ppm
Phosphate: 0
Alk: 12 dkh
Temp: 78-80
Salinity 1.025
Ph: 8.40

Stats/Graphs are here
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Other Equipment

• Auto top off
  

it feeds my Two Little Fishies kalkwasser that goes to my sump with a maxi jet 1200

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Supplements

• Calcium
• kalkwasser
• Trace elements

I'm adding Calcium with my Vertex Rx6 Duo to reach at least 400ppm
I'm adding ESV kalk via top offs
I'm doing 5% water change weekly to restore all the trace elements

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Maintenance

its simple, my maintenance is done once a week. every mondays to be exact

• Changing the socks, putting the dirty ones to the laundry with no soap
  
• Removing 5% of water, and then putting the new salt mix back to the tank. using Red sea pro salt
  
• Cleaning my skimmer's cup
  
• Cleaning my glass with a Algae Free Tiger Shark Float Cleaning Magnet
  

Once a month

• Flushing my RODI membrane
  
• Doing all water tests
  

Every 3 months are so:

• Changing carbon media if water going yellow
  
• Changing GFO if phos over .003 ppm
  

I'm using Aquaticlog to keep track of all my things to do

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Feeding

• Lettuce
  
• Silversides
  
• Big shrimps
  
• DIY food with all the vitamines
  
• Pellets
  

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Fish

• Vlamingii Tang (Naso vlamingi)
  
• Yellow Tang x2 (Zebrasoma flavescens)
  
• Spotted Cardinalfish x2(Sphaeramia nematoptera)
  
• Blue spotted Watchman Goby (Cryptocentrus pavoninoides)
  
• Striped Bristletooth (Ctenochaetus striatus)
  
• Green Chromis x2 (Chrysiptera cyanea)
  
• Black Percula Clown x2 (Amphiprion percula)
  
• Emperor Angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator)
  
• Paired Blue throat Triggers
  
• Fowleri Tang (Acanthurus fowleri)
  
• Niger Trigger (Odonus niger)
  
• Moorish Idol
  
• Cream Angelfish
  
• Banghai Cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni)
  
• Blue Tang (Paracanthurus hepatus)
  
• Spotted mandarin (Synchiropus picturatus) x2
  
• Dusky Wrasse
  

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Corals

• Montipora Capricornis
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Inverterbrates

• Long Spined urchin - Diadema setosum
• Echinometra lacunter
• Astropecten polycanthus
• Calcinus elegans
• Clibanarius tricolor
• Thor Amboinensis

• Tube Anenome - Cerianthus membranaceus
  
  
  

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Frag Tank

• 40g Breeder
  
• 36x18x16
  
• Aquaillumination Led
  
• GenX return pump
  
• Couple different circulation pumps
  
• Connected to the main system
  

Problems occurred and future plans

• Hair algea
  
• Hydro to high because of those MH, going LED
  
• Need a solution for power outage
  
• Change CA reactor to a dual to keep my ph higher
  
• adding an equipment tank on top of the sump to have all the equipment to my eye level
  
• Get a new sump
  
• Adding more volume for more stability
  

Special thanks

Liv my friend for all the help installing the tank
Az at Aquavalley for your crazy prices on live stock and all the good tips regarding my tank
Mathieu at GoReef for all the good prices on equipment plus all the good advices
Mark (mrsaltwaterguy) my buddy from Texas that helped me out during my algea outbreak!
Pat from Reef wholesale for all the times I bug you with PM, questions regarding my tank haha
My wife Jasmine who let me spend 21k on my tank  haha I love you[/list]

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Wow!!!!   Very nice indeed!

[Malyon18]

Looking good buddy, now start fragging me some frags hahaha