Chromus with his amazing Mixed reef Centrepiece tank !
Prizes kindly donated by:
Aquablue Distribution
Phil has won:
Ocean Nutrition Foods Prize Pack
You can find out more about this tank in Phils Journal
1) How Long have you been in the hobby ? 4 years, along the way I have had 4 tanks.
2a) What size is your winning tank, dimensions and litres? 8x3x2.5 with a DT of 1600L
2b) Any reasons for that size tank? I was promised a 10ft tank, but the room just couldn't accomodate it
2c) How long has this tank been setup? 5 1/2 months since it was setup again after the base cracked
3a) What is your goal for this tank? Keep my wallet empty
In seriousness, the tank is a centrepiece for the house, it's the 1st thing visitors see when they walk in and it is visible from the lounge and family room, so most of the day it is right where everyone is.3b) Have you researched anything specifically to reach this goal? You name it, I researched it, you can't build something this size and expect success without checking 1st, most things ended up working, but the closed loop was a fail (for now).
3c) BIggest lesson you've learnt whilst planning/setting up this tank? Plumbing costs a fortune, and measure, check, measure, check again, measure again and then do it.
3d) Any tips you'd like to pass on for others to learn from? Slow and steady wins the race, if something is going to be tight deadline wise, it WILL over run, so reschedule.
4) Do you have a sump and/or refugium? If so, what size? 5x2x1.5 sump
5) Filtration eg. amount of live rock, sand bed or bare bottom, mechanical filtration etc? Aqua Excel Biopellet Reactor and Bubble King SM250 Skimmer, filter socks if/when the tank looks like there are excessive particulates
6) Do you have a skimmer? If so, what?Bubble King Supermarin 250
7) Water flow/movement (power heads etc)? 2x Vortech MP60 + 2x Vortech MP40
8) Lighting, type and times? 2x ATI Powermodule Hybrids.
9) Other equipment such as auto top-off, Ca reactor etc? Osmolator
10) Water parameter targets? Nothing unusual, 420ish Ca, 11DkH, <0.06 PO4.
11) Additives and conditioners (kalk, phosphate removers etc.) Randys recipe, and biopellets.
12) Fish stock
2x Lemonpeel Angels (centrogype flavissima)
Goldrim tang (acanthurus Nigricans)
2x Occelaris clowns (amphiron occelaris)
Dispar anthias
Blue tang
Purple Queen Anthias
Flamehawk
Bristletooth tang
Sailfin tang (Zebrasoma Veliferum)
13) Coral stock. Mixed SPS/LPS and some softies
14) Other Inverts. The usual snails
15) Maintenance such as water changes, cleaning etc? Weekly 100L water change and pellet topup. Refill the supps every 3 weeks
16) Acknowledgements, thank-you's and any other comments you would like to make that don't apply elsewhere. Rod the reefer, MeLLeR, n0rk, Some_one, Notsomot, Galleri3090, Choppa all of whom provided guidance and support along the way to help this all come together.
Grats to Chromus
