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Tank size
3m x w1m x h750mm

Tank volume
2500 L

Lighting
4 x 150 W metal halides. 13,000 K Aqua Medic double ended bulbs.

Eight T5's, 54 Watt.
4 actinic blue, 4 white

Equipment used to run the tank

• Aqua Medic 5000 Baby protein skimmer
• Aqua Medic 5000 calcium reactor with the CO2 bottle, regulator and pH controller.
• Aqua Medic 5000 nitrate reductor
• Aqua Medic Kalk stirrer
• Aqua Medic chiller
• Aqua Medic wave maker with four powerheads
• Total volume turned over of water in the tank 30,000 L an hour.
• Total volume turned over through the sump 6000 L an hour.