6 months into reefing having a blast!
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- LPS Dominated
- Total Water Volume
- 47
- When did you start this tank?
- Dec 18, 2024
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Glass
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 36
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 18
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 18
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- All In One Tank
- Aquarium Sump
- NO Sump
- Aquarium Stand
- Tideline
- Aquarium Controller
- YES
- Aquarium Controller Make and Model
- Apex Pro
- Protein Skimmer
- YES
- Protein Skimmer Make and Model
- Tunze 9004
- Aquarium Reactors
- None
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Wavemaker
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- 2 mp10’s
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- Lighting Equipment List
- Pair AI Primes, 1 AI Hydra 64
- Lighting PAR and Goals
- 200 at sand, 300 midway up
- Dosing Equipment
- Alkalinity
- Other
- Dosing Equipment Detail
- Apex DOS running alk and nopox
- Auto Top Off or ATO
- YES
- Aquarium Heating and Cooling
- I am using a heater or heaters
- Water Temperature
- 78
- Additional Equipment Detail
- Ozone 60ml/hr
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- pH Level
- 8.0
- Specific Gravity
- 1.025
- Nitrate or NO3
- 15
- Phosphate or PO4
- 0.06
- Calcium
- 450
- Alkalinity
- 10.5
- Magnesium
- 1450
- Salt Brand
- Reef crystals
- Trace Element Dosing
- Iodine
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Shallow
- Live Rock
- 40
- Live Rock Type
- Wet live rock
- Nutrient Export
- Protein Skimmer
- Carbon
- Water Changes
- NO
- Nutrient Export Details
- Skimmer and nopox dosing
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Angelfish
- Butterflyfish
- Cardinalfish
- Clownfish
- Goby
- Surgeonfish Tang
- Wrasse
- Total Fish
- 10
- Coral List
- SPS Coral
- LPS Coral
- Zoanthids
- Soft Coral
- Total Corals
- 25
- Invert List
- Anemone
- Crabs
- Shrimp
- Snails
- Total Inverts
- 20
- Livestock Detail
- A few of these fish will certainly outgrow this system. Plans to upgrade size in the plans.
- Livestock Quarantine
- Fish
- No Quarantine
Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)
- Fish Feeding Frequency
- Multiple Daily Feedings
- Coral Feeding Frequency
- Once weekly
- Fish and Coral Feeding
- Flake
- Pellet
- Frozen
- Algae Strips
- Auto Feeder
- YES
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- I enjoy maintaining it as much as watching it. The family also enjoys it as much as I do.
