Well its been around 2 years since i set up my 44 and now its gotta be out of the house by November 15th! We just sold our house and ready to move in to our new one, so it's time for a new system, this 44 ain't coming w/ me!
This is how i will be setting up the new system, i've already ordered the lights and sump but want some input on everything else.
Tank: AGA 120 RR 4'x 2'x 2'
Lighting: 2x400w 65k Iwasaki on PFO ballast, 2x110w VHO URI actinics on Ice-cap ballast in a PFO hood w/ icecap fans.
Water Movement: 4 Maxi-jet 1200's on wavemaster pro. 2 Mag 7's for return.
Filtration: Jason Kim from Aqua-C is making me a custom sump to fit his EV 180 (mag 7 pump). Water enters on left where the skimmer is, baffles into refugium in middle, and baffles to where the returns are. The whole thing is 30" long. Theres a sponge in there somewhere. Not sure how it's going to be lit or if i'll even start it right away. 24" CPR aqua-fuge on back lit by a 65w PC (planning on growing mangroves out of it).
I have 50 lbs of fiji, 25lbs of tonga branch, and 35lbs of tonga specialty (really nice) already curing downstairs (walking into a cellar that stinks like someone died is always a good selling feature of a house). Going to order and cure 100lbs of florida LS. I have 150lbs of southdown and will mix in some other kind of sand to mix up the partical sizes. I'll be using all the sand and rock from my previous tank in this one.
Depending on my state of brokeness i'll get a ca reactor hopefully in a month or so.
I'm really nervous about moving my tank, especially the SPS, so i've been giving out frags like a mad-man (if anything dies i'll come knocking on doors "hey, can i have that back?") just to cover my butt.
Any thing you would do different?
This is how i will be setting up the new system, i've already ordered the lights and sump but want some input on everything else.
Tank: AGA 120 RR 4'x 2'x 2'
Lighting: 2x400w 65k Iwasaki on PFO ballast, 2x110w VHO URI actinics on Ice-cap ballast in a PFO hood w/ icecap fans.
Water Movement: 4 Maxi-jet 1200's on wavemaster pro. 2 Mag 7's for return.
Filtration: Jason Kim from Aqua-C is making me a custom sump to fit his EV 180 (mag 7 pump). Water enters on left where the skimmer is, baffles into refugium in middle, and baffles to where the returns are. The whole thing is 30" long. Theres a sponge in there somewhere. Not sure how it's going to be lit or if i'll even start it right away. 24" CPR aqua-fuge on back lit by a 65w PC (planning on growing mangroves out of it).
I have 50 lbs of fiji, 25lbs of tonga branch, and 35lbs of tonga specialty (really nice) already curing downstairs (walking into a cellar that stinks like someone died is always a good selling feature of a house). Going to order and cure 100lbs of florida LS. I have 150lbs of southdown and will mix in some other kind of sand to mix up the partical sizes. I'll be using all the sand and rock from my previous tank in this one.
Depending on my state of brokeness i'll get a ca reactor hopefully in a month or so.
I'm really nervous about moving my tank, especially the SPS, so i've been giving out frags like a mad-man (if anything dies i'll come knocking on doors "hey, can i have that back?") just to cover my butt.
Any thing you would do different?
