My tank

[Tanzy]

I'll be flying off later today so I thought I'll but up some pic cause I won't get to take a picture of my tank for another 6 months.

Tank is still empty because there's simply no corals to fill it with! Need frags! I know some of you keep very nice acros and monti but just keeping quiet. The SPS colonies are 4 months old only, while most of the other stuff including fish, rocks and sand were retained from before the crash half a year ago.

The tank is 4' x 1.5' x 2' 75gal glass with overflow.

Equipment:

2x Eheim 1060 (one for return other for chiller)

1x Iwaki MD40R (for protein skimmer)

4x Tunze 6100 Stream (for circulation) with 7094 controller

1x Teco RA680 (pretty obvious)

1x No-brand Ca Reactor with Eheim 1046

1x modified ETSS Reef Devil

1x 4' aluminium hood with 2 fans and PFO reflector

2x 400W Osram Radium MH

2x Blueline MH e-ballasts

1x 48" 110W URI Super Actinic VHO tube

1x 48" 40W Coraldeath 10000K NO tube

1x Icecap 660 e-ballast (for FL tubes)

And a host of other nonsense odds and ends.

Water Parameter:

Calcium 400ppm

Alk 3.5meq/L

Magnesium 1700mg/L

Phosphate undetectable

Nitrate undetectable

pH 8.2 +/- 0.1

Temperature 27 deg C +/- 1

[Achilles Tang]

If you need me to babysit your tank or troubleshoot any probs which crop up... I'll be more than happy to do so.

Just give your dad my handphone number!

AT

[Tanzy]

Thanks a lot! Are you sure you did not bite off more than you can chew?

Hopefully nothing goes wrong. The only potential problem with my tank might be the Italian but made in Taiwan BBQ solenoid valve cooking off. Calcium and alk problems are more or less solved after replacing it.

[Phang]

Hey Tanzy,

We'll trade frags again once you are back...OK

Jus want to thank you for all the advice and help you have provided me in the selection of my MH lights....

and also SPS knowledge... oh boy, you sure know your stuff....

believe many of us reefers have been tremendously blessed by the great help you have provided......

Hey and thanks for the Tetra coloured Acro.....

[Achilles Tang]

Thanks a lot! Are you sure you did not bite off more than you can chew?

Hopefully nothing goes wrong. The only potential problem with my tank might be the Italian but made in Taiwan BBQ solenoid valve cooking off. Calcium and alk problems are more or less solved after replacing it.

SRC Support Team is always there to help!

If the solenoid goes off... i'll help you get a replacement. That is, if your caretakers at home notice something is wrong and call me! LOL!

What? Your tank? More than I can chew? Heheheheh!

You dun want me to spew an Ali G comment rite?

[Tanzy]

Phang,

No prob. Just trying to get the hobby going. More people keeping Acro, the better right? More frags! Maybe I have a motive!

AT,

OK, thanks again. Anyway, Ali G died down quite a bit in UK after the movie.

[TanGo]

Too bad no chance to meet you Tanzy..

Anyway, have a nice trip back.. (20hrs of ######-burning leg numbing trip...) hehehe

Hope to see you next time round..

Cheers!

[robe]

HI Tanzy,

Bob voyage! Thanks for the frag. It is now encrusting its base and the polyps have grown a little. By the time ur back again it will probably have a couple of branches.

[Tanzy]

I've managed to reach London and after an hour delay, because the cargo doors were frozen shut, I've retrieved my baggages. Back to work again.

[mv3i]

hi tanzy ,

didn't managed to catch you before you go .... catch you when you're back ....

[NormanH]

Hi Tanzy,

So who's gonna arrange for our next coral shopping? 6 months later?

Anyway, thanks for all your good advices.

All the best 2 u.

[Tanzy]

NormanH,

Not me! How about you?

[NormanH]

Tanzy,

Me small fry, no standard, cannot.

What about AT???

[Tanzy]

Pic of my purple tipped acro from the top.

[Tanzy]

A shot of the whole system. Rarely seen.

[Achilles Tang]

Urrgghh!! My eyes! My eyes!!!!!! NooooooooooOOOOoooooooOOO!!!!

Ouch.. my eyes hurt just looking at your pix!

j/k... i have seen Tanzy's tank.... and it's sweet!

[Tanzy]

AT,

Thanks for the compliment.

Anyway, to hurt you eyes more, I've included a shot of my shaggy green monster. Probably an Acropora aspera.

[Phang]

Wahhh.... HAIRY MONSTER!!!!!!

[nannochloropsis]

A shot of the whole system. Rarely seen.

Hi Tanzy,

The lighting hood - something you DIY or get from somewhere?

What is your lighting specs?

Thnx

[Tanzy]

NannoC,

The wooden part that rests on the glass tank is custom made to get higher clearance. Holes for fans, pipes and opening self cut. Aluminium light hood with glass from PFO Lighting Inc.

2 x Radium Blue 400W MH bulb

1 x URI Super Actinic VHO 110W FL

1 x Coralife 10000K NO 40W FL

2 x 400W Blueline MH e-ballast

1 x Icecap 660 FL e-ballast

FL switched on 12 hrs/day

MH 10 hrs/day