Home office nano cube
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- Mixed Reef
- Total Water Volume
- 11
- When did you start this tank?
- Aug 8, 2024
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Glass
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 13.8
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 13.8
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 13.8
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- All In One Tank
- Aquarium Sump
- NO Sump
- Aquarium Stand
- Wood side table
- Aquarium Controller
- YES
- Aquarium Controller Make and Model
- Coralvue Hydros
- Protein Skimmer
- YES
- Protein Skimmer Make and Model
- IOAOI Nano 40D
- Aquarium Reactors
- None
- Return Pump
- AI Axis 20
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Wavemaker
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- AI Nero 3 and a 1/2" random flow generator on the pump output
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- Lighting Equipment List
- AI Blade Grow 12"
AI Blade Glow 12"
- Lighting PAR and Goals
- I'm running the AI Signature Saxby schedule, I'm peaking just over 100-120 PAR at the sand
- Dosing Equipment
- Other
- Dosing Equipment Detail
- I run 3 Aquavitro Sentia Dose pumps. AFR on one, Amino Acids on the other, and Phos-Feed on the last
- 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
- Hygger 50W heater and Hydros for the temp controller
- Additional Equipment Detail
- My tank is a Landen 35C and it doesn't come with a filter sock. I have found that the filter sock kit for the UNS Filter Sock Conversion Kit fits perfectly in this!
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- pH Level
- 8.2
- Specific Gravity
- 1.026
- Nitrate or NO3
- 10
- Phosphate or PO4
- 0.2
- Calcium
- 420
- Alkalinity
- 8.0
- Magnesium
- 1325
- Salt Brand
- Tropic Marin Pro-Reef
- Trace Element Dosing
- AFR, A- and K+
- Water Chemistry Detail
- I battled low N and P for the first 7 months, then I started feeding Oyster Feast and Phyto Feast every other night and those numbers are now good. I am also dosing NP-Bacto Balance.
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Other
- Live Rock
- 10
- Live Rock Type
- Dry rock
- Nutrient Export
- Protein Skimmer
- Filter Sock
- Other Chemical
- Water Changes
- YES
- Water Change Details
- I do a 1 gallon water change weekly on Fridays.
- Nutrient Export Details
- NP-Bacto Balance helps a lot with the excess N and P. I also dose Reef Actif weekly between water changes. I have also started dosing Brightwell Purple M and it seems to help too.
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Damselfish
- Total Fish
- 2
- Coral List
- SPS Coral
- LPS Coral
- Zoanthids
- Mushroom Coral
- Total Corals
- 28
- Invert List
- Crabs
- Shrimp
- Snails
- Total Inverts
- 15
- Livestock Detail
- I have 1 Springeri and one Azure damsel.
1 golden banded shrimp
3 emerald crabs
A ton of various snails.
- Livestock Quarantine
- No Quarantine
Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)
- Fish Feeding Frequency
- Multiple Daily Feedings
- Coral Feeding Frequency
- One Daily Feeding
- Fish and Coral Feeding
- Pellet
- Frozen
- Auto Feeder
- Trips Only
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- Patience! I also test a lot! I try to stay on top of any changes in my small volume reef!
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