| Name | Tank | Liverock | Watts per gallon | Cost per gallon | Challange | Information | Water Purification
Skimmer |
| 47 TOP
Bill Kinney |
220 gal
75 gal sump IO |
150 lbs
.68 lbs per gal 3" mixed coral sand and gravel |
3 WPG
12 HPD MH Timers |
$68 | For the beginner: Ignoring bad advice. | Talking to people who have tanks I admire. ALWAYS see the tank of the person who is giving you advice. | I make up evaporation and mix salt with water from my
basement's dehumidifier.
CC, homemade |
| 48 TOP
Freddy Pranajaya |
140 gal
35 gal sump NSW |
200 lbs
1.42 lb per gal N substrate |
2.4 WPG
10 HPD MHandHO Timers |
$18 | Aquascaping, especially with limited lights and restriction on flow pattern/powerhead placement. | Reading books Newsgroups Trial and error | well water for make-up
Venturi / Sanders |
| 49 TOP
Meethos |
55 gal
3 + years N sump N prefilter Coralife |
70 lbs
1.27 lbs per gal 1 1/2" sand substrate |
8 WPG
11HPD MH and Actinic Timers |
$36 | Finding good quality corals. | Books, internet | Tap Water Purifier
Venturi, U. S. Aquarium |
| 50 TOP
King 344 |
125 gal
1 year 10 gal sump Y prefilter IO |
75 lbs
.60 lbs per gal will be adding 2 in plenum |
4.8 WPH
12 HPD MHandFLO Timers |
$32 | making sure all the different parameters are stable | books
see details |
DI
Ammiracle, 18", CC, Airstone |
| 51 TOP
Hobbyist D |
200 gal
25 gal sump N prefilter IO |
175 lbs
1.14 lbs per gal 1 - 2" aragonite |
4.5 WPG
11 HPD MHand FLO Timers |
$20 | Keeping the corals alive and growing healthy of course | Compuserve Fishnet Newsgroups Books | use AP
TWP DIY downdraft |
| 52 TOP
bculp01 |
20 gal
*new* N sump N prefilter IO |
30 lbs
1.5 lbs per gal N substrate |
6 WPG
12 HPD PC Timers |
$30 | I always want to move stuff, I haven't found the perfect way to arrange my rock | Internet (web, newsgroups, e-mail), Books, Magazines, LFS | TWP
CPR |
| 53 TOP
shsu |
50 gal
2 yrs 10 gal sump Y prefilter CL IO |
70 lbs
1.4 lb per gal 30 lbs substrate |
5WPG
11 HPD PC Timers |
$40 | frequent addition of chemicals (I must be tired of it), and can't really have a long vacation. | books, internet, aquarium store | Venturi, red sea berlin |
| 54 TOP
John Rynsburger |
20 gal
3 yr 5 gal sump N prefilter CL |
40 lbs
2 lbs per gal .25" crushed coral |
4 WPG
5HPD FLO N Timers |
$40 | patience | news groups, FAMA, J.Tullock's little book | boiled TW
N skimmer |
| 55 TOP
Geoffery Norris |
40 Gal
1 yr 15 gal sump N prefilter IO or TM |
40 lbs
1 lb per gal N substrate |
3 WPG
13 HPD PC Timers |
$38 | finding good quality livestock up here | Craig Bingman
newsgroups other hobbyists lastly, publications |
purchaced RO
DIY CC skimmer |
