Im not use to major equipment on smaller reef tanks system

[Old Man Of The Sea]

Im not use to major equipment on smaller reef tanks system, who could help in this?


I will stay for now until after the holidays into the start of next year with the 175 MH lights on the 180 and will see about getting one the Euroreef skimmer working with the calcium reactor and I will have Thong check the lighting that it properly operating and I only will have to add on timers.

I say that because i will not be getting any major SPS corals for more then 6-7 months and I feel that its more important to me that I have the 40 gal breeder setup as I original wanted it for corals and fish.


So, I spoken to thong on the phone and he needs for me to tell him of the model of the skimmer and so that I would want on the 40 gal breeder. Like skimmer and chiller and im guessing the calcium reactor as well. So please give some help in this for I never done so small a tank with a calcium reactor and all and with a chiller no less.

I need info on the small reservoir as well so as soon as I get this all together for thong, im to email him this and I already told him that I wanted an all glass custom build sump to fit under the tank as tight fitting as possible, to fit under the tank. I hope that I explained this well enough, for I hope to get this together by Tuesday and email to Thong. Thanks in advance.

So I will need a:

(1) skimmer model
(2) Calcium reactor model (small model)
(3) chiller model (I think with the sump will be a total 70 gal water volume)
(4) water reservoir (A small system in which will be outside of the tanks stand)
(5) heater I have
(6) T-5 model lights

And do help list what I not thought of here, Thanks

 

[ChrisRD]

What types of corals are you planning to keep in the small system? Have you considered just using a two-part additive and skipping the reactor all together?

 

[Old Man Of The Sea]

The tank at first is to be a QT for both corals and fish and some years later when both reef tanks are completed in their live stock, this 40 QT is to become a frag tank for the SPS corals. And I not as yet made my mind up if I might sell on line to others or to the lfs.

One the reef tanks after the holidays, not right away but when im the money, both large reef tanks will have 250 watts MH bulbs and they will burn at both ends. SPS reef tanks im still planning from the beginning I thought of these tanks and I not changed my mind in this one bit.

 

[pcardone]

forget the forty. use the 70. set the 180 up as a sump for all of them.

 

[Old Man Of The Sea]

The 40 with the sump will be the 70 gal system and the 180 I only need too right now clean up one the Euroreef skimmers and to get the calcium reactor going for the 175 watts MH that are now on the 180 will do for what few corals I might get until ready to change it to 250 watts MH after the holidays