Hello everyone! 
I bought a Boyu TL-450 in early 2011 (I think January/February). I started with NSW, live sand from the beach, and Prodibio Start-up. After 4 weeks I added some of my coral. After another 2 weeks, I added 3 fish. After a bout of whitespot (and loss of all livestock), I've decided to take things easier on the livestock side.
Changes/modifications:
I have an auto-topup which I haven't "formally" set up as yet.
I just began running the WM-101 and put the SEIO prop off... Will run SEIO prop at night and WM101 during the day (on the same timer as my lights). Depends on how the corals find it, I'll see from there. With the SEIO Prop, there's no real dead spots. I've mounted by WM-101 on egg crate (using cable ties). The suction cups wouldn't work on the back panel since it is not glass.
My lighting is currently the stock lighting. I run them from 8am to 8pm. I don't use the LED moonlights. I've also managed to get another TL450 hood. Going to investigate the possibility of LED lighting.
I had a digital thermometer which packed up. I use the normal mercury one that I used for my freshwater tank. Temperature sits around 26-27 degrees at this point.
My heater is stock and set to 25 degrees centigrade. All pumps in the back chambers are stock. The arm for the return pump is tilting toward the surface to keep water "more" oxygenated.
Livestock
I currently have no fish.
As far as clean-up crew, I have a cleaner shrimp and a number of hermits. I think this will remain as such for a few weeks.
As far as corals, I have number of different Zoas, Pulsing Xenia, Purple Shroom, Metallic Green Shrooms, Frogspawn and some other little guys.
Maintenance
I do a 15L water change every 2 weeks or so. I need to be more punctual in this regard. I dosed with Microbacter7 every week (when I had fish).
I feed fish once/twice a day. Now that I have no fish, I sink flakes every morning.
I have my float switch set to turn a lamp on when my water level drops as such. I then top up. Will work on it before the holidays. I lose about 1.5L a day. I have a refractometer as well. Use it for some top-ups and changes. Salinity sits at 1.024.
I use a little plastic card and magnet cleaners to clean the glass.
My skimmer collection cup fills up every 2 days or so, I empty, rinse, replace.
Extras
I've been battling with a few types of algae, water changes helps A LOT. I've found a small piece aiptasia as well. Going to inject with kalk tonight.
Now onto the part everyone loves, PHOTOS
Photos
The chambers from left:
1 - Return pump and float switch.
2 - Heater.
3 - Skimmer.
4 - Phosphate Remover and Thermometer as well as pump into the skimmer chamber.
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Some of my livestock:
Metallic Green Mushrooms
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Frogspawn
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Green Zoas
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Zoas & Pulsing Xenia
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Pulsing Xenia & Crab
View attachment 134430
Green & Orange Zoas - Not fully opened.
View attachment 134431
Acrobatic Shrimp
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Continued in next post...
I bought a Boyu TL-450 in early 2011 (I think January/February). I started with NSW, live sand from the beach, and Prodibio Start-up. After 4 weeks I added some of my coral. After another 2 weeks, I added 3 fish. After a bout of whitespot (and loss of all livestock), I've decided to take things easier on the livestock side.
Changes/modifications:
- Removed all the stock filtration (including skimmer)
- Added a Boyu WG-308 Skimmer.
- Added phosphate remover.
- Added SEIO Prop 320 and Boyu WM-101.
- Added about 7-9kg's of live rock.
- Added a PC fan (blowing air out). Got the egg crate idea from fly*.
I have an auto-topup which I haven't "formally" set up as yet.
I just began running the WM-101 and put the SEIO prop off... Will run SEIO prop at night and WM101 during the day (on the same timer as my lights). Depends on how the corals find it, I'll see from there. With the SEIO Prop, there's no real dead spots. I've mounted by WM-101 on egg crate (using cable ties). The suction cups wouldn't work on the back panel since it is not glass.
My lighting is currently the stock lighting. I run them from 8am to 8pm. I don't use the LED moonlights. I've also managed to get another TL450 hood. Going to investigate the possibility of LED lighting.
I had a digital thermometer which packed up. I use the normal mercury one that I used for my freshwater tank. Temperature sits around 26-27 degrees at this point.
My heater is stock and set to 25 degrees centigrade. All pumps in the back chambers are stock. The arm for the return pump is tilting toward the surface to keep water "more" oxygenated.
Livestock
I currently have no fish.
As far as clean-up crew, I have a cleaner shrimp and a number of hermits. I think this will remain as such for a few weeks.
As far as corals, I have number of different Zoas, Pulsing Xenia, Purple Shroom, Metallic Green Shrooms, Frogspawn and some other little guys.
Maintenance
I do a 15L water change every 2 weeks or so. I need to be more punctual in this regard. I dosed with Microbacter7 every week (when I had fish).
I feed fish once/twice a day. Now that I have no fish, I sink flakes every morning.
I have my float switch set to turn a lamp on when my water level drops as such. I then top up. Will work on it before the holidays. I lose about 1.5L a day. I have a refractometer as well. Use it for some top-ups and changes. Salinity sits at 1.024.
I use a little plastic card and magnet cleaners to clean the glass.
My skimmer collection cup fills up every 2 days or so, I empty, rinse, replace.
Extras
I've been battling with a few types of algae, water changes helps A LOT. I've found a small piece aiptasia as well. Going to inject with kalk tonight.
Now onto the part everyone loves, PHOTOS
Photos
The chambers from left:
1 - Return pump and float switch.
2 - Heater.
3 - Skimmer.
4 - Phosphate Remover and Thermometer as well as pump into the skimmer chamber.
View attachment 134425
Some of my livestock:
Metallic Green Mushrooms
View attachment 134426
Frogspawn
View attachment 134427
Green Zoas
View attachment 134428
Zoas & Pulsing Xenia
View attachment 134429
Pulsing Xenia & Crab
View attachment 134430
Green & Orange Zoas - Not fully opened.
View attachment 134431
Acrobatic Shrimp
View attachment 134432
Continued in next post...
Looking super dude!!! 
