Flotsam & Jetsam

blatherings and ephemera that I learn and find about Technology, Chocolate, Food and miscellaneous tidbits.

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Equipment

Needed Gear:

  1. Tank
    –75 Gallon + 20 Gallon Sump
  2. Refugium — 20 Gallon Sump
    — Floss Prefilter
  3. Background — Blue?  Black?
  4. Lighting
    – Coralife Aquallight Pro (2×150w MH, 2×96w Actinic),
    – 260W Current Satellite Compact Florescent
  5. Filter & Filter System
    –Sump sock for Sump Filter (get at least 2)
    –Berlin Sump
    –Supreme Mag 9 Return Pump
    –CPR Aquafuge Pro Sump
  6. Substrate (Sand)
    – 50/50 mixture of Live sand and Aragonite
    – 1lbs per gallon (95 lbs)
    –CaribSea Aragonite
    –Need about 95lbs total
  7. Rocks
    – approx. 1.7lb per gallon
    –160lbs of live rock (35lbs in Refug)
  8. Heater – Need 2
  9. Thermometer
  10. Salt
  11. Hydrometer
    –refractomiter (better than a hydromiters?)
  12. Test Kits
    – Salifert
    —- pH
    —- Ammonia
    —- Nitrite
    —- Nitrate
    —- Phosphate
    —- K.H.
    —- Calcium
  13. Additives
  14. Powerhead
    – Rio 2100 or 2500
    – Powersweep 228 Powerhead
    – RedSea Wavemaster Pro
    —- 2 maxi Jet 1200s
    —- 1 maxi Jet 900
  15. Protein Skimmer
    –EuroReef RS 100 Skimmer
    –Coralife super skimmer 125
    – Seaclone 100 Skimmer
  16. RO/DI Water Filter
  17. Chiller
  18. Misc
    –American DJ – PC100A (~$30) < — powerstrip controller.