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Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- Mixed Reef
- Total Water Volume
- 91
- When did you start this tank?
- May 15, 2022
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Glass
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 42.7
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 19.6
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 20.8
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- Internal Overflow
- Aquarium Sump
- YES
- Sump Water Volume
- 18
- Aquarium Stand
- Extra Fortified Black Plywood
- Aquarium Controller
- YES
- Aquarium Controller Make and Model
- Neptune Systems Apex
- Protein Skimmer
- YES
- Protein Skimmer Make and Model
- Nyos Quantum 120
- Aquarium Reactors
- None
- Return Pump
- Since 2.0
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Powerhead
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- Aqua Illuminations Nero 3 & Nero 5
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- Lighting Equipment List
- 2 Aqua Illumination Hydra 32 HD
- Lighting PAR and Goals
- 150 at the lowest light areas (Zoanthids, shrooms and Acans)
Close to 400 Par at the peaks for SPS and Acros.
- Dosing Equipment
- Calcium
- Alkalinity
- Dosing Equipment Detail
- Neptune DOS Pump. I Dose Fritz Aquatics Calcium and Alkalinity.
- Auto Top Off or ATO
- YES
- Aquarium Heating and Cooling
- I am using a heater or heaters
- Water Temperature
- 79
- Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
- Basic Eheim Heater
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- pH Level
- 8.0
- Specific Gravity
- 1.025
- Nitrate or NO3
- 0.1 (trying to raise slightly)
- Phosphate or PO4
- 0.06
- Calcium
- 400
- Alkalinity
- 8.0-8.5
- Magnesium
- 1350
- Salt Brand
- Fritz
- Water Chemistry Detail
- I don't regularly test for Nitrate or Phosphates, I let my corals do the talking for me. If they are happy and fluffy with good polyp extension then I don't worry about it. When things start to look unsettled I'll test.
I do test CA & ALK with Hanna once a month to make sure my Trident is working well.
Trident Tests CA & MAG twice a day, ALK 4 times a day.
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Shallow
- Live Rock
- 50
- Live Rock Type
- Carib Sea Purple (Started with Dry)
- Nutrient Export
- Protein Skimmer
- Filter Roller
- Carbon
- Water Changes
- YES
- Water Change Details
- I do 10 gallon water changes every week (usually on Sunday)
- Nutrient Export Details
- I currently have my protein skimmer turned off as I am trying to raise my nitrates slightly. Overall strategy is consist with water chemistry. I let my corals tell me if something is off. Or excess algae.
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Anthias
- Basslet
- Chromis
- Clownfish
- Goby
- Surgeonfish Tang
- Wrasse
- Total Fish
- 11
- Coral List
- SPS Coral
- LPS Coral
- Zoanthids
- Soft Coral
- Mushroom Coral
- Total Corals
- 25
- Invert List
- Crabs
- Snails
- Total Inverts
- 10
- Livestock Detail
- I love my wrasses, my goal is to have this tank very wrasse heavy (currently have 3) Ever since I've had wrasses in my tank I have had ZERO pest problems as they are great utilitarian fish and also very stunning if you get the right ones.
- Livestock Quarantine
- No Quarantine
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
- Algae Strips
- Auto Feeder
- NO
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- STABILITY, I Sound like a broken record here but I let my livestock do the talking for me. I don't chase numbers. I they are happy then I keep doing what I'm doing. Even if it's against the norm (aka skimmer off with 11 fish and twice daily feedings)
