So about 2.5 months ago I saw the rimless illuminata at Neptune and just loved the clean look.
I miss the beauty of a nice clean reef aquarium but don't miss the headaches. My plan is to keep things simple and hopefully self sufficient. After a bit of thinking and some research, here is what I'm starting with.
Tank:
- 57G Oceanic Illuminata (non reef ready).
- Glass holes 700gph overflow.
Skimmer / filtration:
- bubble magus NAC7.
- Phosban 150 reactor with GFO and carbon.
Flow & return:
- 2 x Hydor Koralia evo 1400s run on a wavemaker program.
- Eheim 1048 return pump.
Regulation:
- Digital Aquatics lite controller
- 200W titanium heater
- Simple fan for cooling, hopefully don't need a chiller with the open top.
- 5gal reservoir and spectrapure pressure switch for top off.
Lighting:
- Hanging pendant with a single 250W HQI XM 20k bulb, 4x39W T5HO (2xATI blue special, 1 KZ fiji purple, and 1 blue plus), and 8-LED moonlights.
I ordered the tank and stand from Lucky Ocean in the city.
I miss the beauty of a nice clean reef aquarium but don't miss the headaches. My plan is to keep things simple and hopefully self sufficient. After a bit of thinking and some research, here is what I'm starting with.
Tank:
- 57G Oceanic Illuminata (non reef ready).
- Glass holes 700gph overflow.
Skimmer / filtration:
- bubble magus NAC7.
- Phosban 150 reactor with GFO and carbon.
Flow & return:
- 2 x Hydor Koralia evo 1400s run on a wavemaker program.
- Eheim 1048 return pump.
Regulation:
- Digital Aquatics lite controller
- 200W titanium heater
- Simple fan for cooling, hopefully don't need a chiller with the open top.
- 5gal reservoir and spectrapure pressure switch for top off.
Lighting:
- Hanging pendant with a single 250W HQI XM 20k bulb, 4x39W T5HO (2xATI blue special, 1 KZ fiji purple, and 1 blue plus), and 8-LED moonlights.
I ordered the tank and stand from Lucky Ocean in the city.