| Name | Tank | Live Rock | Watts per gallon | Cost per gallon | Challange | Information | Water Purification
Skimmer |
| 28 TOP
Nathan Cope |
115 gal
35 gal sump N prefilter IO |
110 lbs
.95 lb per gallon 2" reefsand |
6.2 WPG
12HPD MHandFLO Timers |
Dont even want to think about it | Getting corals to grow fast and consistently | Magazines, books, the net | Pozzani
Venturi, RedSea Berlin. About to build home-made downdraft, though. |
| 29 TOP
Glenn |
125 gal
30 and 37 gal sump N prefilter IO |
n/a filled to reasonable capacity
2-3" caribsea |
8.5 HPH
MHandVHO Timers |
NA | maintaining satability in water conditions | Compuserve,
Fishroom, #reefs, newsgroups, local fish store |
Kent Deion 2000 deionized water filter
downdraft,ETS 700 |
| 30TOP
BlueePasta |
90 gal
40 gal sump N prefilter IO |
10 lb of live rock
No substrate |
3.9 WPG
MH No timers |
$8.80 per gal | Keeping overflow clear | news groups
web sites friends |
No TWP
Venturi/CPR |
| 31TOP
Keith and Lisa |
180 gal
40 gal sump N prefilter IO |
160 lb of liverock
180 lb of sand |
4WPG
MHandVHO Timers |
I dont want to know | Finding enough time to put my nose on the glass | Books, Books, Books, Magazines and the Net | N TWP
Venturi Red Sea Berlin |
| 32 TOP
Todd Goodman |
125 gallon
20 gallon sump N prefilter Tropic Martin |
125 lb of liverock
4" sand on plenum |
7 WPG
MHandVHO Timers |
if I were to add up all the items I could probably buy a small house in southern california | Maintaining proper water quality and chemical balance | 1. Internet (newsgroups and reef chat)
2. Published books 3. Aquarium Frontiers 4. Conferences 5. Local Fish Store |
Spectrapure RO/DI
(1) Tunze venturi; (1) Aquamedic Turbofloater |
| 33 TOP
Bill Freeman |
180 gallon
20 gallon sump Y prefilter Reef Crystals |
200 lbs total or
1.1 per gal 2 - 3" snad on plenum |
4.47 WPG
MHandURO Timers |
$28 per gallon mostly DIY | Spending literally hundreds of hours doing research. | 1. Martin Moe's marine aquarium book
2.Sprung/Delbeck reef book 3. MFM 4. Internet 5. FAMA |
Yes, Kent Maxima RO/DI |
| 34 TOP
Ruth Klein |
75 gallon
20 gallon sump Y prefilter IO |
80 lbs
1.06 lb per gal 1/4"covering crushed coral |
5WPG
VHO Timers |
$26.60 per gal
W/O all livestock |
Setting up the equipment to work properly | LFS
Aquarium Maintenance service Net mailing lists Books |
4 stage RO/DI unit
5' CC Saltwater Heaven |
| 35 TOP
Tom 5967 |
29 gallon
4 gal sump Y prefilter IO/RC |
45 lbs
1.55lb per gal 2"substrate |
6.5 WPG
MH N timers |
$34 per gal | Nothing It's pretty easy | LFS,
friends, books, message boards |
I use a verturi skimmer made by Berlin |
| 36 TOP
dhoeting |
55gal N sump
N prefilter IO |
50 lbs
.90lb per gal 1" live sand |
6.4 WPG
MHandFLO Y timers |
$54 per gal | keeping water conditions stable | Magazines, Internet, LFS | TWP
CPR bakpak |
| 37 TOP
bryant |
55 gal
10 gal sump N prefilter Tropic Marin |
35 lbs
.63 lb per gal 1/2"aragonite |
8 WPG
PCandVHO N timers |
$72 per gal | I dont think it is challenging at all, common names, they are quite annoying | books, I have about a 40 member aquarium society | RO/DI is a must
venturi top fathom 2 |
