| Name | Tank | Liverock | Watts per gallon | Cost per gallon | Challange | Information | Water Purification
Skimmer |
| 38 TOP
Corey Voss |
90 Gal
15 gal sump N prefilter Red Sea |
160 lbs
1.77 per gal 1" or 30 lbs aragonite |
5 WPG
VHO 13 HPD Timers |
$25
to date |
currently unknown | 1)newsgroups
2) books 3) talking to dealer |
Kent Marine RO 24 gpd
Venturi, Red Sea Berlin Skimmer |
| 39TOP
Ricardo Miozzo |
180 gal
20 gal sump N prefilter Red Sea |
190 lbs
1.05 lbs per gal 2-3" halimeda sand Plenum |
4 WPG
MHandVHO 10.5 HPD Timers |
$44 | The main challenge is to not look at it as a challenge, and learn to sit in front of it and just enjoy. | Books, personal contacts, magazines. | Rotation jet tunze model 240 - 2 units in the sump. |
| 40 TOP
Perry |
180 gal
30 gal sump Y prefilter Reef Crystals |
300 lbs
1.66 per gal 125 lbs 1-2"ESV sand and aragonite |
4.7 WPG
MHandVHO 14 HPD Timers |
$45 | Control of Fish Diseases | Recent Books Web Sites Reeflist LFS Newsgroups | RO/DI
Venturi, Red Sea |
| 41 TOP
KAA |
125 gal
30 gal sump N prefilter Coralife |
100 lbs
.80 lbs per gal 3" Florida live sand |
10 WPG
PC 12 HPD Timers |
$40 | Dealing with the morons at the local fish store. | CIS - FishNet | Spectrapure RO 50 gal/day
Downdraft (ETS) |
| 42 TOP
Tim L. Weidauer |
100 gal
30 gal sump Y prefilter IO |
190 lbs
1.90 lbs per gal plenum with 4" aragonite and carib sea reef sand |
3.84 WPG
PC 12 HPD Timers |
$30 | Getting it mature and balanced in the first year to two years | Geothermal Aquaculture Research Foundation
local marine aquarium society |
I do not skim anymore |
| 43 TOP
Jeff Sapper |
125 gal
N sump IO |
5 lbs
.04 per gal Substrate 150 lbs |
1 WPG
NO 14 HPD Timers |
$10 | right now, the algae blooms (have .5 phosphate) | People I know, the newsgroup, books | None |
| 44 TOP
Mal Heseltine |
120 gal
16 gal sump Y prefilter NSW |
1/3 of tank volume
1/2 - 1 1/2" GBR sand |
3.1 WPG
MHandNO 11HPD Timers |
$50 | Understanding the biology, requirements and compatibility of the animals | LFS
Books WWW Clubs |
venturi - Local made design by LFS. |
| 45 TOP
Hobbyist B |
10 gal
N sump N prefilter IO |
10 lb
1 lb per gal 1/4" Aragonite |
3 WPG
NO 12 HPD Timers |
$10 | Patience | WEB, WEB and the WEB | Skilter 250 |
| 46 TOP
Hobbyist C |
10 gal
N sump N prefilter Tropic Marin |
20 lbs
2 lbs per gal 1/4" sand |
6.3 WPG
PC 9 HPD Timers |
$40 | Starting up | Internet
Books |
CC/Venturi DIY |
