40B Frag Tank
Filtration
40g Breeder tank is drilled in the back for Synergy Reef overflow. I am using Bean Animal Style drain system. For the initial set-up I will be using the following filtration:
- 38 lbs Dry-Rock
- Coral Box D500 Protein Skimmer
- TLF Phosban 150 Reactor to run zeomix (300g) and carbon (2/3 cup)
- TLF 150 Reactor full of CO2 scrubber attached to airline for skimmer
- Aquatop MR20 reactor full of Seachem De*Nitrate media (low flow)
- Apex Neptune Controller (Lab grade pH, Temp)
- Tuze Osmolator ATO will be used for maintaining salinity
- 38 lbs Dry-Rock
- Coral Box D500 Protein Skimmer
- TLF Phosban 150 Reactor to run zeomix (300g) and carbon (2/3 cup)
- TLF 150 Reactor full of CO2 scrubber attached to airline for skimmer
- Aquatop MR20 reactor full of Seachem De*Nitrate media (low flow)
- Apex Neptune Controller (Lab grade pH, Temp)
- Tuze Osmolator ATO will be used for maintaining salinity
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Lighting
36" ATI Sunpower T5HO 6 x 39W bulb
Schedule (12 hours total- 2 hours dusk/dawn, 8 hours full)
10:00 to 21:00- 2x ATI Blue Plus
12:00 to 18:00- 3x ATI Blue Plus, 2x ATI Aquablue Special, 1x ATI Coral Plus
Fixture is 6" above waterline
Schedule (12 hours total- 2 hours dusk/dawn, 8 hours full)
10:00 to 21:00- 2x ATI Blue Plus
12:00 to 18:00- 3x ATI Blue Plus, 2x ATI Aquablue Special, 1x ATI Coral Plus
Fixture is 6" above waterline
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Flow
Return pump- Jebao Jecod DCT-3000
Power Heads- 2 x Jebao PP-4 (controlled by Apex for various flow patterns/intensities)
Power Heads- 2 x Jebao PP-4 (controlled by Apex for various flow patterns/intensities)
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Phosphate
Nitrate
Nitrite
pH
Alkalinity
Temperature
Ammonia
Calcium
Magnesium
Salinity
Potassium
Iodine
5 Fish
35 Corals
1 Invertebrate
Equipment
AutoTopOff
Controller
Dosing
Media
Powerhead
Pump
Reactor
Skimmer
Additives
Using Aquaforest additives-
AF Components 1+, 2+, 3+ - 5 ml/day of each.
AF Pro Bio S- 1 drop on Mon Wed & Fri
AF -NP Pro- on Mon Wed & Fri
AF Coral A- 1 drop, 2 x per week (Sun & Wed after lights out)
AF Coral V- 1 drop, 2 x per week (Sun & Wed after lights out)
AF Coral B- 1 drop, 2 x per week (Mon & Thu after lights out)
AF Coral E- 1 drop, 2 x per week (Mon & Thu after lights out)
AF Components 1+, 2+, 3+ - 5 ml/day of each.
AF Pro Bio S- 1 drop on Mon Wed & Fri
AF -NP Pro- on Mon Wed & Fri
AF Coral A- 1 drop, 2 x per week (Sun & Wed after lights out)
AF Coral V- 1 drop, 2 x per week (Sun & Wed after lights out)
AF Coral B- 1 drop, 2 x per week (Mon & Thu after lights out)
AF Coral E- 1 drop, 2 x per week (Mon & Thu after lights out)
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On average you perform a 21.4% water change every 30 days.
0% total water change in August.
Diary Entries View all Diary Entries
Had to remove all the remaining SPS due to die-off. Nitrite continues to be elevated. I also noted some turbo snails have died.
Acro die-off is continuing. Almost all existing sps are showing significant tissue loss or have totally died. Removed several skeletons.
During holiday vacation, an auto-feeder was used to feed fish. it apparently added too much food as there was an abundance left on the bottom of the tank and it appeared that I had an ammonia/nitrite…
Increased dosing to 14 ml/day
adjusting dosing down to 7 ml/day on Components after getting a high ALK reading of 8.4. will monitor to see where it settles out
Removing Phosphate Minus and reducing the amount of ZeoMix to 300g based on such low NO3 & PO4 levels.
Inspiration & Goals
Set up this SPS-dominant frag tank in preparation to doing a larger build (200G+) a few months later. I primarily wanted to set-up this system with very similar equipment prior to the larger build so that I could evaluate how various pieces of equipment worked. Hopefully, some of these pros/cons I experience will help with the next build. Also, by making the system as close as possible to the main tank, any transition for livestock will be very easy.
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