My tank crashed 4 years ago after some personal issues. I took it down but always wanted to bring it back. I started getting new equipment over a year ago but life kept getting in the way. Plus the tank needed some serious work. I purchased the tank new locally six years ago, but the manufacturer used steel euro bracing that was supposed to be powder coated. Well it was a poor job and the bracing started to rust big time after having it up only six months. Took me about a week to scrape and grind all the rust and peeling paint off. I wish I could have pulled the bracing off and had it sand blasted and re-powdercoated, but it was really stuck in place. So once I got to bare metal I used Marine Goop (a two part epoxy) and then covered that with a white marine grade paint. Hopefully it will last this time.
Tank is 1.25" acrylic. 10' x 3' x 3'. It is a three sided viewable room divider. The overflow is on one side. My rock work is Marco rock that I mortared together with hydraulic cement.
For flow I have six Ecotech MP60s on one side. I can vary the combination of pumps that are on to vary the flow pattern in the tank. I will probably pick up two Maxspect Gyre XF180s when they become available.
For lighting I have four Ecotech Radion XR30W Pros (Gen 2), a Hamilton Cebu Sun fixture with 4 x 400W 14K Hamilton Bulbs and 8 Actinic Blue T5s. I can vary when each light is on giving really any lighting effect I want over the tank.
For filtration, I went bare bottom this time, as I want a lot of flow in the tank and last time I had the tank up the sand would be blasted everywhere and bury my chalices. Plus toward the end I had a nitrate problem, and I think the sand ended up as a nitrate sink. So no sand this time, and so far no regrets, the detritus is very easy to spot and siphon out. In the sump I added two blocks of MarinePure to give me more surface area for bacteria to populate since I don't have sand for them. I'm also using my old Reeflo 250. Still works great after all these years.
For Calc and Alk maintenance I am using a Calcium reactor with peristaltic pump and aquariumplants.com CO2 regulator.
Tank is 1.25" acrylic. 10' x 3' x 3'. It is a three sided viewable room divider. The overflow is on one side. My rock work is Marco rock that I mortared together with hydraulic cement.
For flow I have six Ecotech MP60s on one side. I can vary the combination of pumps that are on to vary the flow pattern in the tank. I will probably pick up two Maxspect Gyre XF180s when they become available.
For lighting I have four Ecotech Radion XR30W Pros (Gen 2), a Hamilton Cebu Sun fixture with 4 x 400W 14K Hamilton Bulbs and 8 Actinic Blue T5s. I can vary when each light is on giving really any lighting effect I want over the tank.
For filtration, I went bare bottom this time, as I want a lot of flow in the tank and last time I had the tank up the sand would be blasted everywhere and bury my chalices. Plus toward the end I had a nitrate problem, and I think the sand ended up as a nitrate sink. So no sand this time, and so far no regrets, the detritus is very easy to spot and siphon out. In the sump I added two blocks of MarinePure to give me more surface area for bacteria to populate since I don't have sand for them. I'm also using my old Reeflo 250. Still works great after all these years.
For Calc and Alk maintenance I am using a Calcium reactor with peristaltic pump and aquariumplants.com CO2 regulator.