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Nearly 20 year old tank. Total crash last year when I moved it on the last day of closing on the last house i sold. It was a 200 mile drive on a 105 degree September day. The first pic is current, others before crash.
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- Mixed Reef
- Total Water Volume
- 120
- When did you start this tank?
- Jun 18, 2004
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Acrylic
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 48
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 20
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 23
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- External Overflow
- Aquarium Sump
- YES
- Aquarium Stand
- Custom Cherry recently refinished with reddish gray lacquer
- Aquarium Controller
- YES
- Aquarium Controller Make and Model
- Neptune Apex Classic
- Protein Skimmer
- YES
- Protein Skimmer Make and Model
- Nyos Quantum 160
- Aquarium Reactors
- Calcium
- Return Pump
- Jebao DCP-10000
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Powerhead
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- 2x Vortech MP-40wQD
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- Lighting Equipment List
- Kessil A360X and A360W Tuna Blue and 2x Reef Brite 48" 50/50 Lumi Lite Strips
- Lighting PAR and Goals
- 300 on top of A360X side, 200 top of other side and 80 to 120 in the sand
- Auto Top Off or ATO
- YES
- Aquarium Heating and Cooling
- I am using a heater or heaters
- Water Temperature
- 78
- Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
- Eheim Jager 250W in Sump and 50W in Refugium
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- pH Level
- 8.2
- Specific Gravity
- 1.025
- Nitrate or NO3
- 1 ppm
- Calcium
- 440
- Alkalinity
- 9
- Magnesium
- 1300
- Salt Brand
- Reef Crystals
- Trace Element Dosing
- Kent Iron, Acropower
- Water Chemistry Detail
- I dose anywhere between .5 to 1 ppm of nitrate a day via sodium nitrate solution
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Shallow
- Live Rock
- 80
- Live Rock Type
- Fiji, Tonga branch, Pukani, and Aquacultured
- Nutrient Export
- Refugium
- Protein Skimmer
- Filter Sock
- Water Changes
- YES
- Water Change Details
- 10 gallons monthly
- Nutrient Export Details
- Heavy feeding and lean on filter socks and Chaeto grown under a Kessil A380
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- None
- Coral List
- Mushroom Coral
- Total Corals
- 2
- Invert List
- Shrimp
- Snails
- Total Inverts
- 8
- Livestock Detail
- Everything died while moving last Sept
- Livestock Quarantine
- Fish
Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)
- Fish Feeding Frequency
- Multiple Daily Feedings
- Coral Feeding Frequency
- A Few Times Weekly
- Fish and Coral Feeding
- Pellet
- Frozen
- Auto Feeder
- YES
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- Patience good, procrastination bad. Also understanding an aquarium is a biosphere.
