George,as suggested.......a write up......
Hi all, just wanted to say hello, and share what will almost certainly be one of the biggest tasks i have ever undertook.
Just short of 10 years ago, i moved from freshwater to Marine reef keeping, ive done ok,my tank has been recognised etc etc,but you see,prior to that i had kept freshwater for 20 years. This is where my heart,if i am honest, has always been.
Things have changed an awful lot it appears in the last ten years,i see substrates ive never heard of,more plants than i have seen before and new methods of dosing nutrients previously,albeit to me unheard of. It seems that the lines of knowledge i held have become "diluted".
I have a 1000 litre tank,with a 140 litre sump that i am currently removing an SPS reef from,its going to take time,but hey,times free (unlike most other things in this hobby!!).
Heres the specs,and what i will have to work with when it comes to setting up the planted tank,this is not a "look what ive got" thread,thats not my way,if i am to get the help that i am going to need,i just wanted to make sure you know what i have to play with,in my experience the more you have,the more there is to go wrong...lol
,whats the bet i can crash the FW tank in 6 months? lol (i hope to avoid that if i can!!) 🙄
Main tank,just short of a thousand litres, 140 litre sump
Main sump recirc is supplied by a ITT Hydroair AG8,it moves 10,000 litres an hour between tank and sump,giving me the 10x turnover.Twin 50 mm returns with durso standpipes look after the return flow to the sump.
Schuran Jetstream 1 calcium reactor (to be used to infuse CO2 in the planted tank minus the calcium media !!),this is supplied by a 8 kilo bottle of CO2,5kilo bottle as backup,on a argon/CO2 rated valve and solenoid.
2 x Deltec fluidised reactors (600 series if i remember correctly)
2 x Deltec APF600 skimmers with needle wheel/mesh modifications.
2 x Tunze 6100 powerheads,eack moving 12000 LPH,soft flow,connected to a tunze multi controller, i can pretty much simulate any type of flow with these,they are fully adjustable so i think they may be useful.
The lighting i have to work with is as follows,
Arcadia triple 250 watt halide,with twin 58 watt t8's, plus Aquamedic 4 x T5 80 watt pendant. I am definately keeping the aquamedic unit,not sure about the arcadia, it EATS electricity like you wouldn't believe.
Water top ups (evap) is dealt with automatically via the sump level,on a float switch to a tunze pump.The R.O reservoir is automated,using a float valve directly connected to a 4 Stage R.O unit.I dont have to touch these at all,other than to replace the cartridges.
I know the system inside and out,one of the benefits of designing and building it all yourself i guess.
I will drop a few pics up once i stop crying into my cornflakes, its stressful business this moveover!!
Looking forward to chatting/posting,
Mark
Hi all, just wanted to say hello, and share what will almost certainly be one of the biggest tasks i have ever undertook.
Just short of 10 years ago, i moved from freshwater to Marine reef keeping, ive done ok,my tank has been recognised etc etc,but you see,prior to that i had kept freshwater for 20 years. This is where my heart,if i am honest, has always been.
Things have changed an awful lot it appears in the last ten years,i see substrates ive never heard of,more plants than i have seen before and new methods of dosing nutrients previously,albeit to me unheard of. It seems that the lines of knowledge i held have become "diluted".
I have a 1000 litre tank,with a 140 litre sump that i am currently removing an SPS reef from,its going to take time,but hey,times free (unlike most other things in this hobby!!).
Heres the specs,and what i will have to work with when it comes to setting up the planted tank,this is not a "look what ive got" thread,thats not my way,if i am to get the help that i am going to need,i just wanted to make sure you know what i have to play with,in my experience the more you have,the more there is to go wrong...lol
,whats the bet i can crash the FW tank in 6 months? lol (i hope to avoid that if i can!!) 🙄 Main tank,just short of a thousand litres, 140 litre sump
Main sump recirc is supplied by a ITT Hydroair AG8,it moves 10,000 litres an hour between tank and sump,giving me the 10x turnover.Twin 50 mm returns with durso standpipes look after the return flow to the sump.
Schuran Jetstream 1 calcium reactor (to be used to infuse CO2 in the planted tank minus the calcium media !!),this is supplied by a 8 kilo bottle of CO2,5kilo bottle as backup,on a argon/CO2 rated valve and solenoid.
2 x Deltec fluidised reactors (600 series if i remember correctly)
2 x Deltec APF600 skimmers with needle wheel/mesh modifications.
2 x Tunze 6100 powerheads,eack moving 12000 LPH,soft flow,connected to a tunze multi controller, i can pretty much simulate any type of flow with these,they are fully adjustable so i think they may be useful.
The lighting i have to work with is as follows,
Arcadia triple 250 watt halide,with twin 58 watt t8's, plus Aquamedic 4 x T5 80 watt pendant. I am definately keeping the aquamedic unit,not sure about the arcadia, it EATS electricity like you wouldn't believe.
Water top ups (evap) is dealt with automatically via the sump level,on a float switch to a tunze pump.The R.O reservoir is automated,using a float valve directly connected to a 4 Stage R.O unit.I dont have to touch these at all,other than to replace the cartridges.
I know the system inside and out,one of the benefits of designing and building it all yourself i guess.
I will drop a few pics up once i stop crying into my cornflakes, its stressful business this moveover!!
Looking forward to chatting/posting,
Mark
