| Name | Tank Size | Live Rock | Watts per Gal | Cost per Gal | Challange | Information | TWP and Skimmer |
| 19
Bob and Terri *note* 2 tanks |
105 Gal
42 gal hex 29 gal sump Y prefilter Instant Ocean |
275lb
2.61 lb per gal 50lb 1.19 lb per gal .5" oolithic sand |
Both
5.9 WPG per gal Timers |
105 = $38 per gal
42=$35 per gal |
Duplicating a natural environment | Newsgroups, books | 4 stage SpectraPure 50 gpd.
ETS 700 Downdraft |
| 20 TOP
Adrian Stubbs |
100gal
192 sump N prefilter Instant Ocean |
140 lb
1.4 lb per gal .75" livesand |
4 WPG
PC Timers |
$25 per gal to date | Patience | Internet Ngs
Books LFS |
R/O water
Venturi / CPR |
| 21 TOP
Kevin Miske |
55 gal
N sump N prefilter Tropic Marine |
65 lb
1.18 lb per gal 5"substrate 3" aragonite and 2" caribsea sand |
7.3WPG
MH 12 HPD Timers |
$36 | Deciphering the right answer in the hoards of misinformation out there | 'reeflist@',
NG, books, LFS |
4 stage RO/DI 2 BakPak modified with airstone |
| 22 TOP
Betty Moffett |
30 gal
Y sump Y prefilter Coralife |
60 lb
2 lb per gal 2.5" caribsea |
6 WPG
HO Timers |
$50 per gal | Water quality, learning everything I can about it all. | LFS,books, internet, aquarium society. | |
| 23 TOP
Matt Vartanian |
125 gal
20 gal sump N Prefilter Kent |
175 lb
1.4 lb per gal 2" fine coral sand |
6 WPG
MHandHO Timers |
$32 per gal | Maintaining the fine balance of water chemistry to keep everything happy but keep algae unhappy. | Compuserve Books Magazines Internet | Venturi Top Fathom |
| 24 TOP
Simon Okeeffe of Australia |
75 gal
10 gal sump Y prefilter Local seawater |
not sure of exact amount of lrock
1/3 of way up the tank 1" reefsand |
2WPG
NO FLO Timers |
used tank
$600 |
getting up to date info regularly | internet books and friends. The LFS on
the odd occasion has some helpful hints aswell. |
I am using a
non CC air driven skimmer. I buy my ro/di water from the local shop for 20c/l |
| 25 TOP
Brian Denheyer |
30 gal
10 gal sump N prefilter Kent |
30 lb or liverock
1 lb per gal. 1.5"aragonite |
8 WPG
MHandNO Timers |
$36.60
per gal |
keeping my shrimp alive | rec.aquaria.marine.
reefs books magazines |
venturi 24" tall, 4" diam, rio 2100 |
| 26 TOP
Morrell Simon of England |
180 gall
20 gal sump N prefilter Red Sea salt |
No
Live Rock .25" coral sand |
4 WPG
MHandFLO |
$12.70 per
gal |
Money | Advice from various dealers/friends, own experiences | Red Sea 'Berlin' skimmer (venturi) |
| 27 TOP
Bill Horst |
55 gal
No Sump No prefilter IO |
85 lb or live rock
1.54 lb per gal 1" livesand |
7.8 WPG
MHandNO |
No Idea (I
dont want to know) =) |
Getting information that is not bias by manufactures, and others. | Books E-Mail via Internet Newsgroups | Spectrapure RO Unit, TWP DI Unit
CPR Backpack Skimmer |
