Soft Coral nano reef tank
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- Soft Coral Dominated
- Total Water Volume
- 18
- When did you start this tank?
- Dec 21, 2020
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Glass
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 15
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 15
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 12
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- External Overflow
- Aquarium Sump
- YES
- Sump Water Volume
- 5
- Aquarium Stand
- White wood stand
- Aquarium Controller
- NO
- Aquarium Controller Make and Model
- Coel temperature controller.
- Protein Skimmer
- YES
- Protein Skimmer Make and Model
- Aquamaxx NF-1 Nano Skimmer
- Aquarium Reactors
- None
- Return Pump
- Oceantech AC3000
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- None
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- The circulation is done by the return pump only.
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- Lighting Equipment List
- 2x Kessil A80 Tuna Blue
- Lighting PAR and Goals
- 70 to 120 PAR on the bottom
- Dosing Equipment
- Calcium
- Alkalinity
- Magnesium
- Dosing Equipment Detail
- Bubble Magus dosing pump (3 heads)
- 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
- AquaEl 100W heater and a cooling fan controlled by a Coel Temperature Controller.
- Additional Equipment Detail
- A battery operated air pump is automatically started in case of a power outage.
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- pH Level
- 8.2
- Specific Gravity
- 1.026
- Nitrate or NO3
- 3
- Phosphate or PO4
- 0.02
- Calcium
- 430
- Alkalinity
- 7
- Magnesium
- 1350
- Salt Brand
- Aquaforest ReefSalt
- Trace Element Dosing
- Automatically dosing trace elements included in the Aquaforest Balling solutions.
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Shallow
- Live Rock
- 4
- Live Rock Type
- Natural rock
- Nutrient Export
- Protein Skimmer
- Floss
- Carbon
- Water Changes
- YES
- Water Change Details
- 10% weekly water changes.
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Clownfish
- Total Fish
- 2
- Coral List
- Zoanthids
- Soft Coral
- Mushroom Coral
- Total Corals
- 13
- Invert List
- Anemone
- Crabs
- Total Inverts
- 15
- Livestock Detail
- Soft corals, a gorgonia, zoanthids, three rock flower anemones and several bubble tip anemones.
- Livestock Quarantine
- Fish
Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)
- Fish Feeding Frequency
- One Daily Feeding
- Coral Feeding Frequency
- Once weekly
- Fish and Coral Feeding
- Flake
- Pellet
- Frozen
- Auto Feeder
- NO
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- I’ve started as a marine hobbyist 36 years ago. I believe that the key to success is realizing that the hobby is constantly evolving and there is always room to learn new things.
Understanding that new equipment and new products will require different techniques and methods.
