This is a mixed reef I've had for 5 years. I am a 15 year old reefer trying to pursue my dream.
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- Mixed Reef
- Total Water Volume
- 65
- When did you start this tank?
- Jan 24, 2019
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Glass
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 48
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 12
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 24
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- External Overflow
- Aquarium Sump
- YES
- Sump Water Volume
- 15
- Aquarium Stand
- It's made of wood from marineland. Not gonna lie I'm worried about it.
- Aquarium Controller
- NO
- Aquarium Controller Make and Model
- I want a Nexus one
- Protein Skimmer
- YES
- Protein Skimmer Make and Model
- Remora Pro 2012.
- Aquarium Reactors
- None
- Return Pump
- Hygger 800GPH
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Powerhead
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- One Fluval and One Hygger controllable, my Remora also adjusts the flow as well.
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- Lighting Equipment List
- ReefLED 90s 2x.
- Lighting PAR and Goals
- I want the whole tank to be lit to be honest.
- Dosing Equipment
- Alkalinity
- Dosing Equipment Detail
- I want to add a Neptune DOS or chihiros doser.
- Auto Top Off or ATO
- NO
- Aquarium Heating and Cooling
- I am using a heater or heaters
- Water Temperature
- 78
- Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
- 1x fluval heaters
- Additional Equipment Detail
- none
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- pH Level
- 8.2
- Specific Gravity
- 0.025
- Nitrate or NO3
- 3PPM
- Phosphate or PO4
- 0.01
- Calcium
- 410
- Alkalinity
- 10
- Magnesium
- 1190
- Salt Brand
- none
- Trace Element Dosing
- none
- Water Chemistry Detail
- High nitrates constantly.
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Shallow
- Live Rock
- 78
- Live Rock Type
- Carib sea reef rock not sure if I have enough or too much.
- Nutrient Export
- Refugium
- Protein Skimmer
- Floss
- Water Changes
- YES
- Water Change Details
- Suction out 5-10% of the water from the tank.
- Nutrient Export Details
- Might start carbon dosing
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Basslet
- Clownfish
- Wrasse
- Total Fish
- 3
- Coral List
- LPS Coral
- Soft Coral
- Other
- Total Corals
- 3
- Invert List
- Anemone
- Starfish
- Snails
- Urchin
- Total Inverts
- 18
- Livestock Detail
- Lots of mixed inverts need more diversity and depth.
- Livestock Quarantine
- Other
- Favorite Fish
- Marble wrasse
- Favorite Invert
- Serpent star
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
- Pellet
- Frozen
- What brands of foods are you feeding?
- Wild Goji.
- Auto Feeder
- NO
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- I think it was reef2reef help with my tank etc. I am not done at all and I still want to add many corals and possibly a white tail tang and possibly something new.
