Hello - Again

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  1. adicus

    adicus Aiptasia Anemone

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    I've been away for such a long time - Thought I should start anew. When last I sent greetings I had a three month old 28 Gallon NanoCube. That aquarium went to my oldest son so his children could enjoy.

    I just got back into the hobby in early November with a new aquarium. Since the wife allowed me to use a corner of the living room, I was able to go a little bigger than a Nano. Although space was limited, I was able to squeeze a 75 Gallon into the corner on the diagonal.

    The early work was done in the garage - for fear of spillage issue in the house. As a result, it added six weeks to the process. There were a number of changes which had to be made, and it seems my LFS took one to two weeks for each replacement they had to do. But finally the system is in the house and started cooking as of 18 December 2009.


    Here are the specifics of the equipment:
    • BASE:
      75 Gallon Clear for Life Acrylic 18x48x20
      19 Gallon Sump/Refugium combo
      AquaEuro 1/3HP Chiller
      ViaAqua VA150T Titanium Heater
      ASM G1 Skimmer
      Stand and Canopy (Cherry stained)
    • LIGHTING:
      Hamilton Retro - 2 x 250 MH 14K (electronic ballast)
      - 2 x 39 Watt HO T5 Super Actinics
      Power Compact 10K 18 Watt - (Refugium)
      Neptune Systems Dimmable Lunar Simulator - 5 LED
    • CIRCULATION:
      Ecotech Marine Vortech Pump MP40W with Battery Backup
      Pan World 100PX - Pump (through chiller)
      Little Giant 2-MDQX-SC (Spare)
    • TANK CONTROL & MONITOR:
      Neptune AquaController Jr. with:
      Temp Probe
      PH Probe Lab Grade
      DC8
      Serial Port w/cable
      Tunze Osmolator Universal 3155 (ATO)
    • FILTRATION:
      125 lbs Live Rock
      90 lbs live sand
      Coralife Turbo-Twist 3X 9 watt UV
      Two Little Fishies Phosban Reactor 150
    • KALKWASSER:
      Marine Depot AquaDoser - 1 Gallon
    • WATER PREP:
      Purtek 100GPD RO/DI Filter System
    • ISOLATION TANK:
      JBJ 12 Gallon Nano Cube Deluxe
    I have attached pics of the install prior to adding water and the final live sand.
     

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  2. ReefSparky

    ReefSparky Super Moderator

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    Welcome back! Looks like you're off to a well thought-out start. Good luck!
     
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  3. lunatik_69

    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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    Welcome..........again. lol
    Looks good and well thought out. Keep us posted


    luna
     
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  4. Geoff

    Geoff Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    Hello And welcome...
     
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  5. Otty

    Otty Giant Squid

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    Welcome back....stick around for a while this time :)
     
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  6. Gexx

    Gexx Giant Squid

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    welcome back!! cant wait to see that thing stocked with corals and fish!!
     
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  7. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    welcome back to 3 reef adicus

    Steve
     
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