I don’t think I’m doing this right
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- Mixed Reef
- Total Water Volume
- 220
- When did you start this tank?
- Sep 8, 2023
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Acrylic
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 72
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 24
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 24
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- Internal Overflow
- Aquarium Sump
- YES
- Sump Water Volume
- 30
- Aquarium Stand
- Wood stand from a 72”x18” modified to fit 24”w tank
- Aquarium Controller
- NO
- Protein Skimmer
- NO
- Aquarium Reactors
- None
- Return Pump
- Jaebo
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Wavemaker
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- Used Ice Cap 4K Gyre
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- Lighting Equipment List
- 5 used AI Hydra 52s
- Lighting PAR and Goals
- Par: no idea
Goals: keep things alive and possibly grow them
- Dosing Equipment
- Calcium
- Alkalinity
- Magnesium
- Dosing Equipment Detail
- I have some 500mL water containers that I poked holes in near the bottom and I let them drip into the tank
- 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
- 2 300w heaters
- Additional Equipment Detail
- There is not much equipment on this tank
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- pH Level
- 8.3
- Specific Gravity
- 1.025
- Nitrate or NO3
- no idea
- Alkalinity
- No idea
- Salt Brand
- TM Pro Reef
- Trace Element Dosing
- Sometimes I put some iron in the water
- Water Chemistry Detail
- I do not know what any of my parameters are
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Shallow
- Live Rock
- 75
- Live Rock Type
- Some from old tanks, some maricultured rock
- Nutrient Export
- Refugium
- Macro Algae
- Water Changes
- NO
- Water Change Details
- I have changed a few gallons here and there, but I don’t really do water changes
- Nutrient Export Details
- I have mangroves, algae, and coral
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Blenny
- Clownfish
- Damselfish
- Goby
- Pipefish
- Surgeonfish Tang
- Wrasse
- Total Fish
- 10
- Coral List
- SPS Coral
- LPS Coral
- Zoanthids
- Soft Coral
- Mushroom Coral
- Total Corals
- 30
- Invert List
- Anemone
- Crabs
- Starfish
- Shrimp
- Snails
- Clams
- Urchin
- Total Inverts
- 40
- Livestock Detail
- The macro-algae/refugium tank will eventually have more pipefish, mandarin, etc
- Livestock Quarantine
- No Quarantine
Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)
- Fish Feeding Frequency
- Multiple Daily Feedings
- Coral Feeding Frequency
- A Few Times Weekly
- Fish and Coral Feeding
- Pellet
- Frozen
- Auto Feeder
- YES
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- I don’t know if the tank has been successful yet, but in general, I just leave it alone.
