Welcome to Part II of
“JapanReef - 450 gallon In-Wall systemâ€!
To save many from the pain of reading all 40 pages or 1000 posts of Part I, here is a brief rundown of the tank and an appendix of highlights from the first installment.
Specifications
Tank: 340 gallons (72x30x36) made by James at
Envision Acrylics.
Sump: 150 gallons (48x24x30) also from Envision Acrylics.
Lighting: PFO Hood with 3x400w 14k Hamilton MH bulbs and 4x96x Power Compacts + 2 Moonlights.
Ballasts: PFO Pulse Start ballsts (one single and one double)
Skimmer: Deltec 902 – rated for heavy stocked 480g - 2 x Eheim 1260 - Dimensions: Length: 25" Width: 13" Height: 39".
Return Pump: Pan World 100PX-X (throttled down to 800gph due to gravity fed Skimmer).
Bottom Flow: Sequence 1000 closed loop hooked up to 2 PVC rock supporting racks.
Main Flow: Sequence Dart closed loop puching out 2 outlets on right side of the tank.
More Flow: 2ｘEcotech Marine VorTech Propeller Pumps pre-ordered from
Aquarium Specialty.
Top-Off: Tunze Osmolator with Calcium Dispenser.
Methodology
The main tank is 50/50 SSB/DB. Area under the rock islands is kept spotlessly clean due the flow provided by the big Squence 1000. Each rock rack has 6 loc-line nozzles that push detritus to the back of the tank where there is 5†clearance running the length ofd the tank. Detritus is siphoned out every few weeks. Visible areas around the rock structures have a thin layer of sand and I siphon about 30% and replace monthly.
Current Fish Stock List
1 Yellow Tang
1 Powder Blue Tang
1 Juvie Emperor Angel
1 Flame Angel
1 Coral Beauty
1 Green Chromis
5 Lyretail Anthias
1 6-Spot Sleeper Goby
1 Yellow Watchman Goby
2 Clarkii Clowns (paired)
Other LiveStock List
11 Acropora colonies
1 Anchor
1 Frogspawn
1 LTA
1 Open Brain
1 Huge T. Squamosa
1 T. Crocea
1 Finger Leather
Various Softies
I’d also like to mention the various vendors that I’ve used in getting all my stuff together and sent here to Japan. All these outfits are totally top-notch and I recommend them highly:
USA Based Vendors
Envision Acrylics (Of course
)
Premium Aquatics – provided all lighting needs.
Deltec USA Doug will hook you up!
Savko – top quality plumbing fittings.
MarineDepot – totally awesome and super cheap shipping.
Aquarium Specialty – providing new Vortech pumps.
ReefNutrition – live copepods at my door in less than 72 hours!
Japan Based Vendors
Aqua-Planning – Live Rock from Okinawa
PPM Okinawa – for inverts and softies.
Natural – quality fish and coral in Tokyo.
Some images showing three stages of tank progress
So I built an appendix for Part I. Most of the linked pages or posts have pics (as we all like pics
).
Appendix Part I
Page 1 – Ideas, layout and house build start.
Page 3 – Methodology discussion and Skimmer arrives.
Page 6 – First tank build photos.
Page 7 – PFO Hood arrives (slightly damaged).
Page 7 – Finished tank pics.
Page 7 – Finished sump pics.
Page 8 – Tank room construction.
Page 10 – Tank arrives!
Page 11 – Tank goes in the tank room.
Page 13 – Building Rock Racks.
Page 14 – Major electricity problem
Page 16 – First tank room shots.
Page 18 – Rock rack closed loop and flow testing.
Page 19 – Skimmer dialing in and first full tank shot (empty with racks).
Page 22 – Microbubble problems.
Page 24 – Live rock arrival and curing tubs.
Page 25 – Second full tank shot with live rock going in.
Page 25 – Various pics – custom transformers etc.
Page 26 – Aquascape half finished.
Page 27 – Sand goes in!
Page 28 – Aquascape finished!
Page 30 – BIG DAY! First shipment of corals and new fish!
Page 31 – Anthias and Powder Blue in Quarantine.
Page 34 – Shipment of softies and starfish arrives.
Page 35 – New LPS go in.
Page 37 – New Milliporas.
Page 39 – Importing Copepods.
Onwards and upwards.
