thelandco
Aquarium Advice Newbie
My wife and I have decided to get a big tank well bigger than the 125 we now have. I have just put in the order for a 120x36x36 575 gallons tank at my local fish store, and it should be delivered just after Christmas. The tank will be setup as a room divider so we will get to see most all of the tank. The over flows will be built into the side with 2-2” returns.
As for filtration I have always used bio balls in my diy sumps and protein skimmers. I have a severer itch to try the deep bed sand filter but am having a hard time finding the medium to set it up. I was reading the article by Ronald L. Shimek, Ph. D at http://www.rshimek.com/reef/sediment.htm. He suggests using particles from 0.050 to 0.200. The only vender I found selling anything close is CaribSea Aragamax Grand Bahama Reef Sand: 0.2-1.2mm majority grain size, any thoughts if that is ok or should I keep looking?
The other new additions to my filtration system will be a UV sterilizer and maybe a calcium reactor. I like what I have read about the UV sterilizers and how they help reduce the possibility of diseases. I plan to keep mostly fish but I do plan to put in some corals and a lot of invertebrates, that’s why I have been looking into a calcium reactor.
I also have a large chiller and several lights for the tank that are already sized for the tank if I choose to put more than just a few corals in.
Any ideas or suggestions are welcome.
As for filtration I have always used bio balls in my diy sumps and protein skimmers. I have a severer itch to try the deep bed sand filter but am having a hard time finding the medium to set it up. I was reading the article by Ronald L. Shimek, Ph. D at http://www.rshimek.com/reef/sediment.htm. He suggests using particles from 0.050 to 0.200. The only vender I found selling anything close is CaribSea Aragamax Grand Bahama Reef Sand: 0.2-1.2mm majority grain size, any thoughts if that is ok or should I keep looking?
The other new additions to my filtration system will be a UV sterilizer and maybe a calcium reactor. I like what I have read about the UV sterilizers and how they help reduce the possibility of diseases. I plan to keep mostly fish but I do plan to put in some corals and a lot of invertebrates, that’s why I have been looking into a calcium reactor.
I also have a large chiller and several lights for the tank that are already sized for the tank if I choose to put more than just a few corals in.
Any ideas or suggestions are welcome.