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03-03-2002, 01:52 PM
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squid
Join Date: Mar 2002
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300gal reef
Hi!
Has anybody heard anything about the aqua-medic reef 1000 system? Im gonna upgrade from a 60impgal to a 250impgal when i move next month and have been looking at this setup. Any thoughts would be much appreciated.
The filtration system reef 1000 is designed for the use in a cabinet. It contains in a compact space all elements, that are necessary for the successful maintenance of a modern reef aquarium - without any compromises. The focal point of the water treatment is protein skimming. The reef 1.000 consists of a filter sump, 90 x 36 x 35 cm (36 x 14,5 x 14 inches), with mechanical filter chamber with sponge. From here, the water flows via two venturi pumps into both Turboflotor 1.000, with their connected trickle filters. The other components are the Nitratereductor, the Calcium Reactor and the Niveaustat, a storage tank for topping up the tank.
6-stage water treatment system for seawater aquaria up to a volume of 1000 Liter (250 Gallons)
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http://www.aqua-medic.de/cgi-bin/php...&lang=en&pos=2
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Last edited by bazza; 03-03-2002 at 02:08 PM.
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03-03-2002, 02:00 PM
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The Border Collie Mod
Join Date: Feb 2001
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Hi bazza,
From your description, it sounds like a little over kill. Plus you might be limited to their equipment, at a premium. I would think you could do better by buying everything seperate and putting your own system together.
HTH
Jerel
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03-03-2002, 02:28 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: wash
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Hi bazza and welcome to the board. I have looked at them and a lot of thier design is old school. they incorporate the use of a lot of bio balls which could be problems down the road. That with the fact they run about 1500 - 2000 dollars out here I would go with the spanksters idea for sure.
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03-03-2002, 05:38 PM
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squid
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: london
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thanks for the info guys
What do you recommend. What are the issues with the bio-balls?
I would like a neat and easy to manage yet top quality system.
could i do a lot more with this sort of cash?
is a refugium the best way to go?
regards.
bazza
Last edited by bazza; 03-03-2002 at 05:44 PM.
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03-03-2002, 06:00 PM
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squid
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: london
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^bump^
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03-03-2002, 06:08 PM
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Shark
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Bazza its hard to make a suggestion on a complete unit as you are in Lodon and I am sure they have completely different lines of products, If you link onto my site thier is a lot of info on refugiums and sump systems. It might give you some knowledge so you can make a good choice.
As per the bio balls, The bio ball (with an oxygen and SW mix) creates a type of bacteria that generates Nitrates. While this is OK for the early cycle period of a reef it is a bad thing when your tank is established. It wil need alot of maintenance and most people remove them after the cycle, and since the system uses them alot it will turn into what we call "A Nitrate Factory"
hope it helps
mike
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03-03-2002, 10:06 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2000
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Hi Bazza,
Good to have you join us!
Like the others have said, I'm a bit leery of the all-in-one approach. By selecting your own components, you can get what fits your specific needs.
Live Rock, sump, quality protein skimmer, RO/DI water filtration, are all important components for a successful reef system. Refugium, Calcium reactor, auto-topoff, and other components are good too.
I'd recommend taking a look at Mojoreef's site. His reef has all the toys and is a good example of what you might want.
http://mojoreefs.homestead.com/files/280_001.htm
Again, welcome to TRT!
Dick 
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03-04-2002, 12:58 PM
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squid
Join Date: Mar 2002
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Thanks for the advice and the warm welcome.
Im sure ill be bending your ears again soon.(if you dont mind of course) 
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03-04-2002, 03:25 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by bazza
Im sure ill be bending your ears again soon.(if you dont mind of course)
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Hey Bazza,
Bend away; that's what we're here for!
Dick
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03-04-2002, 04:32 PM
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squid
Join Date: Mar 2002
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will the nitratereducter take away problems with the bio balls?
Are wet/dry and bio-balls obsolite?
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03-04-2002, 05:00 PM
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The Border Collie Mod
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QUOTE]will the nitratereducter take away problems with the bio balls? [/quote]
From what I've heard (no direct experience at all - zero) they are hard to tinker with and bio-balls can produce a lot of nitrate.
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Are wet/dry and bio-balls obsolite?
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Pretty much so on reef tanks, because of the nitrate issue. A lot of people use them on fish only where nitrates are not that big of a problem.
Most reef tanks rely on either larger/thicker porous rock or deep sand beds for long term nitrate reduction. In conjunction with water changes and skimmers for nutrient reduction and limited nutrient import.
HTH
Jerel
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