screwslooses 700 gl reef

Discussion in 'Tank Pictures' started by screwsloose, Jun 24, 2009.

  1. screwsloose

    screwsloose Guest

    here is the new pics. still under atinics only until this weekend.
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  2. ibassfsh

    ibassfsh Ex Reefer of the Year

    Man, I am jealous!! This is going to be an awesome tank in a year or so!! Well it's awesome now, but I mean when it gets more corals and stuff in it, and matures.
     
  3. screwsloose

    screwsloose Guest

    i hope so. its finally time for the fun. thanks for the compliment.
     
  4. Beautiful fish & really really great looking aquascaping ! [​IMG]

    This tank is & is going to be soooooooo cool !
     
  5. screwsloose

    screwsloose Guest

    heres the tank under the mh's finally.
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  6. grimmett

    grimmett Tang

    Thats some great looking fish. I can't wait to see it in person. Looks real good under the M. H.'s
     
  7. bigman28

    bigman28 Wrasse

    Man your fish look small in that big open ocean. Great pics. What is the brand and model of your camera. My tank has finally cycled. I will be adding pics soon!
     
  8. edman

    edman Guest

    Are you running 4 lumanbright's? What wattage are they? Tank looks great! Keep posting us pictures>
     
  9. screwsloose - thanks for sharing the pics !!! Looking great, so cool, looking at them reminded me of diving on a coral reef in the keys, all the fish wow, it was just like I was diving with them awesome tank & pics !!!
     
  10. screwsloose

    screwsloose Guest

    thanks guys. 4 lumenbrights with 2 400ws in the middle and 2 250ws on the ends
     
  11. bigben7

    bigben7 Blenny

    Jason,

    Congratulations. This has been a long time coming. It looks to me like it was well worth the effort, and I'm also excited to see it in person. At least no one can call the tang police on you with that behemoth...
     
  12. fisher12

    fisher12 Past BOD Director

    Great looking tank, bet you're glad to have the hard part out of the way. Can't wait for a meeting at your house so you can show us all the set up. Congrats, and have fun with it.
     
  13. screwsloose

    screwsloose Guest

    yes indeed. that part was a pain but it was fun at the same time. i had one design flaw that i overlooked and have the parts to fix it on the way. other then that its time to build a skin and canopy. thanks for the compliments guys.
     
  14. tangafish

    tangafish Guest

    ok, its official. I need a bigger house.[​IMG] Your tank is awesome and I love your finish selection!
     
  15. aaronh

    aaronh Guest

    our very own David Saxby[​IMG]
     
  16. screwsloose

    screwsloose Guest

    not even close lol. we could add all our tanks together and still not create what he has done. he is an aqua god lol. any one know how big his tank is? i have never seen an exact volume posted.
     
  17. http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/p ... cle_id=151

    Aquarium vital statistics
    > The L-shaped display tank has a capacity of around 1200 gal (5500l.) and is further supplemented by a sump extending over the same area, located beneath the tank which is 33cm deep. This adds something like an extra 200 gal (900 l.) to the already massive display tank's capacity.

    This isn't the main full water-holding capacity of the aquarium either, as a further 2300 gal. (10,400 l.) is held
    in a large reservoir room, which is continuously circulated through the display area.

    > The reservoir room and the missing segment from the L-shaped display tank are also used to house the impressive array of jumbo-sized kit including skimmers, coolers, calcium and pH control equipment, additive delivery systems and chemical absorbers.

    Biological filtration
    David doesn't use supplementary filtration such as trickle towers or plenums. All bacterial reduction of organic wastes, which aren't directly skimmed from the system, takes place in the display tank's living rock and other rockwork in Berlin method style.

    > A small refugium has recently been added containing live Caulerpa to act as an algal scrubber. This is lit during non-photo period times to help reduce night-time CO2 levels and further reduce residual levels of nitrate, phosphate and other pollutants.

    > Approximate volume of living rock and other filter media in display tank is 1.35cu metres (1.5 tonnes).

    Chemical filtration
    > David is a strong believer in maintaining the water in his system as phosphate-free as possible as a way of exacting complete control on nuisance algae forms. A sand filter filled with 25 l. of Rowaphos phosphate remover is plumbed in line for this purpose.

    He also monitors most elements of water management continuously using his IKS computer, which provides constant 'LED' read-outs using information from probes located in the sump. These act both as a guide in maintaining his very stable conditions, and also help in employing the very precise methods he uses for adding calcium and other additives.

    Water changes
    10% water changes once a month, plus 50% change every six months.

    Skimming
    > 1 x Deltec fitted with Needle Wheel Venturis powered by 5 x Eheim 1060s (dimensions: 600mm x 180mm) rectangular-shaped reactor chamber 430mm high.
    > 1 x Deltec fitted with Needle Wheel Venturis powered by 4 x Eheim 1060s (dimensions: 300mm diameter x 980mm high).
    > 1 x Saunders Helango 500

    (dimensions: 450mm diameter x
    2 270mm high).
    All skimmers are self-cleaning, an essential requirement for such large pieces of equipment.

    Calcium/Carbonate hardness management
    David maintains his calcium, KH and pH at a constant level by employing Calcium CO2 reactors 24 hours per day. This is supplemented by a Kalkwasser (Calcium Hydroxide) delivery system, which is used in the non-photo period principally to regulate pH which normally falls when the lights are turned off. This only occurs in enclosed systems like aquaria because of the build up of acidic CO2 during the night. It is not a feature of a natural reef, where pH remains stable through the whole 24-hour period.
    > 1 x Deltec CO2 reactor (using Rowalith and Rowadur).
    > 1 x Deltec Fluidised reactor (using Rowalith C).
    > 1 x Deltec Kalkwasser Stirrer
    and reactor.
    All evaporated water and skimmer wash-out water is added via the reactor.
    > Kalkwasser is added between 7am and 12pm cycling on/off - on for seven minutes - off for three minutes.

    Water circulation
    In David's view, strong water
    movement is essential in a
    successful reef tank. The water in the main display area is turned over 14 times an hour, with:
    > 3 x I.C.S pumps @ 800 gal./hr,
    85% continuity 2244 gal./hr
    (tank circulation).
    > 6 x Sequence pumps @
    3300 gal./hr, 100% continuity
    12,000 gal./hr (tank circulation).
    > 2 x Deltec pumps @ 2000 gal./hr 100% continuity 4000 gal./hr (sump/tank flow).
    > 1 x Little Giant pump and 1 x Saunders pump, 100% continuity
    880 gal./hr (reservoir flow and return), operating as a pair via float switches delivering water to the tank from the reservoir room (40m pipe run).
    Total: 19,124 gal/hr.

    All circulating water is returned to the main display area through the base of the tank.
    > Further circulation is provided by one of the skimmers connected to sump (2419 gal./hr) and two
    separate high-pressure Deltec pumps, each at 600 gal./hr deliver water to/from sump for the chillers.

    Lighting
    All lamps are metal halides
    > 1 x Twin 400W 20000 Kelvin/
    400W 5000 Kelvin (Osram);
    30cm above water .
    > 3 x Single 1000W 10000
    Kelvin (Hilt) 45cm above water.
    > 1 x Single 1000W 20000 Kelvin (Osram) 45cm above water. The aquarium needs no supplementary heating, and the lighting system is temperature controlled by full air-conditioning.

    Photo period
    1 x 20000K on at noon.
    1 x 20000K on at 2pm.
    Rest of lights on at 2.30pm.
    Lights off at 10.30pm; reverse order of above over 15 minutes.

    Cooling
    > 1 x titanium shell and tube coil, heat exchanger (connected to an external refrigeration unit).
    > 2 x split evaporator/condenser units (one located above the main display tank; the other in the reservoir room).
    > 1 x latent heat evaporation unit (spinning spray bar and forced down draft air). Cooling systems are controlled by the main IKS computer.

    Water parameters
    Temperature 24.7�C (76�F)
    pH 8.1-8.45
    SG 1.026
    Nitrite (mg/l)0.02
    Nitrate (mg/l) 5-10
    Phosphate Less than 0.015
    Calcium (mg/l) 480
    Alkalinity (dKH) 7.5-7.8
    Alkalinity with CO2 reactor (dKH) >35
    ORP 470mV
     
  18. Guest

    Guest Guest

    How about an update! Lets see the stand and canopy, along with full tank shots and it inhabitants. Can you document your successes and failures along the way too?
     
  19. ibassfsh

    ibassfsh Ex Reefer of the Year

    Sorry I was not logged in. Thats my post above asking for the update.
     
  20. screwsloose

    screwsloose Guest

    ok ill get pics of everything and work on an update for you. so far all is pluging along well. had a couple hic-ups along the way but everythings on track again now.

    i still havent started on the stand or canopy yet, been to busy working. i just started my own company so i have been going 90 to nothing lately. still haevnt gotten around to getting that calcium reactor online yet either. once i do that i will be ready to inclose the stand. i have left it open so far just in case there was anything i wanted to change or redo but other then a couple of plumbing reconfigurations all is as it was original. let me work on the full update tomorrow.
     

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