Such a large cylinder was destroyed at the beginning of the opening of the cylinder because of a large and beautiful chicken heart hanging.
The chicken heart hanging is still full of fluff after entering the tank, because it is reluctant to abandon it, hoping for relief and treatment, resulting in the death of the entire tank of fish, and the coral is also destroyed. The owner regretted that he did not do a good job of quarantine, and also regretted that he did not abandon the car in time. I was hit hard and almost gave up on this hobby. Eventually he plucked up the courage to disinfect the full tank with 35% hydrogen peroxide, restarted the system, and has been here today!
Introduction to the device system
Main cylinder: 4*1.2*1.2m 3400 liter giant cylinder
Base: Steel structure
Bottom cylinder: multiple, approx. 1850 litres in total.
Egg fractions: Rk2 25PE, two Barr 5220
Main pump: PanWorld 250
Flow Making: Easy Ridge 3 horse 220V circulation pump with two internal circulation flow making
A total of 24 water outlets hidden in living stones, two Tunze wave-making boxes.
Lighting: AI Sol Blues 13 units.
Master computer: Apex
Temperature control: small split type air conditioning, 3x300 watt heating rod, 1.5 hp water cooler.
Standby generator: 15 kW
Start living stone landscaping
▼Lighting combination
▼ Pumps and pipeline systems
▼ Protein separator
Quarantine before moving to a new home
Before the sps is transferred to the main tank, the owner soaks all the SPS corals with "Bayer Advanced Complete Insect Killer", changes them to a new isolation box every 5-6 days and cycles 3 times; use a magnifying glass to check for pests. This helped his tank to never suffer from flatworms.
The vast majority of fish are quarantined with chloroquine phosphate for at least 30 days before entering the main tank. If a specific disorder is found, it is treated separately. Similarly, no major outbreaks have been found in the main tank.
▼ The side view is like an undersea forest
▼ The living stones on both sides resemble cliff canyons, and the small corals that have just been planted below have a feeling of thousands of sails
▼ Little Blue is looking in the mirror
Water quality parameters
Salinity: 35 PSU 35/10000
PH:8.1-8.3
Calcium: 410 ppm
Alkalinity: 7-8
Magnesium: 1400
Phosphate: 0.1-0.15 ppm
Nitrate: 0.2ppm
Temperature: 77.2-78 degrees Fahrenheit (25.1 to 25.6 degrees Celsius)
Redox potential: 400-420mV
DIY automatic feeder
Refrigerator: The refrigeration area is set up with a rotatable tray, driven by a stepper motor, controlled by an Apex controller, which transports frozen food through a tube to a small bottom tank in the freezing area. The freezer area contains bottles of liquid coral grain and amino acids that are regularly pumped to this bottom tank. The bottom cylinder is connected to the main cylinder circulation pump. When the owner is out, this automatic feeding device can provide the food needs of the main tank organism for one month.
Lessons learned
Generally do not try new products.
If anything works, stick with it until you find a drawback.
Slowly adjust only one item at a time to understand its effect.
Automate everything as much as possible to stay stable and free up more time to enjoy the hobby.
Recognize that this is a dynamic system and that there is always change happening, so there is always a chance for improvement, even if sometimes things don't go well.
▼ Some corals grow at surprising speeds
▼ Some very domineering quickly covered and encroached on the territory of other corals
▼ Each stretches the muscles and bones, and spreads the branches and leaves
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When you have such a big fish tank, when your big fish tank is completely destroyed
Do you still have the courage to reopen the cylinder?
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