100 GALLON REEF AQUARIUM EQUIPMENT

SOMEONE ASKED ME TO UPLOAD A QUICK VIDEO OF THE EQUIPMENT I USE SO HERE IT IS.

NOTHING TOO FANCY, ALL HOME DONE, TAKEN FROM MY OLD AQUARIUM WITH FEW UPGRADES, BUT IF IT WORKS WHY MESS WITH IT.

I ALLWAYS BOUGHT EQUIPMENT OVERRATED FOR MY SMALL TANK AS I NEW I WOULD UPGRADE SOMEDAY.

TANK IS ALL ONE CURVED GLASS PIECE 100 OR SO GALLONS.

80 LITRE HOME MADE SUMP WITH REFUGIUM COMPARTMENT CONTAINING CAULERPA.

300 WATT HEATER IN SUMP. MAY UPGRADE TO 500 WATT OR ADD ANOTHER DEPEND ON RUNNING COSTS. LIGHTS KEEP TEMP WELL UP AND TAKES LONG TIME FOR TEMP DROP IN SUCH LARGE VOLUME OF WATER.

CIRCULATION PUMP IS AN AQUA MEDIC OCEAN RUNNER 6500 USED WITH AN 7000 LPH OVERFLOW BOX AND A PUMP TO KEEP SIPHON ACTIVATED

4 X 54 WATT T5 LIGHTING 2 MARINE WHITE AND 2 ACTINIC. COME ON AND OFF BETWEEN DUSK DAWN SIMULATOR.

2 X 40 WATT T8 MARINE WHITE TUBES CONTROLLED BY EXXO TERRA LIGHT CYCLE UNIT FOR DUSK DAWN SIMULATION.

LED MOONLIGHTS TURN ON WHEN MAIN LIGHTS OFF.

REFUGIUM LIGHT ON WHEN MAIN LIGHTS OFF.

SKIMMER IS AN INSTANT OCEAN 800.

PH METER.

FLUVAL 205 EXTERNAL FILTER FOR PHOSPHATE REMOVER MATERIAL AND ACTIVATED CARBON.
SOMETIMES I ALSO PUT SOME FILTER WOOL IN FOR A FEW DAYS TO CLEAN OUT THE DIATOMS.

EXTRA CIRCULATION PROVIDED BY RESUN WAVEMAKER.

ALL IN ONE TIMER TO CONTROL THE ABOVE.

AS YOU CAN SEE ITS NOT ALL THE MOST EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT AND GADGETS AVAILABLE BUT IT SEEMS TO WORK FOR ME.

HAS DONE SO FOR OVER 2 YEARS ON SMALLER TANK SO HOPEFULLY WILL BE OK ON THIS ONE.

DONT REALLY ADD MUCH EXTRA TO THE TANK JUST KALKWASSER EVERY SO OFTEN AND DOSE VITAMIN C WITH TOP OFF WATER.

I USE INSTANT OCEAN REEF CRYSTALS.

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• L.E.D
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[evanm1978]

300w titanium heater

[MMAwarrior56]

how much harder is it to take care of a reef tank than just a salt water fish tank?....wat else do u have to do?

[evanm1978]

@MMAwarrior56

much harder, you have fish eating corals, fish fighting other fish, corals fighting corals, algae fighting corals and so on and on and on.

[irshadzub1]

IS that just a blue coloured paper you have behind the tank.It makes fishes more colourful. can you tell me if it is just blue colored paper or not....?

[evanm1978]

its paint on the outside

[bugburd]

hi make, fantastic looking tank, just wondering tho, what are you using the external filter for? carbon?

cheers

[evanm1978]

I use it to constantly run seachem matrix filter support media and on occassion carbon, i dont run carbon too often as its very expensive for good one that doesnt leach phosphates and even when you do get a good one it needs to be replaced every 30 days or so

[customlegokarl]

im geting a saltwater aquarium and i want a blue spotted stingray will it work with corals.

i know its not a starter fish and i wont buy it until i fell secure buying one and the tank is 100% stable

[gringo406]

where can i find a pH meter like yours? and what is the brand name?

[xjoncamposx]

Love the blue backing.

[wolf3047]

Looks complicated to set up.

[TheFNBOOT]

@irshadzub1 you paint the back of the tank, makes it look better

[largepandabutt]

what do use for a heater?