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
- Carbon
- GFO
- Kalk
- Return Pump
- Offbrand
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Wavemaker
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- Nero 3, sicce voyage
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- Lighting Equipment List
- Ai 48in blade coral grow
- Lighting PAR and Goals
- Good?
- Dosing Equipment
- Other
- Dosing Equipment Detail
- Kalk stirrer
- Auto Top Off or ATO
- YES
- Aquarium Heating and Cooling
- 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
- Protein Skimmer
- Filter Sock
- GFO
- 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
- Clownfish
- Damselfish
- Surgeonfish Tang
- Wrasse
- Total Fish
- 5
- Coral List
- SPS Coral
- LPS Coral
- Zoanthids
- Soft Coral
- Mushroom Coral
- Total Corals
- 18
- Invert List
- Anemone
- Crabs
- Starfish
- Shrimp
- 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
- No Quarantine
Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)
- Fish Feeding Frequency
- Multiple Daily Feedings
- Coral Feeding Frequency
- Once weekly
- Fish and Coral Feeding
- Pellet
- Frozen
- Algae Strips
- Other
- Auto Feeder
- YES
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- Not giving up? Research research research.