Rygh's 250 gallon - rev.2
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rygh
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This is the whole "fish room" in the garage.
Skimmer on left in the sump section.
Some bags of carbon in there also.
Frag tank / Fuge / Soon to be predator section on the right.
Triple GFO reactor above tank in middle. I replace 1 per week.
(Which has better lights than the display tank)
Up top is the Quarantine tank.
Down below are dosing tanks and other supplies.
Skimmer on left in the sump section.
Some bags of carbon in there also.
Frag tank / Fuge / Soon to be predator section on the right.
Triple GFO reactor above tank in middle. I replace 1 per week.
(Which has better lights than the display tank)
Up top is the Quarantine tank.
Down below are dosing tanks and other supplies.
Man this looks awesome. I'm kicking myself that I didn't have enough time to check all this out when I stopped by. Wish I had this space.
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sfsuphysics
Supporting Member
Sweet skimmer, a bit out of my price range, but ... it's not horribly over priced compared to some products out there.
rygh
Guest
A single reactor is barely enough for my tank.
Three gives you 3 times the water through the reactor.
But key: I switch just one of them each week, cycling through.
So instead of changing all the GFO every 3-4 weeks, I change 1/3 every week.
That really helps stability. Especially Alk, since a big GFO change can drop Alk.
Plus, I get in the habit of doing it weekly, so don't forget.
They are all running. A bit too much pressure pushed the whole glob of GFO up the cannister.
rygh
Guest
Soon. Someday. Maybe. Sortof.
I almost ordered the parts last week, but other projects around the house keep getting in the way.
rygh
Guest
For the record: My Sump/Fuge is now pretty much done and I am happy.
My display tank ... err ... not so proud of the state of that.
coral4me
Guest
Now that you're happy with the fish room, you can focus on dialing in your display and you get to enjoy working on the tank with that great garage filter setup!
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rygh
Guest
So i tried out the new Rossmont MX3500 Mover powerhead.
Thumbs-down.
Great pump in all ways except noise.
Moves a ton of water. Adjustable flow wide or tight. Great magnet mount. Small and compact.
But way too noisy for a display tank.
Relegated to the fuge, and is now the noisiest thing in my whole system.
Not as noisy as my old skimmer, but way worse than my nice new one.
Back to the old Tunze...
Thumbs-down.
Great pump in all ways except noise.
Moves a ton of water. Adjustable flow wide or tight. Great magnet mount. Small and compact.
But way too noisy for a display tank.
Relegated to the fuge, and is now the noisiest thing in my whole system.
Not as noisy as my old skimmer, but way worse than my nice new one.
Back to the old Tunze...
sfsuphysics
Supporting Member
Noisy eh? Maybe a bad one? I didn't notice much noise at MACNA... but then again there was an ambient chatter throughout the entire hall that was a tad higher than than the ambient noise in most houses ... well unless it's a dinner with my extended family, then MACNA was whisper quiet!
Coral reefer
Past President
Maybe try calling or email the distributor/manufacturer and mention your concerns. Like mike said, maybe it's a bad unit?
rygh
Guest
New lighting plan:
I just don't have the time or inclination to do a full DIY LED array.
I keep thinking about it, but never really starting, and it needs to get done.
It is just an upgrade, so not as exciting. And I have way to many other projects.
And it really does not save all that much money.
So the tentative plan:
1) Create a new acrylic/wood hood to mount the lights.
2) Buy 11 (yes eleven) of the Aqua Illumination Prime HD Modules.
Why:
I like all 3 of the main vendors about the same (AI / Kessil / EcoTech)
But the nice thing about AI is they have a smaller 55W version for "only" $225.
That was really the only way to get the nice even distribution I want. Less shimmer, no shadows.
So 55W each, 600W max total, which is a bit overkill.
They claim coverage up to 24x24, but realistically it is far less. I am overlapping to about 15" x 15" regions.
Setup will be slightly asymmetric, since SPS is more on left, and I have to avoid a center brace.
Setup:
I just don't have the time or inclination to do a full DIY LED array.
I keep thinking about it, but never really starting, and it needs to get done.
It is just an upgrade, so not as exciting. And I have way to many other projects.
And it really does not save all that much money.
So the tentative plan:
1) Create a new acrylic/wood hood to mount the lights.
2) Buy 11 (yes eleven) of the Aqua Illumination Prime HD Modules.
Why:
I like all 3 of the main vendors about the same (AI / Kessil / EcoTech)
But the nice thing about AI is they have a smaller 55W version for "only" $225.
That was really the only way to get the nice even distribution I want. Less shimmer, no shadows.
So 55W each, 600W max total, which is a bit overkill.
They claim coverage up to 24x24, but realistically it is far less. I am overlapping to about 15" x 15" regions.
Setup will be slightly asymmetric, since SPS is more on left, and I have to avoid a center brace.
Setup:
