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80 gal display, 20 gal sump - mixed reef
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- Mixed Reef
- Total Water Volume
- 100
- When did you start this tank?
- Nov 1, 2019
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Glass
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 32
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 24
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 35
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- Internal Overflow
- Aquarium Sump
- YES
- Sump Water Volume
- 20
- Aquarium Stand
- Plywood with metal bracing
- Aquarium Controller
- YES
- Aquarium Controller Make and Model
- Apex A2 (2023)
- Protein Skimmer
- YES
- Protein Skimmer Make and Model
- Reef Octo 152-S
- Aquarium Reactors
- Algae
- Kalk
- Return Pump
- Sicce 7.0
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Wavemaker
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- (2) Mp40
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- Lighting Equipment List
- (1) Orphek Natura icon
- Lighting PAR and Goals
- Never measured par.
I always over light my tanks so I never worry about par.
- Dosing Equipment
- Calcium
- Alkalinity
- Dosing Equipment Detail
- K1 Kalk stirrer, Bubble magus single dosing pump for daily (all for reef) dosing
- Auto Top Off or ATO
- YES
- Aquarium Heating and Cooling
- I am using a heater or heaters
- Water Temperature
- 79
- Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
- Hygger 500 watt heater, apex controlled
- Additional Equipment Detail
- RO Chaeto reactor, AF co2 scrubber, osmolator 3
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- pH Level
- 8.2
- Specific Gravity
- 1.026
- Nitrate or NO3
- 1
- Phosphate or PO4
- 1
- Calcium
- 450
- Alkalinity
- 9
- Magnesium
- 1350
- Salt Brand
- Instant ocean - weekly water changes
- Trace Element Dosing
- AFR, Kalk plus 2
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Shallow
- Live Rock
- 60
- Live Rock Type
- TBS , Gulf live rock
- Nutrient Export
- Algae Reactor
- Protein Skimmer
- Filter Sock
- Water Changes
- YES
- Water Change Details
- 15 gal every week
- Nutrient Export Details
- Weekly water changes, Chaeto, Regular filer sock changes
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Clownfish
- Surgeonfish Tang
- Wrasse
- Total Fish
- 4
- Coral List
- SPS Coral
- LPS Coral
- Zoanthids
- Soft Coral
- Mushroom Coral
- Total Corals
- 52
- Invert List
- Anemone
- Crabs
- Starfish
- Snails
- Urchin
- Total Inverts
- 40
- Livestock Detail
- yellow Tang, two clowns, melanarus wrasse
- Livestock Quarantine
- Fish
- Coral
- Invert
Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)
- Fish Feeding Frequency
- Multiple Daily Feedings
- Coral Feeding Frequency
- Do Not Feed Coral Directly
- Fish and Coral Feeding
- Flake
- Pellet
- Frozen
- Algae Strips
- Auto Feeder
- NO
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- Live rock, stability doing the same thing over and over, Keeping hands out of water as much as possible. Quarantined all coral and fish. Age of aquarium.
It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to see my live rock.
