RIMLESS REEF 2
Well, well, well....looks like I'm back on familiar grounds. It has been nearly two years since I last started the now infamous "Rimless Reef". I sold off the older rimless reef and have just ordered a much larger one. :D
I plan on doing some interesting things with this new setup, and I know that it will be even better than the last one.
The new Rimless will have the following specs:
Display Tank
72"x36"x22" Rimless
246 gallons from Miracles Quality Custom Aquarium Manufacturer - Toronto Canada
2 Sided Starphire glass(Front)
Right Side External coast to coast Overflow with 1" return and two 1.5" drains
3/4" glass all around
Stand
The stand will be hand built and tiled. No equipment will be under the tank. The sump and all equipment will be located in the room directly to the right of the tank. It will look similar to my last tiled stand, but with a different color this time.
The stand will be lower to the ground this time, allowing for a perfect view when seated. The tank will have its own special area and everything will be designed around it.
Sump
I am undecided on the sump, but may go with a simple AGA 45 gallon sump. Nothing too fancy.
Water Movement
Ehiem 1262 for Return pump
Vortech Mp40w
Vortech Mp20W
A few Tunze Nano's, here and there.
Lighting
Undecided as of yet. It will be mostly T5, but I may have to incorporate MH’s due to the large footprint of the tank itself. For now I am running a pair of Radium 250W’s.
Skimmer
Deltec AP902. Its a monster!
Calcium and Alk Addition
Randy’s Two Part Solution
I ran both a CA reactor and Kalk Stirrer in the past and honestly have had better results will a simple DIY two part solution. I will be using a couple dosing pumps to feed the soutions to the aquarium.
Substrate
The bottom of the tank will be covered with a SSB consisting of CaribSea Seaflor Special Grade Reef Sand
Corals
The tank will be SPS dominated, no chalices or small freaky colored corals here. :p With the SPS I will be adding my large acan colonies, some with 100+ heads, along with assorted Zoas. I will also have 6-8 Maxima clams in as well. The soft stuff will make for a nice filler towards the bottom. I will not have any corals on the sand, and will utilize negative space to the extreme. With my new found access to corals from all over the world, this tank should be spectacular.
Fish
My beloved Pacific Blue tang will be in the tank, along with the other fish from the previous rimless. The new tank will feature many Anthias, up to 20+.
Now, as many of you know, I am not a tech junkie or anything like that. I like to keep my tanks as simple as possible. One return line, one drain, etc. You will not see any fancy piping or wiring, but you will see amazing results in the aquarium itself.
Filtration and supplements
Carbon in a mesh bag
Microbacter7
Prodibio Reef Booster
Vodka
Lugol’s Solution
Reef Crystals Salt
Seachem Strontium
BRS Bio-pellets
Daily
CA: 180ML
ALK: 180ML
Strontium: 1 Teaspoon
Lugols: 1 drop
MB7: 14 drops
Vodka(80 proof): 2ml
Weekly
MG: 110ML
AA's: 6 drops(twice a week)
Monthly
30gl Water change Reef Crystals
Carbon replaced (3-4 cups in a mesh bag)
Coral List
SPS
ORA Pearl berry
ORA Red Planet
ORA Blue Voodoo
ORA Turquoise stag
ORA Aussie Delicate
ORA Chip’s Acro
ORA Nathans Green Millie
ORA Tri-color Staghorn
ORA Tri-color Valida
ORA Marshall Islands Blue Bottlebrush
ORA Blue Tort
ORA Green Stylophora
ORA Green Birds nest
ORA Pink Birds nest
ORA German Blue Acro (getting this weekend)
ORA Green Bali Slimer
ORA Joe the Coral
ORA Hawkins Blue
ORA Miami Orchid
Blue and Busy Acro
Red Milli
Yellow Table
Yellow Tort
Blue hairy Tenius
Purple Monster
Unknown Deepwater acro
Green Slimmer
Blue Slimmer
Elias stag
Purple Bonsai
Deswali tabling acro
30,000 Leagues Lokani
Lime Green Lokani
Tyree Pink Lemonade
ATL Strawberry fields
ATL Pink Tulips acro
Palmers Blue Mille
Blue Turaki acro
Random Blue Stag
Monti
Orange cap
Idaho Grape
Pokerstar Monti
SupermanMonti
Superman Digi
Green Digi
Orange Digi
M. Setosa
Acan
Rainbow, orange, green, red, etc..
Multicolored acan's
Multicolored Chalice
Red Favia with green base
Red Rings of fire Lobo
Zoanthids
Rasta
King Midas
African Blue's
Tubs Blue
Watermelon
Green Bay Packers
Assorted colors
Clams
Two Blue Maximas
Gold Teardrop Maxima
Derasa
