Hi Reefers,
Finally got to the point of making a long time thought reality. I love this hobby very much, and although a haven't had my own piece of the ocean i enjoyed working with my dad (mandarin) on his tank while he still had it.
I have decided to go NANO size. I now believe that bigger isn't necessarily better and less can be better than better, after i saw some really awesome systems on nano-reef.com
So here is what i planned so far.
Display :
DIY 500mm x 500mm x 400mm (water level @ +- 360mm)
Just love shallow reefs.
Rimless with polished edges.
Lightning:
DIY 1x 150w MH 20K.
Depending on the color and light intensity, if not totally satisfied i will ad 2x 36W PL combo white/blue tubes or run 1x 250W MH.
Sump:
I am not going with the traditional DSB.
The footprint of the sump is way to small for a DSB anyway and even if it was big enough i still want to go another route.
I will be doing a combination of different BIO-MEDIA as my main filtration.
Mechanical : Filter sock, filter mat and small internal skimmer.
Biological filtration: Seachem Matrix, Sera Siporax.
Chemical filtration: Seachem Purigen, Chemi Pure Elite and Prodibio.
Now most reefers will say, but BIO-MEDIA are a detritus trap. My answer to this, the detritus will settle somewhere anyway. You just have to prevent it from settling where you don't want it to. That's why i'm going to run a filter sock and also filter mat before water enters over my BIO-MEDIA.
Circulation:
On my wish list a Eco Tech Vortec MP10.
Temperature control:
Eheim Jager 200W heater.
Hailea HB-500A chiller if needed.
Let the build begin! :yeahdude:
Finally got to the point of making a long time thought reality. I love this hobby very much, and although a haven't had my own piece of the ocean i enjoyed working with my dad (mandarin) on his tank while he still had it.
I have decided to go NANO size. I now believe that bigger isn't necessarily better and less can be better than better, after i saw some really awesome systems on nano-reef.com
So here is what i planned so far.
Display :
DIY 500mm x 500mm x 400mm (water level @ +- 360mm)
Just love shallow reefs.
Rimless with polished edges.
Lightning:
DIY 1x 150w MH 20K.
Depending on the color and light intensity, if not totally satisfied i will ad 2x 36W PL combo white/blue tubes or run 1x 250W MH.
Sump:
I am not going with the traditional DSB.
The footprint of the sump is way to small for a DSB anyway and even if it was big enough i still want to go another route.
I will be doing a combination of different BIO-MEDIA as my main filtration.
Mechanical : Filter sock, filter mat and small internal skimmer.
Biological filtration: Seachem Matrix, Sera Siporax.
Chemical filtration: Seachem Purigen, Chemi Pure Elite and Prodibio.
Now most reefers will say, but BIO-MEDIA are a detritus trap. My answer to this, the detritus will settle somewhere anyway. You just have to prevent it from settling where you don't want it to. That's why i'm going to run a filter sock and also filter mat before water enters over my BIO-MEDIA.
Circulation:
On my wish list a Eco Tech Vortec MP10.
Temperature control:
Eheim Jager 200W heater.
Hailea HB-500A chiller if needed.
Let the build begin! :yeahdude:
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i doin this a bit gat oor kop ma anyway enjoy.
