Bamm Bamm
10/13/2005, 02:04 PM
Ok well I’ve been saying for awhile that I was going to be posting pics of my setup and I finally have a little time to do it..
I went from a 90g w/40g sump and a separate frag tank to these new system..
My new NANO system consists of a 25-30gallon (acrylic)Clam Tank(based on shape of tank). There are no clams though only SPS in the tank. It is Barebottom with no fish in it. Just a few pieces of LR and a bunch of frags at the moment. For circulation I’m running a 1600gph Tunze and a 1850gph Tunze on a Single Controller. I have two 1� bulkheads with strainers through the back wall with a Reverse Durso drain setup(very silent). Two ¾� loc line returns into the tank split off from the Quietone 4000(1017gph@zero head), the split is going to the other tank. The tank is currently lit by one 250w 14,000 kelvin MH on a EV Tech Electronic Ballast. The second tank that is plumbed into the system is a 20g standard acrylic tru vu with one 1� bulkhead w/strainer for an overflow and a single ¾� return line into the tank from the quietone(turned down fairly low), I have a mj1200 and 2 smaller powerheads in there running on a Wavemaker. The tank has a 1�-1.5� Livesand bed, and in this tank I have my 3yr old Mandarin(eats everything I throw at him thank god), my copperband butterfly, and my Fiancee’s Tru Percula(named Nemo by her of course).. I also have various hermits, snails and a serpant starfish in there as well.. As for corals there are only softies and lps in this tank. It’s about 95% Zoanthids, currently it is being lit by my jbj nanocube dx 2x24w pc’s..and dual fans(I will be upgrading to a 96w powerquad PC.)
Now for my sump, I have a standard 40g Tru Vu that I have portioned off, First I have a small chamber that is about 6�widex15�tall I believe and it basically looks like a corner overflow but it’s lifted 2� off the bottom, the drains go into this chamber which I run a Filtersock and a bag of Carbon in. then into the Protein skimmer Chamber(about 10-15gallons, then through three partions to the actual return chamber, which is also about 10-15gallons ..I have my dual float switches and autotopoff setup on this chamber.. I have a 20g tank that I topoff RO/DI and Kalk through 24/7… The Euroreef is one of the original ones they came out with back in 2000 I think it was. I believe it was rated for a 200-300g tank.. it’s worked well on my 90g over the years though it’s run by a sedra 3500..
Oh yeah and I’m also running a ReefKeeper Controller =)
So equipment
SPS Tank
25-30g Clam Design tank
1600gph Tunze
1850gph Tunze on single controller
Barebottom
250w 14000k Ev Tech Se bulb on a Ev Tech Electronic ballast
Softie Tank
20g Tru Vu
1� sandbed
mj1200
rio 90
another small powerhead(all three on wavemaker)
2x24w PCs(top from my jbj nanocube dx) upgrading to a 96w powerquad pc soon
Mandarin Dragonet, Copperband Butterfly, True Percula Clownfish
40g Tru Vu converted to Sump
1st chamber, 3 1� Spa Flex drains into a filtersock and bag of carbon,
2nd chamber Protein Skimmer compartment for Euroreef
3 partions
3rd chamber Return Chamber –Quietone 4000(1017gph@zero head), dual float switch auto topoff, probe holder, 4� fan above the sump on a controller, 150w Ebo Jager Heater
Return’s two ¾� returns into the SPS tank, One ¾� return into the Softie Tank, 1� Clear Check Valve, all the lines are Spa Flex.. Any Questions just ask Dan
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v301/zk669/1464.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v301/zk669/1465.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v301/zk669/1467.jpg
I went from a 90g w/40g sump and a separate frag tank to these new system..
My new NANO system consists of a 25-30gallon (acrylic)Clam Tank(based on shape of tank). There are no clams though only SPS in the tank. It is Barebottom with no fish in it. Just a few pieces of LR and a bunch of frags at the moment. For circulation I’m running a 1600gph Tunze and a 1850gph Tunze on a Single Controller. I have two 1� bulkheads with strainers through the back wall with a Reverse Durso drain setup(very silent). Two ¾� loc line returns into the tank split off from the Quietone 4000(1017gph@zero head), the split is going to the other tank. The tank is currently lit by one 250w 14,000 kelvin MH on a EV Tech Electronic Ballast. The second tank that is plumbed into the system is a 20g standard acrylic tru vu with one 1� bulkhead w/strainer for an overflow and a single ¾� return line into the tank from the quietone(turned down fairly low), I have a mj1200 and 2 smaller powerheads in there running on a Wavemaker. The tank has a 1�-1.5� Livesand bed, and in this tank I have my 3yr old Mandarin(eats everything I throw at him thank god), my copperband butterfly, and my Fiancee’s Tru Percula(named Nemo by her of course).. I also have various hermits, snails and a serpant starfish in there as well.. As for corals there are only softies and lps in this tank. It’s about 95% Zoanthids, currently it is being lit by my jbj nanocube dx 2x24w pc’s..and dual fans(I will be upgrading to a 96w powerquad PC.)
Now for my sump, I have a standard 40g Tru Vu that I have portioned off, First I have a small chamber that is about 6�widex15�tall I believe and it basically looks like a corner overflow but it’s lifted 2� off the bottom, the drains go into this chamber which I run a Filtersock and a bag of Carbon in. then into the Protein skimmer Chamber(about 10-15gallons, then through three partions to the actual return chamber, which is also about 10-15gallons ..I have my dual float switches and autotopoff setup on this chamber.. I have a 20g tank that I topoff RO/DI and Kalk through 24/7… The Euroreef is one of the original ones they came out with back in 2000 I think it was. I believe it was rated for a 200-300g tank.. it’s worked well on my 90g over the years though it’s run by a sedra 3500..
Oh yeah and I’m also running a ReefKeeper Controller =)
So equipment
SPS Tank
25-30g Clam Design tank
1600gph Tunze
1850gph Tunze on single controller
Barebottom
250w 14000k Ev Tech Se bulb on a Ev Tech Electronic ballast
Softie Tank
20g Tru Vu
1� sandbed
mj1200
rio 90
another small powerhead(all three on wavemaker)
2x24w PCs(top from my jbj nanocube dx) upgrading to a 96w powerquad pc soon
Mandarin Dragonet, Copperband Butterfly, True Percula Clownfish
40g Tru Vu converted to Sump
1st chamber, 3 1� Spa Flex drains into a filtersock and bag of carbon,
2nd chamber Protein Skimmer compartment for Euroreef
3 partions
3rd chamber Return Chamber –Quietone 4000(1017gph@zero head), dual float switch auto topoff, probe holder, 4� fan above the sump on a controller, 150w Ebo Jager Heater
Return’s two ¾� returns into the SPS tank, One ¾� return into the Softie Tank, 1� Clear Check Valve, all the lines are Spa Flex.. Any Questions just ask Dan
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v301/zk669/1464.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v301/zk669/1465.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v301/zk669/1467.jpg