STANDPIPE FITTED

I added the standpipe yesterday evening - bit of a rush and have not had the oportunity to fine-tune it yet.It has made a huge difference though. The tank is a LOT quieter , with some patience and dilligence I could probably get it close to silent.It does not bother me to much as it is now though so it is not a priority.

I have however discovered that my the 1x 14k halide (150w) was not working anymore . I ended up taking it all appart and discovered that some fusing had taken place on the ends of the bulb itself. I am not entirely sure why this had happened.A connector had burnt through and I ended up replacing these connections too. I re-assembled everything and it seems to be good to go ;-)

I will spend some time on both tanks this weekend , moving things over,aquascaping etc....

I will update with photo's and more next week.

Happy reefing.

SUCCESS !!!

I have fitted a much smaller pump (1900l/hr @ 1.7m) as the main return and it is certainly a lot better. The overflow still poses some problems but I will fit a Durso standpipe soon and am sure this will make some major improvements. The room the tank is situated in is fully tiled and I think that this does not help as far as noise is concerned. The tank cabinet itself acts as a bit of a soundbox also so will see what things are like once I have silenced the overflow.

I am hoping I will be able to live with it ;-)

I will add a few pics shortly , water has been salted , warmed and I need to get the Profilux computer system fitted and then I will start moving some of my stock over.

Happy Reefing

SUMP CIRCULATING FOR SHORT WHILE ONLY :-(

Well - I had water going for a while but the pump was resonating so badly that it did not last for long. I will have to find something a little lighter and quieter to function as the main return pump.I was hoping to create a great deal of turnover through the sump and also the main tank (was aiming at about 20x volume) . This has resulted in an overflow that sounded like niagra falls . The pump I used was probably a bit of overkill (5000litres/hr at 2m).

I will downgrade and go for about 2500l/hr using a much smaller pump.

Update to follow.

Happy Reefing.

A BIT OF AN UPDATE

I have water circulating through the sump !!! Yay !!!

NEW TANK IN MAKING

I have not sold the smaller tank yet , so have decided to keep it for the time-being. I moved it back into the house on Saturday.
Being on my own made things a little easier,no permission to seek ;-) I had some help from a wonderful lady and it is now sitting pretty in my lounge.
I will move all my sps into it and this will allow them to grow uninhibited by the softcorals that have started overtaking the main tank.

More info and pictures to follow soon.

Happy reefing

SOME PICS OF EXOTIC PETSHOP TANK

Hallo everyone , a flood of updates on one day :)

I have been cruising around a bit and here are some of the pictures I took whilst at Exotic in Boksburg.

TOTM ON REEFPARK

My tank has been chosen for tank of the month on Reefpark.

Go check it out at :

TOTM

or by clicking on Reefpark in my reef links added above.

Happy Reefing

UPDATE !!

Hi there everyone,things have been pretty quiet for me on the reefing front.
I have not made any changes to my tank for some time now but all inhabitants are still doing well.
I might have to move in the future so have decided to just let things be for now.

Happy Reefing