chimera Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 This thread for info on an advanced REEF setup. Say tank size is 4 foot or larger (yes, there are good nano's around but let's leave this out for now) with predominantely SPS (and perhaps some LPS, softies) with a large amount of LR (live rock) and skimmer for filtration. List the items that you think are required and approximate cost range (depending on budget/cheap through to expensive) and pro's/con's of each item. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 as its sps dominated some form of calcium wether it be a kalk reactor or dosing manually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 Magnetic stirrer for kalk reator if it doesn't have its own. Aaron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted April 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 in my opinion, i would consider an advanced reef setup something like the following: a 5x2x2 foot main tank (or larger) a 3 foot sump (or larger) a separate refugium (optional but recommended) 1 x eheim 1262 or iwaki for return pump (depending on head height, brands included here as an example) seio M1100+ or tunze streams for main tank circulation (i've included brands here as an example of flow rates) 2 x 300W heaters (or more depending on size) Kalkwasser (top-up) and/or Calcium Reactor (appropriately spec'd for tank size) Chiller (optional but recommended) temperature controller (optional but recommended) 2 or more 250W or higher metal halides 2 or more actinic's A medium/large sized skimmer 50 - 150+kg of LR (amount depending on bioload/budget and aesthetics) predominantely SPS with a smaller mix of lps and soft corals none or any number of fish/inverts within reason (based on tank size) anything else im missing? if you like, copy and paste the above and reply with changes or inclusions (and put them in bold if you can) we can add approximate prices later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted April 29, 2005 Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 Thats a nicely laid out list what do you think the total is so far on that. Aaron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted April 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 well, a difficult one really depending if you buy 2nd hand or retail prices. but doing a quick guesstimated add up, i would say anywhere from $5k up. probably (minimum) $5k if all sourced 2nd hand and at least double if through LFS (for a 5 footer) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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