Dale's reef!

[Dale6]

Ok tank is finally cycling,and i have a few pics ,it still needs lots of work but hey all in good time!

Tank :
Display tank is 92lx33wx38h
sump is 83lx38wx35h
ts1 skimmer
system is roughly 325l i hav a 100l drum attached

 

[Dale6]

ok so heres my system so far!

 

[Dale6]

the 2kg of LR i purchased this weekend ,there wasn much of a selection so would rather wait than buy on impulse.

top view

 

[Dale6]

my sump

 

[crispin]

nice start there fella

good idea to wait a while till you can get pieces of LR you like as far as a scaping aspect is concerned, although you wanna try get alot more in as soon as you can

just a thought, have you tested the vollume of spare water your sump can handle in case of a power failure? Can the sump take all of the overflow, it looks rather full ?

 

[scubaninja]

hey dale good start! that DSB needs to be deeper though, about 15cms of sand height, and one of those pieces of rock looks a bit dense, what type of rock is that? You might also want to be careful about salt splash with that return from your Scrubber?

 

[Dale6]

building my roof yest with my girl friends dad

 

[Dale6]

thanks crispin ,yes i have thats wen the power is off.ya i really want to get my rocks but the quality is poor here ,but will b adding more asap

 

[scubaninja]

oh and you should take the black thing off the air inlet to the skimmer, it hampers things

 

[Dale6]

ninja the dsb is only ten ?should increase it to 15?ya have a problem with it already any idea how to stop it i have tred letting it flow directly onto my skimmer

 

[Dale6]

ok the roof almost completed just have to seal and stain it!

 

[scubaninja]

ninja the dsb is only ten ?should increase it to 15?ya have a problem with it already any idea how to stop it i have tred letting it flow directly onto my skimmer

ya you must increase it bud, you could put a 90 degree bend onto the outlet and make it pour out below the water surface

 

[Dale6]

ok thanks scubaninja will do!

 

[Dale6]

ah brilliant plan scuba thanks

 

[scubaninja]

Hood looks good bud, when you say stain, you mean it'll be darker than what it is? not like painting? sorry not a lumber jack so i wouldnt know wood related stuff

 

[Dale6]

shot for the help guys anything else?decided to go the t5 route what combination of bulbs should i get?

 

[scubaninja]

Can you give us some pics of your Scrubber cause it seems that outlet pipe is very high so i'm wondering how you've put your scrubber

 

[Dale6]

haha dude neither am i i saw u get special sealant thats clear especially for marine use then u can stain it like that dark wood colour because i dont rate the roof looks nice light?

 

[scubaninja]

shot for the help guys anything else?decided to go the t5 route what combination of bulbs should i get?

what kind of corals are you hoping to keep? i prefer a bit of a more blue tank, but still bright enough to see perfectly, you can fit 4-6 t5s in a tank like yours i think, so go half 20000k or actinics, and half 10000k? or switch some around if you think its a bit too blue or not enough etc, but you must go blue then white etc alternating to spread the light out evenly

 

[Dale6]

oh dude its not a scrubber just a 100l drum for extra water volume ie stability,wanting to maybe add one later on though.