Condiman/BBsAquaticService 440 gallon reef blog

condiman · 04-06-2008, 12:50 AM

As some of you may know that I have started my own aquarium maintenance business two years ago. The first year was kinda slow going but this year is just wow. I got a client who had two 220 gallon reef aquariums that I had taken over and now they want me to setup two more for there facility in colby. But my biggest one was the 440 gallon reef that was setup 9 years ago and was poorly taken care of for the past few years and I know that some of you may know the tank and who was caring for it but I have known that person for a few years and he is a good friend but just had to much on his plate. Anyways, the tank was in severe need of an over haul and well this is my blog to show its progress.

condiman · 04-06-2008, 01:00 AM

Well here is the start of what I hope is to be a long and beautiful relationship. The origional setup before my current upgrades for the tank is 440 gallon (manufacture unknown at this time)
Lighting
2- 150 watt hqi
4- 65 watt actintic
4- moon lights led

water current
1-Korilla 2
Mag 12 for the return

Filtration
30 gallon sump with no baffles
seaclone 100
Chiller with ATC and no heaters in the tank
HOB refugium that wasnt working
400lbs of rock that was pooly stacked
250 lbs of sand that was just covered with deterius

condiman · 04-06-2008, 01:02 AM

Upgrades that I had made to the aquarium were this and I installed today.

Lighting
2- 400 watt icecap hqi 20k bulbs

Water Movement
4-Korilla 3
1-Korilla 2
Mag 12 for return

Filtration
Refugium Sump & Filter Sump Filter Sump
2-Prizm Pro Delux (not my first choice but its what fit the best and better the the seaclown)
15 gallon acrylic tank going to be used for refugium. I will be hooking that up next week.
400lbs of rock that took my girlfriend and I 3 hours to rearange properly
250 lbs of sand cleaned and sucked alot of deterius off

condiman · 04-06-2008, 01:50 AM

condiman · 04-06-2008, 01:50 AM

condiman · 04-06-2008, 01:52 AM

The next thing I found when I was pulling things out really disterbed me badly. Also let me remind you that it was still pluged in.

condiman · 04-06-2008, 01:55 AM

9 hours later this is what I have done

condiman · 04-06-2008, 01:56 AM

condiman · 04-06-2008, 02:00 AM

My plans are for next saturday is to hook up the refugium the second to last photo it is the blue tank on the left hand side. I am going to t off the return pump and put a valve on there to control the flow and then gravity feed the refugium back to the sump. I have realized that I am going to have to raise the refugium another foot or so. You know the funny thing is in the first year I had 75 gallons of fresh water that I took care of. At the start of my second year I picked up 5 clients and now I have over 1100 gallons of saltwater that I take care of and 120 gallons of fresh water. Its amazing how things change with time.

condiman · 04-06-2008, 10:30 AM

SG 1.037
PH 8.2
Alk 12
Calcium 300
Nitrite, Nitrate and Ammonia were undetectable

condiman · 04-06-2008, 06:09 PM

After doing a conciderable water change the SG went to 1.030 I am hoping over time I will be able to lower it to the magic number of around 1.026 or so

condiman · 04-15-2008, 02:55 AM

I went there last friday and checked things out. Everything was lookin great. I was able to get the Refugium up and going. I will be putting cheto and a few other plants in there as well. I got alot of praise from the doc and he said people who came in there were very impressed as well. Here are the current water specks

PH 8.15
Alk 12.5
Calcium 475
Nitrate 0
Nitrite 0
PO3 0
SG 1.026

condiman · 11-14-2008, 02:31 PM

Current water specs
PH 8.0
Alk 9
Calcium 475
Nitrate 0
Nitrite 0
Phosphate .02

As far as more upgrades there has been a ozotech ozonizer added with reaction chamber.