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Casey’s reef

Pretty basic reef, nothing special
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Pretty basic reef, nothing special

Aquarium Profile and Equipment

What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
Mixed Reef
Total Water Volume
48
When did you start this tank?
Apr 11, 2023
What is your aquarium made of?
Glass
Aquarium Length (inches)
36
Aquarium Width (inches)
18
Aquarium Height (inches)
18
Aquarium Overflow/Drain
Internal Overflow
Aquarium Sump
YES
Sump Water Volume
30
Aquarium Stand
Reef octopus stand
Aquarium Controller
YES
Aquarium Controller Make and Model
Hydros X10, XP8, and Wave Engine
Protein Skimmer
YES
Protein Skimmer Make and Model
Reef octopus classic 150int
Aquarium Reactors
  1. None
Return Pump
Reef octopus varios4
What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
  1. Wavemaker
Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
2x Nero 3, and 1x Octo pulse 2
Aquarium Lighting
  1. LED
Lighting Equipment List
4x AI Prime 16HD
Lighting PAR and Goals
300-400 on clams
Dosing Equipment
  1. Calcium
  2. Alkalinity
  3. Magnesium
Dosing Equipment Detail
All for reef, soda ash, and calcium chloride
Auto Top Off or ATO
YES
Aquarium Heating and Cooling
  1. I am using a heater or heaters
Water Temperature
78
Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
Ink bird heater controller and regular fan when it gets too hot

Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters

pH Level
8.26
Specific Gravity
1.026
Nitrate or NO3
0.1
Phosphate or PO4
0.02
Calcium
420
Alkalinity
7.7
Magnesium
1400
Salt Brand
AF Reef salt

Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration

Substrate
Sand
Substrate Level
Shallow
Live Rock
60
Live Rock Type
Marco rock and life rock
Nutrient Export
  1. Refugium
  2. Algae Scrubber
  3. Protein Skimmer
Water Changes
YES
Water Change Details
12 gal every 2 weeks
Nutrient Export Details
Feed fish, grow algae, throw algae away

Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)

Fish List
  1. Anthias
  2. Blenny
  3. Cardinalfish
  4. Clownfish
  5. Goby
  6. Wrasse
Total Fish
8
Coral List
  1. SPS Coral
  2. LPS Coral
  3. Zoanthids
  4. Soft Coral
  5. Mushroom Coral
Total Corals
30
Invert List
  1. Crabs
  2. Starfish
  3. Shrimp
  4. Snails
  5. Clams
  6. Urchin
Total Inverts
80
Livestock Detail
Tons of clean up crew. Blue linckia sea star and clams are by far my favorite
Livestock Quarantine
  1. No Quarantine

Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)

Fish Feeding Frequency
Multiple Daily Feedings
Coral Feeding Frequency
Do Not Feed Coral Directly
Fish and Coral Feeding
  1. Frozen
Auto Feeder
Trips Only

Additional Aquarium Information

What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
Keep it simple and go with animals that are known to do well in captivity. It’ll save a lot of headaches

Latest updates

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Two shots roughly a year a part I believe. Some changes were made as some corals died as a result of coral warfare. Recently the gold torch died for no apparent reason. The green torch has been struggling with recession or no growth growth for close to a year now. Both were most likely wild specimens as to why they haven’t been able to do well in captivity. The one “boring” torch is the only one that is doing great and of course it’s aquacultured. Goes to show maybe spending the extra $ on aquacultured corals may be worth while. The one big acropora you see on the frag rack actually was almost completely gone at one point. It bleached to a point where there was only some tissue left, I cut the dead skeleton off, did not change a thing, and it has made an amazing comeback.

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