This is a 40g Breeder with a focus on macro algaes and zoas
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- Species Specific
- Total Water Volume
- 40
- When did you start this tank?
- Jul 3, 2023
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Glass
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 36
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 18
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 16
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- All In One Tank
- Aquarium Sump
- NO Sump
- Aquarium Stand
- Imagitarium Brooklyn Metal Tank Stand, 40 Gallons
- Aquarium Controller
- NO
- Protein Skimmer
- NO
- Aquarium Reactors
- None
- Return Pump
- Fiji Flow 550DC
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Other
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- Only return
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- Lighting Equipment List
- PreOwned Fluval LED bar, not sure the exact model
- Auto Top Off or ATO
- NO
- Aquarium Heating and Cooling
- I am using a heater or heaters
- Water Temperature
- 74
- Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
- Finnex Titanium 200w Heater
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- pH Level
- 8.2
- Specific Gravity
- 1.026
- Nitrate or NO3
- 0-5ppm
- Phosphate or PO4
- 0.2
- Calcium
- 420
- Alkalinity
- 8
- Magnesium
- 1400
- Salt Brand
- Instant Ocean
- Trace Element Dosing
- Trace elements are only being replenished through water changes, may need to supplement down the line.
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Shallow
- Live Rock
- 20
- Nutrient Export
- Macro Algae
- Filter Sock
- Water Changes
- YES
- Water Change Details
- 5g weekly or 10g bi-weekly water changes
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Blenny
- Goby
- Wrasse
- Total Fish
- 7
- Coral List
- Zoanthids
- Total Corals
- 1
- Invert List
- Shrimp
- Snails
- Total Inverts
- 4
- Livestock Detail
- Fish: 2 Aip. Filefish, 2 Six-Line Wrasse, 1 Bicolor Blenny, 1 Orange Spot Blenny, 1 Blue Dot Jawfish.
Inverts: 3 Grass/ghost shrimp, 1 nassarius snail
- Livestock Quarantine
- Fish
Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)
- Fish Feeding Frequency
- One Daily Feeding
- Coral Feeding Frequency
- Do Not Feed Coral Directly
- Fish and Coral Feeding
- Frozen
- Auto Feeder
- Trips Only
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- Consistency is key, but it is too early to be seemed "successful"
