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60 gal breeder mixed reef
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60 gal breeder mixed reef

Aquarium Profile and Equipment

What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
Mixed Reef
Total Water Volume
70
When did you start this tank?
Mar 4, 2023
What is your aquarium made of?
Glass
Aquarium Length (inches)
48
Aquarium Width (inches)
18
Aquarium Height (inches)
16
Aquarium Overflow/Drain
External Overflow
Aquarium Sump
YES
Sump Water Volume
20
Aquarium Stand
Made from burnt pallet wood
Aquarium Controller
NO
Protein Skimmer
YES
Protein Skimmer Make and Model
Reef octo classic 110int
Aquarium Reactors
  1. Carbon
  2. GFO
  3. Kalk
Return Pump
Offbrand
What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
  1. Wavemaker
Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
Nero 3, sicce voyage
Aquarium Lighting
  1. LED
Lighting Equipment List
Ai 48in blade coral grow
Lighting PAR and Goals
Good?
Dosing Equipment
  1. Other
Dosing Equipment Detail
Kalk stirrer
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
Brs 300w heaters with inkbird wifi controller

Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters

pH Level
8.2
Specific Gravity
1.026
Nitrate or NO3
15
Phosphate or PO4
0.10
Calcium
420
Alkalinity
9-10
Magnesium
1320
Salt Brand
Reef crystal
Trace Element Dosing
Kent marine trace and iodide

Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration

Substrate
Crushed Coral
Substrate Level
Shallow
Live Rock
60
Live Rock Type
Marco dry rock
Nutrient Export
  1. Protein Skimmer
  2. Filter Sock
  3. GFO
  4. Carbon
Water Changes
NO
Water Change Details
Perform water changes based on if the tank needs it. When needed, I do 2 days of 5gal each.
Nutrient Export Details
Don't over feed and let my skimmer and filter socks do the work.

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

Fish List
  1. Clownfish
  2. Damselfish
  3. Surgeonfish Tang
  4. Wrasse
Total Fish
5
Coral List
  1. SPS Coral
  2. LPS Coral
  3. Zoanthids
  4. Soft Coral
  5. Mushroom Coral
Total Corals
18
Invert List
  1. Anemone
  2. Crabs
  3. Starfish
  4. Shrimp
  5. Snails
Total Inverts
50
Livestock Detail
Pair of clowns, female is a misbar, cleaner wrasse, tomini tang, and sapphire damsel. Lots of hermits, snails, random stars, emerald crabs, and bta.
Livestock Quarantine
  1. No Quarantine

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

Fish Feeding Frequency
Multiple Daily Feedings
Coral Feeding Frequency
Once weekly
Fish and Coral Feeding
  1. Pellet
  2. Frozen
  3. Algae Strips
  4. Other
Auto Feeder
YES

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