I50 gallon mixed reef pretty much all hands on with no automation other than a ATO
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- Mixed Reef
- Total Water Volume
- 150
- When did you start this tank?
- Sep 18, 2024
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Glass
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 48
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 24
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 30
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- Drain Style (durso, herbie, etc)
- Aquarium Sump
- YES
- Sump Water Volume
- 35
- Aquarium Stand
- Wood
- Aquarium Controller
- NO
- Protein Skimmer
- YES
- Protein Skimmer Make and Model
- Reef Octopus INT150
- Aquarium Reactors
- Carbon
- GFO
- Return Pump
- Sicce
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Powerhead
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- 8 powerheads and 2 Sea Swirls with RFA
- Aquarium Lighting
- T5 Fluorescent
- Metal Halide
- Other
- Lighting Equipment List
- 2×250w 10k halides,4 54w T5- 2 actinic,2 10k,2 65w PC actinics
- Lighting PAR and Goals
- Par is around 1000 at the water surface. Haven't measured it any further. Im happy with it so far.
- Dosing Equipment
- Alkalinity
- Magnesium
- Other
- Dosing Equipment Detail
- 1/2 strength kalk in ATO. Everything else is dosed by hand.
- 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
- 78-80°
- Additional Equipment Detail
- Only other thing I'm using is a Milwaukee PH probe
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- pH Level
- 8.3
- Specific Gravity
- 1.0255
- Nitrate or NO3
- 5ppm
- Phosphate or PO4
- 0.04
- Calcium
- 480
- Alkalinity
- 9.0
- Magnesium
- 1350
- Salt Brand
- Reef Chrystals
- Trace Element Dosing
- AFR and Captiv8 manganese
- Water Chemistry Detail
- Pretty pleased with the levels right now. I would like to bump up mag a little.
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Deep
- Live Rock
- 150
- Live Rock Type
- Kp Aquatics
- Nutrient Export
- Protein Skimmer
- Filter Sock
- GFO
- Carbon
- Other Chemical
- Water Changes
- YES
- Water Change Details
- Weekly 25%
- Nutrient Export Details
- Deep sand bed and carbon dosing. I feed 4-5 times a day to keep anthias happy so skimmer is running wet also.
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Angelfish
- Anthias
- Basslet
- Blenny
- Butterflyfish
- Chromis
- Clownfish
- Goby
- Surgeonfish Tang
- Wrasse
- Total Fish
- 24
- Coral List
- SPS Coral
- LPS Coral
- Zoanthids
- Soft Coral
- Mushroom Coral
- Total Corals
- 40
- Invert List
- Anemone
- Crabs
- Starfish
- Shrimp
- Snails
- Total Inverts
- 150
- Livestock Detail
- There are tons of snails, hermits,emerald,and pithos crabs working to keep tank clean.
- Livestock Quarantine
- No Quarantine
Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)
- Fish Feeding Frequency
- Multiple Daily Feedings
- Coral Feeding Frequency
- Once weekly
- Fish and Coral Feeding
- Frozen
- Live Food
- Algae Strips
- Auto Feeder
- NO
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- Research,Research, Research and then asking alot of questions before even putting water in the tank.
