Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- Mixed Reef
- Total Water Volume
- 113
- When did you start this tank?
- Aug 15, 2021
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Glass
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 74.2
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 23.6
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 19.6
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- External Overflow
- Aquarium Sump
- YES
- Sump Water Volume
- 18
- Aquarium Stand
- DIY frame made out of stainless steel with impregnated wood and then painted white and a layer of epoxy. 2 removable doors for easy acces and maintenace
- Aquarium Controller
- NO
- Protein Skimmer
- YES
- Protein Skimmer Make and Model
- Deltec 600i
- Aquarium Reactors
- Carbon
- Return Pump
- Skimz QuietPro QP1.2 DC
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Powerhead
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- 1x Maxspect Gyre 330 + controller
1x Turbelle Nanostream 6045
1x Jecod Wavemaker SOW8 + controller
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- Lighting Equipment List
- Maxspect RSX 200W LED
- Lighting PAR and Goals
- Not sure what the PAR in the tank is. Would like to rent a PAR meter some day and figure it out :)
- Dosing Equipment
- Calcium
- Alkalinity
- Magnesium
- Dosing Equipment Detail
- Aquamedic Reefdoser Evo 4 with 3 Marine sources dosing containers
- Auto Top Off or ATO
- YES
- Aquarium Heating and Cooling
- I am using a heater or heaters
- I am using a chiller
- Water Temperature
- 76
- Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
- 2 heaters. One Eheim and one Tetra. Both are 300W
For cooling during the summer I use a Aqua Medic arctic breeze 6-pack
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- pH Level
- 8.0
- Specific Gravity
- 1.026
- Nitrate or NO3
- 20
- Phosphate or PO4
- 0.03
- Calcium
- 450
- Alkalinity
- Between 8.2 and 8.5
- Magnesium
- 1420
- Salt Brand
- Tropic marin pro reef
- Water Chemistry Detail
- Magnesium, alkalinity and Calcium
Sometimes I dose a little PO4 because it's always very low.
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Shallow
- Live Rock
- 22
- Live Rock Type
- Indonesian
- Nutrient Export
- Protein Skimmer
- Floss
- Carbon
- Water Changes
- YES
- Water Change Details
- I change about 50/60 Liters (15 gallon or so) every other week
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Butterflyfish
- Clownfish
- Dragonet
- Foxface
- Goby
- Surgeonfish Tang
- Total Fish
- 10
- Coral List
- SPS Coral
- LPS Coral
- Zoanthids
- Soft Coral
- Mushroom Coral
- Total Corals
- 40
- Invert List
- Crabs
- Starfish
- Shrimp
- Snails
- Total Inverts
- 15
- Livestock Detail
- 1x Foxface (Siganus vulpinus)
2x Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris)
1x Copperband butterfly (Chelmon rostratus)
1x Yellow clown goby (Gobiodon Onkinawae)
1x Scooter blenny (Synchiropus ocellatus)
2x Banded goby (Amblygobius phalaena)
1x starry blenny (Salarias ramosus)
1x Ctenochaetus Binotatus
- 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
- Flake
- Pellet
- Frozen
- Live Food
- Algae Strips
- Auto Feeder
- NO
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- Frequent water changes. Stay on top of maintenance. Regular testing and lots of observation (which is the most fun!) so I can spot if something goes the wrong way in an early stage.
