Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- Mixed Reef
- Total Water Volume
- 115
- When did you start this tank?
- Jun 16, 2015
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Glass
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 48
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 18
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 24
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- Drain Style (durso, herbie, etc)
- Aquarium Sump
- YES
- Sump Water Volume
- 20
- Aquarium Stand
- Wood
- Aquarium Controller
- NO
- Protein Skimmer
- NO
- Protein Skimmer Make and Model
- Lifereef vs3-24
- Aquarium Reactors
- None
- Return Pump
- Eheim compaction 3000
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Powerhead
- Wavemaker
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- Jebao OW 20 x2, OW10, Jebao 1300, 2 sicce small WaveMaker.
- Aquarium Lighting
- T5 Fluorescent
- Natural Sunlight
- Lighting Equipment List
- Odyssea T5 HO fixture
- Lighting PAR and Goals
- Low
- Dosing Equipment Detail
- None
- Auto Top Off or ATO
- NO
- Aquarium Heating and Cooling
- I am using a heater or heaters
- Water Temperature
- 77
- Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
- Eheim 300w with ink bird controller
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- pH Level
- 8.3
- Specific Gravity
- 1.027
- Nitrate or NO3
- 19
- Phosphate or PO4
- 1.12
- Calcium
- 440
- Alkalinity
- 7
- Magnesium
- 1300
- Salt Brand
- Red sea blue bucket
- Trace Element Dosing
- Kent essential elements
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Bare Bottom (BB)
- Substrate Level
- No Substrate
- Live Rock
- 75
- Live Rock Type
- Unknown
- Nutrient Export
- Protein Skimmer
- Filter Sock
- Water Changes
- YES
- Water Change Details
- 10% every Monday
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Angelfish
- Clownfish
- Surgeonfish Tang
- Other Predatory
- Total Fish
- 4
- Coral List
- Zoanthids
- Soft Coral
- Mushroom Coral
- Other
- Total Corals
- 6
- Invert List
- Anemone
- Snails
- None
- Total Inverts
- 0
- Livestock Detail
- Have a trigger which is not listed.
- Livestock Quarantine
- No Quarantine
Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)
- Fish Feeding Frequency
- Multiple Daily Feedings
- Coral Feeding Frequency
- Do Not Feed Coral Directly
- Fish and Coral Feeding
- Flake
- Pellet
- Frozen
- Algae Strips
- Other
- Auto Feeder
- NO
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- Patience


you know if you do lots of real plants it pretty much keeps you from having to cycle the tank because the plants will absorb all the ammonia produced by the fish.