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alan2222

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Hi All - Greetings from Scotland :wave:. Just came across the forum and looking forward to exploring.

Cheers

Alan
 
Hey Alan a BIG WELCOME to Reef Frontiers, looking forward to seeing/reading how Reefkeeping is done and what type of products/livestock are available in Scotland.

Cheers, Todd
 
Welcome to Reef Frontiers.
So glad you stumbled upon us. Looking forward to hearing about your system.
Hope you enjoy it here.
 
Cool to see people from around the globe join. Please let us know what reefing is like there...whats avalible to you there and not here and vice versa. Good to see you join...post a bunch and pics are good too.
 
Hi Folks - thanks for the friendly welcome! I have a 1500 litre (400 US Gallon?) reef tank. It's a custom build in my conservatory and the details are:

Display Tank: Size 84in long x 44in wide x 30in high. Low iron front and end glass. Eurobraced

Cabinet: Custom build laminated chipboard

Lighting: 2 x 72in EcoLamps KR92 LED units

Live rock: Approximately 220lb of cured live rock

Sand: Mostly Caribsea Fiji Pink Reef Sand: 2-3in depth

Salt: Reef Crystals - mixed in sea water tank in cabinet (designed for easy water changes - 8% per week)

Circulation: 4x Tunze 6206 and 2x Tunze 6155 all on Tunze 7095 controller

Sump: Glass - two sections (can't remember the size)

Return pump: 2x Tunze Silence

Heaters: 4x 300watt

Skimmer: Deltec SC2560 (internal)

Phosphate: 2x Deltec FR509 reactors each with 1000ml Fauna Marin Ultra Power Phos

Top Up: Deltec Multi Function Float Switch and Small Pump

RO/DI Unit: Vyair pumped 4-stage RO System with 5 litre DI Pod

Corals: Acroporas, Montiporas, Favites, Stylophora, Pocillopora, Euphyllia, Sarcophytum, Sinularia, Lobophytum, Zoas, Button Polyps, Cataphylias

Fish: Vlamingi Tang, Naso Tang, Sailfin Tang, Gold Rim Tang, Copperband Butterfly, Longnose Butterfly, Tricolour Tang, Tomini Tang (x3), Chalk Goby (x3), Coral Beauty, Mandarin (Synchiropus splendidus), Yellow Watchman Goby (and Pistol Shrimp), Wreckfish (Anthias) (x2), Blue-Green Chromis (x30)

Other Livestock: Snails (~30), Mini-Maxi anemones (x3), Brittle stars, Serpent stars, Sand sifting stars, Babylonian whelk

Feeding: Ocean Nutrition - Frozen Pacific Krill, Mysis, Artemia (5 cubes of each three times per day), One sheet of Ocean Nutrition Nori 2-3 times per week, king prawns (several times per week)

Problems: Cyano has been a pain!

Hope that "brief" rundown will do for now! I'm away for two weeks holiday from today but hopefully I'll have some photos for you when I get back.

Thanks again

Alan
 
Hi Alan,

Looks like you have a great reef system with a nice fish list. I'll looks forward to seeing some pics.
 
Alan,
Welcome aboard! That's a nice setup you have going on and most completely understand Cyano is a pain. Well you chosen one of the best forums out here so ask away and share your thoughts and questions plus shoot a few pictures up would love to see your setup.
 
Welcome to RF!! Looking forward to seeing your system and I hope you enjoy it here. :)


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