Russter's 55 gal

Thanks everyone! Everything is finally starting to come together in this tank. I got a Reefkeeper Lite 3 for Xmas so I am hoping to be able to keep everything a little more stable.

 

Here is the setup now:
55 gal tank
20 gal sump/refug
4 Koralia 2 water pumps (2 set on wavemaker timers)
Rio Hyperflow return pump
Reefkeeper Lite 3 controller monitoring pH and temp
2 x 54 watt T5 Geissmann Aquablue +
2 x 54 watt T5 Geissmann Aqtinic +
Modded SeaClone skimmer (works pretty good now with impeller mod and air injection from collection cup)
Dual float switch Auto Topoff
American DJ PC-100A power center
BRS Deluxe GFO and Carbon Reactor
BRS 75 gal/day RO/DI 5 Stage Plus System

Fish: Saddleback Clown, Mimic Tang, Scooter Blenny, O. Clown
Inverts: Cleaner shrimp, many hermits and snails
Coral: GSP, Alveopora, Frogspawn, Zoas, Red & Yellow Polyps, mushrooms, Australian Green Favia, Dendrophyllia, Chalices, Red Montipora, Torch, Australian Acans, Xenia

 

The rock work is great and the corals are outstanding! How many pounds of LR do you have?

 

I'm guessing between 80-100 lbs. I made most of it myself and forgot to set in on a scale before putting it in the tank.

 

I recently upgraded my tank from the 55 gal to a 90 gal. I bought the tank used from Kijiji. It didn't have a center brace so I had to make one using a 4 inch wide piece of glass that I siliconed in place between the front and back panels. I transfered all the rock from the old tank and used new sand. I was really tired of listening to water sloshing around so I used the Beanimal overflow system with 1.5" bulkheads on an almost coast-to-coast internal weir overflow box. This tank is almost dead silent now. The return is a Mag18 using 3/4" pipe split and over-the-top to each corner. I also bought two Koralia Evolution 1050 powerheads to use as wavemakers on my Reefkeeper Lite. Skimmer is a SWC Xtreme 160 cone skimmer and it pulls some serious gunk. I am also in the middle of making about 50 lbs more crushed coral rock that is currently cooking in the basement.

Here is the setup now:
90 gal tank
20 gal sump/refug
2 Koralia 2 water pumps
2 Koralia 1050 Evolution pumps (set on 3 mins each wavemaker setting)
Danner Mag18 return pump
Reefkeeper Lite 3 controller monitoring pH and temp
2 x 54 watt T5 Geissmann Aquablue +
2 x 54 watt T5 Geissmann Aqtinic +
SWC Xtreme 160 cone skimmer
Dual float switch Auto Topoff using Aqualifter pump
American DJ PC-100A power center
BRS Deluxe GFO and Carbon Reactor
BRS 75 gal/day RO/DI 5 Stage Plus System

Fish: Saddleback Clown, Mimic Tang, Scooter Blenny, O. Clown
Inverts: Cleaner shrimp, many hermits and snails
Coral: GSP, Alveopora, Frogspawn, Zoas, Red & Yellow Polyps, mushrooms, Australian Green Favia, Dendrophyllia, Chalices, Red Montipora, Torch, Australian Acans, Xenia

FTS

Overflow

Overflow (don't have the new Koralias installed in this pic yet)

Under the stand

 

nice upgrade
great looking twin island aquascape
still looking really well organised there Russter

Steve

 

+1, You have the same DJ switch/power strip Otty has, do you like it?

 

Yes, I love it. It is so handy to be able to just switch stuff off instead of having to figure out what to unplug or turning off a whole power bar. I totally recommend one.

 

Wow. I want one of those power strips. 8)

Much better rock scape - looks great Russter!

 

Here you go Matt, they are pretty cheap when you think of the convenience.
American DJ PC-100A