| Name |
Tank Size |
Live Rock |
Watts Per Gal |
Cost Per Gal |
Challange |
Information |
TWP |
| Chris
Green 1
DETAILS |
125 gal
36 gal sump
N prefilter
Instant Ocean |
175lb
1.4 lb per gal
1.5" caribsea |
6.75 WPG
MH
VHO
11 HPD
Timers |
$40
PG |
Aquascaping |
Internet
Books
Magazines |
Purchaced
DI |
| Doug
Bora 2
TOP
DETAILS |
75 gal
18 gal sump
N prefilter
Instant Ocean |
125lb
1.6 lb per gal
2-3"
caribsea |
7.6 WPG
MH
VHO
12 HPD
Timers |
$50
PG |
Understanding
Concepts
Planning |
Newsgroup
Webpages
Books/IRC chat
Magazines |
4 Stage
Spectrapure |
| Bill
"Bikeman" 3
TOP
DETAILS |
75 gal
15 gal sump
Y prefilter
Reef Crystals |
125lb
1.6lb per gal
1.5" livesand |
5.86 WPG
VHO
14 H actinic
9 H full
Timers |
$60
PG |
Understanding
Water Chemistry |
Books
Web
Dealers |
Spectrapure
RO/DI 50 |
| Robert
Metelsky 4
TOP
DETAILS |
200 gal
45 gal sump
Y prefilter
Coralife |
375 lb
1.8lb per gal
.25" caribsea |
3.3 WPG
HO/ VHO
9 HPD
Timers |
$25 +
PG
ALL
DIY |
Long term cost
replacement
Bulbs/Resin |
Magazines
Trial and error (not recommended)
doing
other hobbyists
aqua societies, web. |
Ultralife DI
single stage |
| Gary
Brown 5
TOP
DETAILS |
65 gal hex
7.5 gal sump
Y prefilter
Instant Ocean |
120 lb
1.84lb per gal
1" aragonite |
5 WPG
NO
14 HPD
Timers |
$23
PG |
Maintaining constant conditions and only changing one
thing at a time in the tank so you get a true cause and effect relationship |
rec.aquaria.marine.
reefs newsgroup
The Coral coral reef aquarium by Sprung/Delbeek
Simplified Reef Keeping by Metelsky
The Modern Coral coral reef aquarium by Fossa/Niels (sp?) |
None |
| Quinn
Horn 6
*NOTE* Experimental Low cost approach
TOP
DETAILS |
29 gal
6 gal sump
N prefilter
Instant Ocean |
2 lb fiji
30 lbPorous limestone
1.10 lb per gal
1.5" livesand |
2 WPG
NO
9.5 HPD
Timers |
$21PG
Mostly DIY some donated livestock |
In the summer, keeping the temperature down is definetely
the most challenging part. |
Books
Newsgroups
Internet web sites (mostly personal
home pages), Private discussions with hobbyists |
I'm lucky in that the lab I work in has a deionizing
unit. I believe it is a Barnstead DI unit. |
| Michael
Blair 7
TOP
DETAILS |
45 gal
10 gal sump
Y prefilter
Instant Ocean |
80 lb. 1.77 lb per gal
1" agramax |
5 WPG
VHO NO
9-11HPD
Timers |
$55 PG |
Algae |
Books
Simplified Reef Keeping
Albert Thiels Site
Martin Moes Book |
Carbon
water
filter |
| Paul
Zannini8
TOP
DETAILS |
120 gal
N sump
internal trickle
Y prefilter
Tropic Marin |
120 lb
1 lb per gal
1-2"front to 10" in rear of substrate |
MH NO
3.03WPG
9 HPD
Timers |
$40 PG |
Setting up and keeping everything healthy |
Books
Magazines
shopkeepers
internet searches
NG searches |
R/O |
| Thomas
Debenedictis
9
TOP
DETAILS |
55 gal
20 gal sump
N prefilter
Coralife |
70 lb
.78 lb per gal
1.5" live sand |
MH NO
8 WPG
Timers |
$54 PG |
Mimicing NSW |
NG
Magazines |
Aquarium Pharmaceuticals |
