See the video of David Saxby's stunning reef tank!

Hello!
I've stumbled upon this video! Pretty nice DIY-reef, however IMO overstocked... :-/

David Saxby's Aquarium | The Aquarium Solution

 

Amazing!

 

Not for what it is, I want one,

Here are the Spec's:


HISTORY

Owners Name: David Saxby
Location: London, England
Year the tank was set up: Set-up in 2003
Size and Volume of the Tank: J-Shaped - 3 feet (1m) x 8 feet (2.7m) x 6 feet (2m) and 47 inches (117cm) high - approximately 1700 US Gallons
Sump Size: 1500 US Gallons
Pounds of Live Rock: 2000 Pounds
Sand Type/Depth: ROWAlith/4 inches (20 cm)
Type of Biological Filtration: Berlin

EQUIPMENT

Main system pumps: Eight 3200 GPH circulation pumps
Additional pumps: An additional 3000 GPH for filtration, and direction of flow is alternated with electronic ball valves - Total water movement per hour is approximately 15,000 gallons.
Reactors: Deltec Fluidized Bed Calcium Reactor; Deltec Calcium Hydroxide Stirrer
Protein Skimmers: Two Deltec (Self-cleaning) and one Sanders Helgaland
Monitoring Equipment: IKS Computer
Wavemakers: Three IKS pumps controlled by the IKS computer
Doser: Deltec Peristaltic Dosing Pump
Chillers: Two outdoor chillers and two under the courtyard floor, and one large Deltec Eco Cooler (Swamp cooler)
Refugium: Small 40 gallon tank, one inch of sugar sand and Caulerpa
Denitrator: None
Trickle Filter: Used to speed up the nitrification cycle

LIGHTING

Lamps: 5000 watts - Three 1000W 10 K MH, one 1000W 20K MH, one double 400W MH containing one 5K and one 20K lamp.
Photoperiod: 1000W lamps on for eight hours, and 400W lamps on for ten hours - all lamps replaced every nine months - lamps are 24 inches (60cm) above water surface

CHEMISTRY

Water Temperature: 76 - 78°F
Specific Gravity: 1.026
PH: 8.1 - 8.4
Calcium: 470 - 480 ppm
Redox: 450
Alkalinity: 7.8 dKH
Nitrate: 5 - 10 ppm
Nitrite: 0.02 ppm
Ozone: Infrequently used
Phosphate: Below 0.015 ppm - uses two large swimming pool sand filters and places a large quantity of ROWAphos between sand layers in each filter. Each filter is serviced as needed by testing its effluent.
Additives: None
Water Changes: 10% once per month
RO/DI water: RO - yes, DI - no
Brand of Salt Mix: Reef Crystals

FEEDING

Generally feeds the fish three times per day with live river shrimp and various frozen foods, e.g., cyclops, brine shrimp, and mysis, along with various greens. Marine Deluxe is automatically added every few hours for the inverts.

 

NOTE TO MODERATOR: Could you delete this post! I've somehow posted twice the same thing! I do apologize for that!

 

That tank is nt running anlonger I think I was told ? Post reported My Mod is down she sick

 

Tangster, any idea why the owner took it down? Its a sad thing to tear down such an amazing tank...On the other had though, could you imagine the electricity cost on a tank like that?!?!?!?!

 

Not only that but think how long it had to take to stock all those fish and corals, let alone the cost.

 

Wow, that is amazingly beautiful!

 

i love your tank!!!! awsome job!!!!!

 

great show!!!