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I've connected 3 tanks together to create a saltwater system that has a total volume of over 375 gallons.
-220 g shark and ray tank
-75 g puffer, eel, and toad tank
-29 g grow out
-55-60 g filtration system
The filtration system is a mixture of things.
It starts with a wet/dry trickle with 30 pounds of liverock in it for biological filtration, and to be a breeding ground for copepods. Then it moves into a stirring chamber where water from all three tanks mixes together. There's also a heater and protein skimmer in this chamber. Then, it moves into a refugium. I haven't actually gotten the micro algae or plants yet for it. Then, it goes to the mechanical filter, and then to the return pumps. In the return pump chamber, there is a small pump that leads back to the refugium that pumps water through a carbon/phosban reactor, and a large UV sterilizer. The entire filter is nearly 7 feet long, and I'm pretty proud of it so far.
The 220 gallon shark tank is going to be the home of my Banded Cat Shark (check the link in the sig), and either a California or Cortez Ray that I'll be buying sometime in the next month. As well as the baby panther grouper, and whatever else I decide on later.
The 75 gallon is the home of my porcupine puffer, two toadfishes, and undulated eel.
And finally, the 29 is simply a grow out for the larger tank. Eventually, I have dreams of seahorses in that tank.
Be sure to tell me what you think.
Here's some pics of the whole system
-220 g shark and ray tank
-75 g puffer, eel, and toad tank
-29 g grow out
-55-60 g filtration system
The filtration system is a mixture of things.
It starts with a wet/dry trickle with 30 pounds of liverock in it for biological filtration, and to be a breeding ground for copepods. Then it moves into a stirring chamber where water from all three tanks mixes together. There's also a heater and protein skimmer in this chamber. Then, it moves into a refugium. I haven't actually gotten the micro algae or plants yet for it. Then, it goes to the mechanical filter, and then to the return pumps. In the return pump chamber, there is a small pump that leads back to the refugium that pumps water through a carbon/phosban reactor, and a large UV sterilizer. The entire filter is nearly 7 feet long, and I'm pretty proud of it so far.
The 220 gallon shark tank is going to be the home of my Banded Cat Shark (check the link in the sig), and either a California or Cortez Ray that I'll be buying sometime in the next month. As well as the baby panther grouper, and whatever else I decide on later.
The 75 gallon is the home of my porcupine puffer, two toadfishes, and undulated eel.
And finally, the 29 is simply a grow out for the larger tank. Eventually, I have dreams of seahorses in that tank.
Be sure to tell me what you think.
Here's some pics of the whole system
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