mardi 13 mai 2014

37 gallon reef tank

Hello all! I started this build back on 6/8/13 so I am coming up on my one year anniversary.



When I started I didn't really know what I was doing so I think I bought the wrong equipment and I'd like to swap out some components.



Anyway, here are my specs!



*Lots of various coral frags scattered throughout my live rock, I'll have to take new pictures tomorrow and upload them.*



Setup

30 lbs. of live sand

50.5+ lbs. of live rock (various regions)



Fish Inhabitants

1x 3-stripe black & white damsel

1x tomato clown

1x blue/green chromis

1x yellow watchman goby

1x fiji blue devil damsel

1x yellow damsel



Shrimp

1x coral banded

2x peppermint

1x tiger pistol



Clean-up Crew

2x red leg hermit

2x emerald crab

10+/- blue leg hermit

10+/- atlantic turbo snail

10+/- narcissus snail

10+/- nerite snail



Tank

Top Fin 37 gallon tank

30"W x 12"D x 22"H

built into wall/closet installation



Powerheads

1x Hydor Koralia 600 gph

1x Hydor Koralia 550 gph

1x Hydor Smart Wave controller (set asynchronous every 15 secs)



Overflow

eShopps PF-800



Sump

All-Glass Aquarium MegaFlow Model 3

wet/dry with bioballs



Protein Skimmer

Coralife Super Skimmer 65G



Return Pump

Rio Plus 2100



Chiller

Current Prime Chiller 1/15 HP



Refugium

Finnex External Refugium/Breeder Hang-On Box 1 gallon w/light



RO/DI

BRS 5 Stage PLUS RO/DI System - 75GPD



I really feel like my equipment is too much for the small tank and especially the chiller and just kind of thrown together almost a year ago.



Here's what I'd like to swap over to:



eShopps PSK-75 in-sump protein skimmer

eShopps PF-300 overflow

eShopps RS-75 reef sump (either this or a fuge? no bioballs really needed for reef, right?)

Rio Plus 1000 (I figured the slower the gph, the better for the chiller?)

replace both Hydor powerheads with 1 EcoTech Marine VorTech MP10ES



Thoughts anyone? Sorry for the very long first post but I should have joined a year ago. :doh:




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