I have a 120 gallon mixed reef consisting of a couple torches, BTA’s, montipora, chalice coral, RFA’s acan/favia Duncan, and a hammer
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- Mixed Reef
- Total Water Volume
- 120
- When did you start this tank?
- Jun 1, 2026
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Glass
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 48
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 24
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 30
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- Internal Overflow
- Aquarium Sump
- YES
- Sump Water Volume
- 15
- Aquarium Stand
- Custom built stand using steel beams. And custom face plates that my friend helped me put together. Still need to sand em smooth but do the job for now
- Aquarium Controller
- NO
- Protein Skimmer
- YES
- Protein Skimmer Make and Model
- Bubble magnus 7
- Aquarium Reactors
- Algae
- Return Pump
- Vectra(can’t remember model)
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Wavemaker
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- Using 3 jebao wave makers still messing with settings. But my torches flow nicely currently.
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- Lighting Equipment List
- 2x smatfarm 140w reef lights
- Lighting PAR and Goals
- Top of tank 300-350. Sand bed 70-115
- Dosing Equipment
- Calcium
- Alkalinity
- Magnesium
- Dosing Equipment Detail
- Currently dosing All for reef daily 16-18ml. Has been working for the last 5 months with all parameters within specs. May end up switching as I get nervous my calcium rises sometimes and I have to take a day break or 2
- 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
- I use dual 300w titanium heaters both controlled by an INKBIRD controller.
- Frag Tank Details
- Not currently setup, but I got a free redsea reefer 250 that came with everything. It was leaking so I have to reseal it (I have experience doing this )
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- pH Level
- 8.1
- Specific Gravity
- 1.026
- Nitrate or NO3
- 8ppm
- Phosphate or PO4
- 0.01
- Calcium
- 421
- Alkalinity
- 8.6DKH
- Magnesium
- 1280
- Salt Brand
- Red Sea coral pro red bag
- Trace Element Dosing
- All for reef
- Water Chemistry Detail
- Nope, I like to keep things stable as I’ve learned stability is key and not to chase numbers.
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Crushed Coral
- Substrate Level
- Deep
- Live Rock
- 70
- Live Rock Type
- Was dry Marco rock when I started. Then when I bought my 120 it came with a ton of rock. Lots of caribsea light weight rock but super good
- Nutrient Export
- Refugium
- Macro Algae
- Protein Skimmer
- Floss
- Carbon
- Water Changes
- YES
- Water Change Details
- Yes, I should be better about them. But I’ve honestly never had nitrates go over 10 ppm yet and I don’t want to bottom them out. So I’ll do 5-10 gallon water changes a month sometimes. And sometimes I won’t do any.
- Nutrient Export Details
- I was using chaeto and it grew extremely fast and kept escaping my sump section and getting into the main display so I switched to caulerpa and it’s been doing great. Still somewhat a small ball. But tumbling good.
- Additional Maintenance Details
- I scrape the glass just about every time I walk by it because it’s satisfying. Feed 1-2x a day frozen mysis/ brine w/spirulina and seaweed for tangs.
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Blenny
- Clownfish
- Goby
- Wrasse
- Total Fish
- 12-14
- Coral List
- SPS Coral
- LPS Coral
- Zoanthids
- Soft Coral
- Mushroom Coral
- Total Corals
- 14
- Invert List
- Anemone
- Crabs
- Starfish
- Snails
- Total Inverts
- 20
- Livestock Detail
- I currently have 4 clowns. Will be getting rid of one pair as they were with the tank when i got jt. Just hard to find someone able to take them and be ready to care for them. Reefing isn’t very common in my area
- Livestock Quarantine
- Fish
- Coral
- Invert
- Favorite Fish
- Purple tang/Yellow tang
- Favorite Coral
- Holy grail torch
- Favorite Invert
- Star fish
- Never Livestock
- I’ve not had many fish to know what ones are buttheads in a reef tank. I tend to dive deep on research when I get something to ensure my tank will stay happy and pest/trouble free
Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)
- Fish Feeding Frequency
- Multiple Daily Feedings
- Coral Feeding Frequency
- Once weekly
- Fish and Coral Feeding
- Frozen
- Other
- What brands of foods are you feeding?
- Hikari frozen brine/mysis spirulina.
Couple different brands of sea weed I soak in kanaplex/garlic to keep fish happy
- Auto Feeder
- NO
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- Constant research and asking questions.
Like Confucius once said. The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute. The man who doesn’t is a fool for life. And I live by that. I don’t care what people may think when I ask questions as long as I’m learning and being successful that’s all that matters to me.
