250l SPS heavy Reef from İstanbul
Hi All,
I want to share here my Reef tank with you all. I have invested in Profilux a few months ago and i am very pleased with the peace of mind i have with the units and the ease of some daily tasks i had.
http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...ps079b6341.jpg
Tank Details
DT Size : 90x50x55(h) – ~ 250 lt
Sump Size: 80x45x45(h)
Illumination
ATI Sunpower 6x39w T5
Front to Back
ATI Blue Plus
ATI Aquablue Special
ATI Purple Plus
ATI Blue Plus
ATI Blue Plus
ATI Coral Plus
Refugium Lamps
3 x 10W T4 Kengo Lamps (6400K)
Equipments
Controller: GHL Profilux 3.1N With ExpansionBox (pH,Temp,Redox,Conductivity)
Protein Skimmer: Bubble King Double Cone 180
Return Pump: AquaBee 2000/1
Circulation pumps: 3 x Tunze 6055, 1 x Tunze 6095 (Controlled by GHL)
Heater: 300W Jager
Chiller: GHL PropellerBreeze connected to Profilux.
ATO: Tunze Osmolator (will switch to GHL in near future when i can afford it :D)
Backup: 1.5KVA UPS for Profilux 3, 80Ah Battery for Tunzes
Reactors: Fish Street Zeovit Reactor (Follow the Zeovit Method)
Dosing
Major Elements by DIY Balling Method without mineral salts. Salts used are pharmaceutical grade. GHL controlled dosing pump (Alk,Ca,Mg)
Parameters
pH 8,2 (GHL probe)
sg 1026 (Milwaukee Digital Refractometer)
Cond. 53 mS (GHL probe)
KH 7,2 (Salifert)
Ca 420 (Salifert)
Mg 1290 (Salifert)
NO3 0.2 ppm (Salifert)
PO4 0.012 ppm (Hanna)
K 390
Temp 26.5 C (GHL Probe)
Redox 350 Mv
Feeding
I feed the fish with a mix of pellets (NLS,Hikari,New Era)i home made seafood mix including various types of dried seaweeds.
Target feed the LPS corals with very finely chopped seafood mix once a week.
Livestock
SPS Corals
Acropora millepora - pink
Acropora millepora - green
Acropora millepora - purple
Acropora hoeksemai
Acropora sp. staghorn - green
Acropora sp. staghorn - purple
Acropora sp. staghorn - green - blue tips
Acropora yongei
Acropora sp - red dragon
Acropora valida
Acropora sp bonsai
Acropora suharsonoi - yellow
Acropora caroliniana
Acropora loripes
Montipora confusa
Montipora capricornis - red
Montipora capricornis - green
Pocillopora damicornis - green
Stylophora sp - purple
Seriatopora hystrix - pink
LPS & Soft Corals
Acanthastrea lordhowensis- red
Acanthastrea lordhowensis- red
Acanthastrea lordhowensis - purple
Fungia repanda
Caulastrea furcata
Euphyllia paradivisa
Ricordea florida (Various colors)
Ricordea yuma (Orange Green)
Zoanhids (Various colors)
Fish
Yellow Tang
Powder Blue Tang
Lyretail Anthias
Red Firegoby
Purple Firegoby
Melanurus wrasse (m & f)
Percula Anemonefish (m & f)
Yellow watchman goby
3 x Green chromis
Pixy Hawkfish
Inverts
2 x Blood Red Fire Shrimp
4 x Scarlet Reef Hermits
20-30 Astrea snails (Bred in my tank)
Harlequin Shrimp
Sandsifter starfish
Several Nassarius snails
Several Conche snails
A Video of the Tank:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_zZTbw-pyY
Few more Pictures:
http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...ps48939d10.jpg
http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...ps830c103a.jpg
http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...ps6886b68d.jpg
http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...ps22789bc8.jpg
You can find my build thread here.
