Saturday, January 16, 2010

World's Best: TOTM - December '09

Scott Friedman (Scott71) of  WAMAS



System Profile
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• Display tank: 120 gallon
• Sumps: 50 sump, 10 gallon refugium
• Lighting display: 2 x 250 20k Radium SE bulbs with Lumenbright reflectors and ICEcap ballasts, 2 x 110 VHO actinic bulbs, and 2 Powerbright LED’s 10k/20k
• Photoperiod: MH – 10-6,  VHO’s from 6-830
• Water circulation: 1  MP 20, 1 MP 40 and 2 small koralias
• System filtration:
• Skimmer:
• Calcium reactor: calcium reactor, kalk reactor
• Aditives: Occasionally, ZEOvit amino acids and sponge power.
• Chiller:
• Media reactor:
• Controller: Neptune Apex controller.








PALYAM's Red Sea Max  of  Reef Central Nano Forum


 System Profile
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• Display tank: 34 gallons RSM
• Sumps:
• Lighting display: The original lighting of the RSM (Red Sea Max), 2x 55w 50/50 10,000k & Actinic T5 Power compact lamps
• Photoperiod:
• Water circulation: 2 x 146 gph Circulation Pumps
• System filtration:
• Skimmer: original  RSM skimmer
• Calcium reactor:
• Aditives: 2 part additive (Seachem) Trace elements (two little fishies and kent marine),Amino acids (KZ)
Phytoplankton, Zooplankton bacteria system for nutrient reduction
• Chiller:
• Media reactor: PURA complete- a combination of granular activated carbon and phosphate absorber.

• Controller:









 

 System Profile
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• Display tank: 48 gallons by ADA
• Sumps: 15 gallon refugium
• Lighting display: Current USA Outer Orbit light fixture with 2x150 watt XM 20k HQI with 4x39 watt  T5 mix of 1 UVL super actinic, 1 Korallen Coral Light and 1 Korallen Fiji Purple and also a Aqua Science Duo bulb. 9 blue LED and 9 white LED
• Photoperiod: T5s come on at 12:30pm until 10:30pm
                        halides come on at 2pm and off at 8pm
                        LEDS act as sunrise and sunset.
• Water circulation: 2 Votechs - 1 MP-40w and one MP-10
• System filtration:
• Skimmer: PM Redline 150 in sump protein skimmer
• Calcium reactor:
• Aditives: Seachem Fuel, Vibrance and Fuel. If needed I add Seachem Reef Builder, Reef Ad Calcium and Seagel
• Chiller: 1/6 HP Oceanic chiller
• Media reactor:

• Controller:










System Profile
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• Display tank:  100 Gallon
• Sumps:
• Lighting display: 400W MH + 2 24" HO T5 actinics
• Photoperiod: actinics on at 10:00AM-off at 11:00PM
                       MH on at 1:00PM MH off at 9:00PM
• Water circulation:
• System filtration:
• Skimmer:
• Calcium reactor: calcium reactor, kalk reactor
• Aditives:
• Chiller:
• Media reactor:
• Controller:  reefkeeper elite controller











System Profile
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• Display tank: (cm) 200l x 60w x 75h (water 60cm); System Volume: 999L water volume
• Sumps: (cm) 50l x 60w x 45h, 80l x 44w x 40h, 40l x 60w x 35h
• Lighting display: 4 BLV 20k SE 250w MH’
• Photoperiod: Halides numbered from left to right = 1,2,3,4
                      Each bulb burns for 12 hours.
                      09:00 = 1,3 on
                      10:00 = 2,4 on
                      21:00 = 1,3 off
                      22:00 = 2,4 off

• Water circulation:  4 seio M2600’s, 2 Sun Sun double header pumps
• System filtration: ATS, DSB
• Skimmer: ReefOctopus TS3 protein skimmer
• Calcium reactor: ReefOctopus stirrer KR140,
• Aditives:  Balling method, Seachem Reef plus (Amino Acids), Seachem Strontium
• Chiller: Haliea 1000B chiller
• Media reactor:
• Controller: Profilux autodoser with onboard PC controller









Kimberly (Lalani) 40 breeder of Nano-Reef 


System Profile
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• Display tank: 40 gallon breeder, 36" L x 18" W x 16" H
• Sumps: AC 110 (refugium mod)
• Lighting display: 6x39w Tek T5HO fixture, 3xUVL Super Actinic, 2x Giesemann Actinic +, 1x GE 6500K
• Photoperiod:
• Water circulation: Vortech MP20
• System filtration: Approximately 35 to 40lbs. Live Rock and 80lbs. Live Sand
• Skimmer:
• Calcium reactor:
• Aditives:
• Chiller:
• Media reactor:
• Controller:




   No December TOTM  for the following forums:
1. Reef Central
2.  MASA - Australia
3. Ultimate Reef
4. CanReef



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