System Details
D-D Reef-pro 1200
Start date: 2nd February 2020.
Aquarium: D-D Reef-pro 1200
Return Pump: Sicce Syncra SDC 6.0
Circulation pumps: Tunze nanostream 6055 x 2, 3rd nanostream added February 2021
Filtration: X-filter 1.0 with 32u roll
Protein skimmer: Ultra-Reef Akula UKS-160 with Fauna Marin Skim Breeze reactor containing Spherasorb media. Changed to the Deltec SC1351 (December 2020) due to the Ultra-Reef randomly overflowing
Heating/cooling: Aquamedia T controller twin with D-D 300W titanium heater. Back up Simplyaquaria dual temp controller with Schego 200W titanium heater.
Auto top up: Reefloat ATU Pro3 with external 50l reservoir. Fitted new infrared sensor June 2022
Lighting: GHL Mitras LX 7206 x 2
Dosing: GHL Doser 2.1 SA x 3
Monitoring/Control: GHL Profilux 4
Other equipment etc:
Approx 6.5l Siporax in 2 x eggcrate baskets in the sump, another 3.5l added May 2021.
Separate refugium lit by a Kessil H80, changed to AI Prime (December 2020)
Aquamedic Multi reactor Gen 11 M running Rowaphos, changed to Deltec FR 509 Nov 2021.
Passive filtration through a small amount of Vertex ROX 0.8 activated carbon in the sump, changed to Rowa Carbon Sept 2021
Rock: TMC EcoReef mixed box A x 1
Sand: Caribsea seaflor special grade sand 40lb bag with some extra left over from Reefer set up and some Caribsea crushed coral on top for the pistol shrimp
Salt: Tropic Marin pro reef, changed to H2Ocean Dosing Formula in February 2020 due to the excessive amount of phosphate found in TMPR at the time
Additives: Tropic Marin Balling salts, Tropic Marin Pro Coral A-, K+ elements & Iodine. ATI supplements (Barium, Manganese, Molybdenum, Strontium, Vanadium & Sulphur), started changing over to Reef Zelements end of 2021
Start date: 2nd February 2020.
Aquarium: D-D Reef-pro 1200
Return Pump: Sicce Syncra SDC 6.0
Circulation pumps: Tunze nanostream 6055 x 2, 3rd nanostream added February 2021
Filtration: X-filter 1.0 with 32u roll
Protein skimmer: Ultra-Reef Akula UKS-160 with Fauna Marin Skim Breeze reactor containing Spherasorb media. Changed to the Deltec SC1351 (December 2020) due to the Ultra-Reef randomly overflowing
Heating/cooling: Aquamedia T controller twin with D-D 300W titanium heater. Back up Simplyaquaria dual temp controller with Schego 200W titanium heater.
Auto top up: Reefloat ATU Pro3 with external 50l reservoir. Fitted new infrared sensor June 2022
Lighting: GHL Mitras LX 7206 x 2
Dosing: GHL Doser 2.1 SA x 3
Monitoring/Control: GHL Profilux 4
Other equipment etc:
Approx 6.5l Siporax in 2 x eggcrate baskets in the sump, another 3.5l added May 2021.
Separate refugium lit by a Kessil H80, changed to AI Prime (December 2020)
Aquamedic Multi reactor Gen 11 M running Rowaphos, changed to Deltec FR 509 Nov 2021.
Passive filtration through a small amount of Vertex ROX 0.8 activated carbon in the sump, changed to Rowa Carbon Sept 2021
Rock: TMC EcoReef mixed box A x 1
Sand: Caribsea seaflor special grade sand 40lb bag with some extra left over from Reefer set up and some Caribsea crushed coral on top for the pistol shrimp
Salt: Tropic Marin pro reef, changed to H2Ocean Dosing Formula in February 2020 due to the excessive amount of phosphate found in TMPR at the time
Additives: Tropic Marin Balling salts, Tropic Marin Pro Coral A-, K+ elements & Iodine. ATI supplements (Barium, Manganese, Molybdenum, Strontium, Vanadium & Sulphur), started changing over to Reef Zelements end of 2021
Red Sea Reefer 170
Start date: 16th October 2016.
Shutdown date: 2nd May 2020.
Aquarium: Red Sea Reefer 170
Return pump: Tunze Silence 1073.020
Circulation pumps: Tunze Nanostream 6055 x 2
Protein Skimmer: Deltec SC1351 - skimmer pump failed 6th Dec 2017 so replaced with an Ultra-reef Akula 160 skimmer (9th Dec 2017). Removed Ultra-reef for cleaning and set up original Deltec again (with a new pump) 18th May 2017. Added an ATI Carbo Ex scrubber to skimmer (21st June 2017), changed to refillable Fauna Marin Skim Breeze reactor with Spherasorb media (8th January 2018).
Heating/cooling: Schego 200W titanium heater & GHL Propellor Breeze 4 (added 26th August 2017) controlled by a Simplyaquaria dual temp controller
Auto top up: Reefloat ATU-Pro3 (Reefer mod added 25th March 2017)
Lighting: GHL Mitras LX 7206
Dosing: GHL Doser 2.1 SA (added 25th March 2017)
Monitoring/control: GHL Profilux 4 (added 14th April 2017)
Other equipment etc:
5l Siporax in 3 x eggcrate baskets in the sump
Separate refugium lit by a 18W Beamswork EVO 6500K LED unit containing Tropic Marin reef mud, Caulerpa prolifera, Caulerpa serrulata, Caulerpa racemosa and Chaetomorpha. Beamswork light removed 23rd January 2018 due to rusting and replaced with a Kessil H80.
10kg live rock in display tank with 10kg Caribsea seaflor special grade sand and approx 500g Caribsea crushed coral on top
Salt: Tropic Marin pro reef
Additives: Tropic Marin Balling salts, Tropic Marin Pro Coral A-, K+ elements & Iodine, ATI potassium & Strontium
Passive filtration through a very small amount of Vertex ROX 0.8 activated carbon in the sump
Small amount of Rowaphos running in an Aquamedic Reactor S (added for a trial period 3rd July 2018.)
Start date: 16th October 2016.
Shutdown date: 2nd May 2020.
Aquarium: Red Sea Reefer 170
Return pump: Tunze Silence 1073.020
Circulation pumps: Tunze Nanostream 6055 x 2
Protein Skimmer: Deltec SC1351 - skimmer pump failed 6th Dec 2017 so replaced with an Ultra-reef Akula 160 skimmer (9th Dec 2017). Removed Ultra-reef for cleaning and set up original Deltec again (with a new pump) 18th May 2017. Added an ATI Carbo Ex scrubber to skimmer (21st June 2017), changed to refillable Fauna Marin Skim Breeze reactor with Spherasorb media (8th January 2018).
Heating/cooling: Schego 200W titanium heater & GHL Propellor Breeze 4 (added 26th August 2017) controlled by a Simplyaquaria dual temp controller
Auto top up: Reefloat ATU-Pro3 (Reefer mod added 25th March 2017)
Lighting: GHL Mitras LX 7206
Dosing: GHL Doser 2.1 SA (added 25th March 2017)
Monitoring/control: GHL Profilux 4 (added 14th April 2017)
Other equipment etc:
5l Siporax in 3 x eggcrate baskets in the sump
Separate refugium lit by a 18W Beamswork EVO 6500K LED unit containing Tropic Marin reef mud, Caulerpa prolifera, Caulerpa serrulata, Caulerpa racemosa and Chaetomorpha. Beamswork light removed 23rd January 2018 due to rusting and replaced with a Kessil H80.
10kg live rock in display tank with 10kg Caribsea seaflor special grade sand and approx 500g Caribsea crushed coral on top
Salt: Tropic Marin pro reef
Additives: Tropic Marin Balling salts, Tropic Marin Pro Coral A-, K+ elements & Iodine, ATI potassium & Strontium
Passive filtration through a very small amount of Vertex ROX 0.8 activated carbon in the sump
Small amount of Rowaphos running in an Aquamedic Reactor S (added for a trial period 3rd July 2018.)