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Hello all
After much more reading I still cannot get over the terms "The solution to pollution is Dillution" and "Get the largest Tank within your budget" so I decided to up the size of the tank. I have made a list of what I need to get with approximate sizes and volumes.
Tank - 72x36x30 (inch) = 300Gals
Sump - 18x24x30 (inch) = 20 Gals (filled to operation level)
Refugium - 36x28x30 (inch) = 127 Gals
Skimmer - Octopus Hurricane x2500 (rec for 2500L, out sump)
Overflow - Internal at either end of the display tank.
Live Rock - Estimated 670Lbs.
Sand - Not sure yet, (1 inch off bottom)
There will be minor lighting on the display tank (a single 10W Fluro and twin strong Fluro's for the Refugium), also a heater (if necessary) and test kits to record Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, Phosphate, Calcium, PH and Copper.
The sump will be like most other sumps
The RO/DI water is probably the only thing that is really giving me concern at the moment, however my LFS (which happens to be the biggest and best in the southern part of QLD ) has a constant supply of "seawater" ready to sell by the barrel and they are less then a 40min drive from my place.
So with all the above I believe I am ready to house a Ceph? Did I miss something? Is there a crucial error that you can see and I cannot? Would a Octo be happy in the enviroment im trying to provide?
Thank you
After much more reading I still cannot get over the terms "The solution to pollution is Dillution" and "Get the largest Tank within your budget" so I decided to up the size of the tank. I have made a list of what I need to get with approximate sizes and volumes.
Tank - 72x36x30 (inch) = 300Gals
Sump - 18x24x30 (inch) = 20 Gals (filled to operation level)
Refugium - 36x28x30 (inch) = 127 Gals
Skimmer - Octopus Hurricane x2500 (rec for 2500L, out sump)
Overflow - Internal at either end of the display tank.
Live Rock - Estimated 670Lbs.
Sand - Not sure yet, (1 inch off bottom)
There will be minor lighting on the display tank (a single 10W Fluro and twin strong Fluro's for the Refugium), also a heater (if necessary) and test kits to record Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, Phosphate, Calcium, PH and Copper.
The sump will be like most other sumps
The RO/DI water is probably the only thing that is really giving me concern at the moment, however my LFS (which happens to be the biggest and best in the southern part of QLD ) has a constant supply of "seawater" ready to sell by the barrel and they are less then a 40min drive from my place.
So with all the above I believe I am ready to house a Ceph? Did I miss something? Is there a crucial error that you can see and I cannot? Would a Octo be happy in the enviroment im trying to provide?
Thank you