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What a rollercoaster... talk about trial and error. Many crashes. Many stagnant periods. Many stressed-induced nights.
Mixed Reef Unfinished Haven
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- Mixed Reef
- Total Water Volume
- 20
- When did you start this tank?
- Aug 20, 2022
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Glass
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 17
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 17
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 15
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- All In One Tank
- Aquarium Sump
- NO Sump
- Aquarium Stand
- its the most raggedy stand yet. I AM ACCEPTING DONATIONS!!! ^_^
- Aquarium Controller
- NO
- Protein Skimmer
- YES
- Protein Skimmer Make and Model
- IOAOI
- Aquarium Reactors
- Carbon
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Powerhead
- Wavemaker
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- MP10 on Reef-crest setting in the day and Lagoon setting at night.
Double Nozzle VCA Random Flow Generator Attachment for Water Pump
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- Lighting Equipment List
- AI Prime 16HD
- Lighting PAR and Goals
- Maximum par of 150 (Midtank)
- Dosing Equipment
- Other
- Dosing Equipment Detail
- CoralVue Kamoer F1
- Auto Top Off or ATO
- NO
- Aquarium Heating and Cooling
- I am using a heater or heaters
- Water Temperature
- 78
- Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
- Innovative Marine Helio (with single 50w probe) Heater
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- Trace Element Dosing
- Tropic Marin's All-for-Reef
- Water Chemistry Detail
- UHHH COME BACK LATER FOR THIS !! SHAMEFUL TEXT!
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Shallow
- Live Rock
- 7
- Nutrient Export
- Protein Skimmer
- Filter Sock
- Carbon
- Other Chemical
- Water Changes
- NO
- Water Change Details
- I haven't done a water change in 3 months as an experiment.. Maybe I should of got a better less expensive control but I don't think any of these experiments will crash my tank lol.
I will preform 1 gallon water changes this weekend to see if there's any noticeable differences after not doing a WC after 3 months.
- Additional Maintenance Details
- scrape glass tank every day, rise filter sock every two days, replace only when filter can't filter no more.
average equipment maintenance.
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Blenny
- Clownfish
- Total Fish
- 3 in total..
A pair of Black Storm Clownfish
A single Tail-Spot Blenny
- Coral List
- SPS Coral
- LPS Coral
- Zoanthids
- Soft Coral
- Mushroom Coral
- Total Corals
- 25
- Invert List
- Snails
- Total Inverts
- 10
- Favorite Fish
- Sharknose Goby
- Favorite Coral
- OG Bounce Mushroom
- Favorite Invert
- Pepperment Shrimp
Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)
- Fish Feeding Frequency
- Multiple Daily Feedings
- Coral Feeding Frequency
- Once weekly
- Fish and Coral Feeding
- Flake
- Frozen
- Other
- What brands of foods are you feeding?
- Mysis Shrimp
Reef-roids
AB+
Benepets
Seachem Flakes
- Auto Feeder
- NO
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- Consistency, Intervene, Immediate Action, Attention, and Fun.
