****April 2009 TOTM Fraggle Rock****

[Timo]

Aquarium manufacturer - Unknown make
Aquarium material - Glass
Main display tank dimensions - 4'x18"x2' LWH
Gallons - 340ltr 90gal US
Sump tank dimensions - 26x14x14" LWH
Gallons - 85ltr 55gal US
Set-update - 08-07-05

Total Gross 425ltr
Total Net 380ltr

Water Source - RO
Salt - Redsea Pro Salt
SG/salinity - 1.025
Temperature - 75-76°F
PH day/night - 8.4/8.3
Ammonia NH4 - 0>trace (day)
Nitrate NO3 - 0>trace (day)
Nitrite NO2 - 0
Phosphate PO4 - 0.01>trace
Calcium - 480
Alkalinity - 7.5 dKH
Magnesium - 1300>1350

Amino acids and vitamins - Zeovit Food7 (x4 drops twice a week)
Amino acids - Zeovit Amino Acid conentrate (x4 drops random dosing)
Bacteria - Zeovit Zeobac (No longer dose but used to dose x4 drops twice a week)
Calcium - TMC V2react 1500 Calcium Reactor with Hydrocarbonat and coral gravel mixed with Zeomag
Carbon - Zeovit Start2 (0.4-6ml per night) or neat Vodka
Iodide - (Do not dose but thinking about it)
Magnesium - (Tech-M or any product as required)
Potassium - LP Chmicals Potassium Chloride
Salt - Red Sea Coral Pro Salt mixed at 75c 1.025 (thinking about changing)
Stontium - Prodibio Stronti (1 vial per 2 weeks (thinking about changing))
Vitality - Zeovit Coral Vitalizer (x4 drops a few times a week)
Vitality - Zeovit Pohl’s Xtra (2ml once or twice a week)
Others - Zeovit Coral Snow (2ml once or twice a week sometimes mixed with AA or vitalizer)
Others - Zeovit B-Balance (not sorted dosed out yet but about 3-4ml twice a week)

All my dosing does change all the time, I change amounts as I feel the tank needs it. I have just got some new Zeovit products and I'm trying them out to see if I can get a little stronger colours :) but the tank has been running using the Zeovit basic 4 only for last year (stones,bac,food7 and start2).



5 gal water change every 2-3 weeks
Zeovit stones every 10-12 weeks (some old stones left in)
Carbon 125g totally changed every month



Estimated Live rock content - 25-45kg?
Sand in use and depth - 10-40mm?
Sand in sump and depth - None
Sump macro algae - None
Skimmer manufacturer and details - ATi bubblemaster 200
Phosphate removal system - None
Kalkwasser reactor - None
Calcium reactor - TMC V2react 1500 Calcium Reactor
Zeovit reactor - Custom made auto reactor (with 1-1.2kg Zeovit stones)
Activated Carbon reactor - KZ carbon (125-150g changed Monthly, trying Tanktests Granulate)
Bioballs - Small chamber 350x40x200mm full of Pyramid media (like bioballs)



Light unit in use - Custom made x6 54w T5's
Actinics - None
Photo period - 12 until 7.30pm T5s. Blue LEDs only 10 until 10pm

x6 54w T5's
ATi Aquablue Special x4
ATi Aquablue+ x2

x3 15w LED's blue
LED moonlights (mixed LED's)

When people compare the costs of MH lighting with T5 they always add in you need to replace them all every 3-6 months, 3 of these ATi tubes are over 12 months old!



Resun wavemaker
Koralia 2
Tunze stream
Sump return (1200lpr)

Total system turnover rate app. x3+ per hour
Total flow turnover rate app. x30+ per hour




Xenia umbellata (Red Sea Pulsing Xenia Pink)
Xenia??? unkown (Small sp. pink non-pulsing Pink)
GSP (Liam's frag its growing like grass m8 :))




Acropora Anthocercis
Acropora Cerealis
Acropora Cervicornis
Acropora Fomosa
Acropora Gemmifera
Acropora Humilis
Acropora Millepora
Acropora Nana
Acropora Nasuta
Acropora Prolfera
Acropora Prostrata
Acropora Speciosa
Acropora Tortuosa
Acropora Valida
Anacropora Spinosa
Montipora Capricornis
Montipora Confusa
Montipora Danae
Montipora Florida
Montipora Foliosa
Montipora Hodgsoni
Montipora Stella
Pocillopora Damicornis
Seriatopora Guttatus
Seriatopora Hystrix
A few unkown sp or wrong id!





False gramma
Foxface
Kole tang
Pair Green chromis
Scopas tang
White chalk goby with pink stripe
Juvenile Majestic Angelfish (Pomacanthus navarchus)



Invertebrates and other livestock

x25 Algae hermits
x10 Astrea snails
x10 Nassarius Obsoleta
x3 Jumbo Turbos
Mixed Zoanthids
Small pink feather duster
(best guess on these for amounts)

Feeding

x1 a day Artemia one day Mysis the next (Get a extra cube at the weekend)
Once a week a ripped up half an algae sheet
Once in a blue moon Hikari pellets
Auto feed Hikari pellets when on holiday



I had that dam bryopsis algae which was doing my head. Normally one or to Aiptasia or Majano nems in the tank they just come back and some I cant get to them :( AEFW which i thought was going to have all my SPS corals before Xmas but with two weeks of dipping in Reef Dip i ended up only loosing 3. I was really gutted at the time loosing my favourite purple hairy acro :( I read other horror storeys and only loosing 3 was not half as bad as it could have been, some of my SPS still bear the scars but are growing back :)

The old rock work I used to have in the tank I really liked the look of. The tank with two large columns each side of the tank and would have looked awesome with SPS stuck all over them. Unfortunately I was getting problems with nuisance algae which I figured out was probably a lot to do with all the dead spots under and behind the rocks so I took the lot out last year and started to rebuild (see pics "Last years rebuild;" below latter). The new layout was to give much more circulation around and behind the rock work. Straight away it become obvious it was hard to make it look good like this but the sacrifice was made I chose better performance over looks. Now the tanks working much better but there was a lot of mucking about last year lol. Lots of massive gaps and spaces over and around the rocks which you probably can see in some of the photos.



The tank has been running as a fish only system for about the past 4 years with a few corals. I decided to sell most of the big fish and start keeping mainly corals last year. Now I have the SPS bug!

Nearly all the corals were bought as frags or small maricultured corals and while some have doubled in size most still just look like small sticks but getting there. The tank really needs another 6 months I think to grow.

By now your our probably thinking, pics shut up we just want to look at the pics, so here's a few close ups;



Thanks Chris @Bluzoo for this frag :)
















Daylight and just 2 T5's







All of the pictures on this web page were taken with a Samsumg D900i camera phone (I really need a desent camera, if anyone could lend me a nice SLR that would be nice lol).

Thanks to www.reefcorals.co.uk. Lisa form the now gone :( Riversdale Fish Farm. My daft Dad for getting me into this whole fish thing! All other shop owners I have bugged for info plus the many new people I have met through this hobby on and off the net.

Here's some older pictures I have found of the tank from the last 5 years;















Finally the end. The end of the tank and the last pic and one of my favs ;)


I hoped you enjoyed the read and all the pictures thanks for voting. Please feel free to ask any questions by posting directly in this thread,

Kind regards,
Timo :D

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[cl0wn]

excellent write up timo. great tank. modded and bumped:D

[moorish]

excellent tank & write up timo.derek

[Hellfish]

Amazing tank & such a wide range of stuff without it looking crowded, are you sure its only 4ft?

Well done & well deserved.

Ian.

P.S. Just my nature to spot things, but your tank is running at 75-76C (bit hot?) :D

[Timo]

Amazing tank & such a wide range of stuff without it looking crowded, are you sure its only 4ft?

Well done & well deserved.

Ian.

P.S. Just my nature to spot things, but your tank is running at 75-76C (bit hot?) :D

Thanks, nice spot lol :D

[cl0wn]

P.S. Just my nature to spot things, but your tank is running at 75-76C (bit hot?) :D

didn't spot the vaseline, what's that about timo, "do me a favour honey, just come and look in this sump for me"........(zzzzzip):D:D:eek:

[Timo]

didn't spot the vaseline, what's that about timo, "do me a favour honey, just come and look in this sump for me"........(zzzzzip):D:D:eek:

Can you just bend down there and get me that pump luv lol :p

[ROB]

Nice write up Timo an insperation to us all mate,

again well done,

Rob.

[Tower]

Can you just bend down there and get me that pump luv lol :p

He he... doing the Mrs in front of the fishtank... priceless... gentlemen do we know no limits? :lol::lol::lol::lol:

Absolutely brilliant write up Timo... a real eye opener for someone at my level.

Congratulations and well deserved.

Barry

[Craig Robinson]

Great write up.

Fantastic looking tank.

The best thing is you can tell that as the sps grow this tank will look even better. :drool:

It is a credit to you mate. Well done.