75g Reeftank

... and bigger yet again ...

Specs for this tank:
Model - Marineland (Perfecto), Standard Tank
Size:
75 Gallon with 30 gallon sump and 10 gallon top-off.
Lighting:
48" Tek Light T5 Fixture - 4-Bulb, 4 x 54W with GEISMANN HO T5 lamps and is made by SUNLIGHT SUPPLY
Philips 10,000k spiral flourescent on the sump.
Pumps:
Mag-Drive 9.5 return pump, MaxiJet 400 (sump), 3 MaxiJet 1200s in the display tank.
Filtration:
38 gallon sump with a big ball of cheato. 1" drain, drilled by M&T glass. Bulkhead from BigAls. I built the coast to coast overflow with 1/4" cast acrylic that I got from canus plastics.
Coralife Super Skimmer Venturi protien skimmer powered by a Quiet One 3000 in the sump.
Bed:
80lbs of Aragonite. 5 - 10lbs in the sump.
Live Rock:
100lbs mixed. Fiji, Indo, Haitian.
Other:
Ultralife Reef Products 10 amp reversible reed float switch.
2X 150W heaters in the sump.
10 gallon top-off tank now in place.
400W back-up Power supply
5 stage RO/DI unit. 75 gpd.
This tank has been set up and running with distilled water since day 1. As of july 07 I have starting switching over to RO water.

24g Aquapod.

My daughters 2nd tank. (an upgrade from the 8.8g)

Specs for this tank:
Model - 24g gallon Current USA Aquapod
Size:
24 Gallon
Lighting:
1x32w SunPaq Dual Daylight
1x32w SunPaq Dual Actinic
2X Nocturnal Blue LED Lunar lights
Cooling Fans:
2 stock cooling fans mounted in lid
Pumps:
290 gph stock pump & 2X Koralia Nanos.
Filtration:
Live Rock & stock surface skimming is the only filtration on this tank.
Bed:
20lbs of grey coast calcite by Seachem.
Live Rock:
approx. 15lbs taken from my 75g


8.8g nano reef.

My daughters first tank. This tank has been sold and upgraded to the 24g Aquapod above.

Specs for this tank:
Model - 8.8 gallon generic nano tank (designed for freshwater setup)
Size:
8.8 Gallon
Lighting:
I have removed the stock freshwater lighting setup and replaced it with:
1-9watt Coral life True Actinic 03 blue compact flourescent lamp
1-9watt Coral life 10,000K daylight compact flourescent lamp
2X external ballasts
Cooling Fans:
1X 80mm PC fan that I cut a hole and mounted in the lid.
Pump Flow Rate:
no pumps as of yet.
Filtration:
Live Rock is the only filtration on this tank. I cut another hole in the lid and hung an aquaclear 20 on the back which is full of live rock. It adds flow, airation, and more live rock to the system. Kind of like a 1/4 gallon sump ;)
Bed:
10lbs of live sand from Fiji.
Live Rock:
5lbs, there is also a peice of custom base rock in this tank that is huge and covers the entire back wall.


14g Bio-Cube - I have sold this tank but left it on here as it was my first setup.

For my first tank, I chose something small. A 14 gallon nano cube. My intentions when I purchased it were to go with a freshwater setup.
After some more serious thought into it, i changed my mind and went saltwater. I am glad I did! Although its harder to work with smaller volumes of water in reef tanks, I feel that its good experience for when I go to larger tanks.

Specs for this tank:
Model - Oceanic Bio-Cube 14
Size:
14 Gallon
Lighting:
1-24watt Coral life True Actinic 03 blue compact flourescent lamp
1-24watt Coral life 10,000K daylight compact flourescent lamp
2X external ballasts
2-.75 watt Lunar Blue-Moon-Glow LED
Cooling Fans:
2X 50mm
Pump Flow Rate:
137gph (520L/H)
I have also added a maxijet 600 for extra flow
Filtration:
Wet/Dry filtration system with bio-balls, I have removed the bio-balls as they raise nitrates in reef-tanks.
Bed:
crushed coral
Live Rock:
14.2lbs

 

30g Bowfront - this tank now belongs to reefrelations. Pics are in the gallery.

After having so much fun with my 14 gallon, I decided I want to try something a little bigger.

Specs for this tank:
Model - 30 gallon Bowfront
Size:
30 Gallon
Lighting:
1-65watt Coral life True Actinic 03 blue compact flourescent lamp
1-65watt Coral life 10,000K daylight compact flourescent lamp
2-.75 watt Lunar White-Moon-Glow LED
Cooling Fans:
coming soon
Pumps
Maxi-Jet 1200
Maxi Jet 600
Filtration:
Hang on the back filter for 30 gallon
Bed:
40lbs of live sand
Live Rock:
30lbs