When Cade rocked up at ReefStock in Sydney this year they brought with them a few aquariums worthy of note. First, they showed off white cabinet options for all S2 aquariums, followed by the cleverly designed Reef S2 Nano, and nifty Caddy add-on cabinet, but the tall one at the back that caught our eye was the Altumate S2 aquarium. The Altumate isn’t new per se, and it’s been around for a few years in Australia, marketed mostly as a tall, high-end freshwater aquarium that could also be salted up.
The originals had the Cade aluminum cabinet with adjustable feet, ultra neat, ultra clear glass and silicone, and a corner weir, but the amount of sump spaced dedicated to the Altumate Reef/River, its heavy biological media bias, and lack of ATO reservoir made it a dream tank for an Asian Arowana, Discus or cichlid owner but left the salty guys asking where they were going to place the skimmer and ATO. AtReefstock Australia 2022however, Cade owner Adam Dalton revealed the upgrades.
Towering 67″ high
全新的Cade Altumate S2仍然具有高大,出色的展示水族馆的外观,高耸于1700mm/67英寸高的高度,包括橱柜,并带有崇高但豪华的800mm/31½英寸高的显示屏。It still features the Asian-style corner weir and up-and-over pipework of the type of Arowana tanks we’ve seen in China, only it’s topped off with a beautiful, one-piece glass euro brace and an aluminum trim to match the cabinet while also offering some chip protection in transport.
The large sump has been upgraded to still offer wet/dry biological filtration and tons of room for media if required, but now also has a dedicated space for a skimmer,多种反应堆的歧管, UVs, and a chiller, as well as the trademark Cade powerboards for plugs and side opening glass doors. The main drain has a precision gate valve, there’s a non-return valve situated inside the weir box, and a made-to-measure, pre-assembled mesh cover is also supplied for the main tank.
新鲜或盐水能力
Making a high-end tank that could run as a marine or freshwater set up straight out of the crate isn’t easy, as an Amazon biotope and a Fijian Coral reef are worlds apart in their water parameters, filtration needs, and the needs of the animals that live there. But go through the enormous spec sheet of the Cade Altumate S2 and it looks like they have just about everything covered.
那些想到回到现代礁石上湿/干过滤的人都可以完全消除任何生物膜,同时仍在使用众多托盘用于过滤羊毛,碳和磷酸盐去除剂,并且仍然有许多托盘great features of the Classic S2 tanks.
The ATO chamber couldn’t be built into the back of the display tank like other Cade models but it’s been built into the back of the spacious sump instead, with the largest Altumate 1800 model incorporating an impressive 92-liter/24-gallon reservoir inside the cabinet. That’s plenty of water volume to top up the 1079 liter/285-gallon Altumate S2 1800 system.
在1200、1500和1800mm长的新型Cade Altumate S2范围内提供了三种型号。这些矮人标准47英寸,59英寸和71英寸长的水族馆以及176、222和285-GALLON系统的体积,同时,它们的容量也使它们同时矮小。尺寸和质量的价格确实是有代价的,这些新的是从地面新鲜或盐水系统零售价,分别为5325美元,6825美元和7425美元(美元)。对于那些拥有资源和远距离的人,他们将为铁饼,只有鱼类的大型盐水坦克或礁坦克做一个有影响力的展示。