4x4 Reefing

Scotty Freddy · May 12, 2015

Hi peeps, I'm new on R2R but thought it was about time I joined up.
Here some recent pics of my 4x4x2 SPS tank that is now 2.5 years old
Equipment list is as follows-
4x4x2 tank with 15mm base, 12mm sides and 12mm eurobrace
5 chamber sump (4x20"x20")
2 8x54w ATI PM
RE bubbleking supermarin 200
2 Tunze 6205 running off 7096 controller
Separate feed pump (bubble blaster 5000) that runs GFO, GAC & UV
Vertex Libra dosing Randy's Alk, Cal & Mag
Schego 600w heater
Refugium with 2 pieces of LR and Caulerpa
Bubble blaster 7000 return

Water parameters & maintenance
Alk 6.5
Cal 420
Mag 1350
K 390
Po4 .04
No3 .2
Sal 1.026
Weekly 200L WC with Red Sea blue bucket salt

I'll start with my 2 favourite pics of the tank that I took one day during my weekly WC

4FordFamily · May 12, 2015

Wow that is absolutely gorgeous! Well done!

Being the redneck that I am at heart, I must admit the title was a bit misleading!

Sugarfly · May 12, 2015

Man i want some of that birds nest action. Looks superb Scotty.

Scotty Freddy · May 12, 2015

3fordfamily said:
Wow that is absolutely gorgeous! Well done!

Being the redneck that I am at heart, I must admit the title was a bit misleading!

Thank you, that was the plan to try and be a little different

Scotty Freddy · May 12, 2015

Sugarfly said:
Man i want some of that birds nest action. Looks superb Scotty.

Thank you Sugarfly

Scotty Freddy · May 12, 2015

Few more pics

g6gang · May 12, 2015

Love the tank.but I am curious on what the 5 chambers are in the sump/refugium. Can you share details and some pics? Thanks

Scotty Freddy · May 12, 2015

Thank you, the sump goes as follows-
1- dump chamber
2- feed pump
3- skimmer
4- refugium
5- return pump

4FordFamily · May 12, 2015

Gorgeous, I wish I cared as much about coral as I do fish because that's simply stunning.

g6gang · May 12, 2015

Wow even the refugium is sparkling clean. How do you keep it so immaculate? What is your maintenence routine and clean up crew?

Scotty Freddy · May 12, 2015

3fordfamily said:
Gorgeous, I wish I cared as much about coral as I do fish because that's simply stunning.

Thank you, becomes a bit of an addiction just like fish after a while but I also know the tank like the back of my hand, I can walk through the door after work and just look at the tank and tell if something isn't right just by looking at the corals.

4FordFamily · May 12, 2015

Scotty Freddy said:
Thank you, becomes a bit of an addiction just like fish after a while but I also know the tank like the back of my hand, I can walk through the door after work and just look at the tank and tell if something isn't right just by looking at the corals.

I've gotten that way with my cheapo corals and my fish as well. Priceless skill

Scotty Freddy · May 12, 2015

g6gang said:
Wow even the refugium is sparkling clean. How do you keep it so immaculate? What is your maintenence routine and clean up crew?

Every week I siphon out any detritus and that seems to do the trick. I WC weekly (200L), hand scrub the whole tank during WC and siphon detritus like I said earlier

I'll be cutting back WC to 140L a week due to building another smaller SPS tank, I've found the corals use up nutrient pretty well due to their size so the full 200L WC weekly is a bit unnecessary

Scotty Freddy · May 12, 2015

3fordfamily said:
I've gotten that way with my cheapo corals and my fish as well. Priceless skill

It's a skill you can't teach, it's something that comes with experience in the hobby

4FordFamily · May 12, 2015

Scotty Freddy said:
It's a skill you can't teach, it's something that comes with experience in the hobby

Very true. I need to combine my three display tanks to a giant sump or just upgrade to two 10" tanks, then get an Apex to keep sps like that. I love Angela so much that it makes life hard for expensive corals! Lol.

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