233 gallon softy tank
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- Soft Coral Dominated
- Total Water Volume
- 320
- When did you start this tank?
- Jun 1, 2014
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Glass
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 72
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 30
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 25
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- External Overflow
- Aquarium Sump
- YES
- Aquarium Stand
- DIY stand made from plywood and 2x4's
- Aquarium Controller
- NO
- Protein Skimmer
- YES
- Protein Skimmer Make and Model
- Reef Octo 5000int
- Aquarium Reactors
- Carbon
- GFO
- Return Pump
- Red Dragon 100 watt
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Wavemaker
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- Red Dragon 150 watt closed loop and a pair of Vortech MP40's
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- Lighting Equipment List
- A pair of CoralCare gen2 fixtures, a pair of Reef Brite XHO's and a single Radion XR15 gen 5
- Auto Top Off or ATO
- YES
- Aquarium Heating and Cooling
- I am using a heater or heaters
- Water Temperature
- 79
- Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
- Finnex 500 watt heater
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- Salt Brand
- Reef Crystals
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Shallow
- Live Rock
- 150
- Live Rock Type
- Real Reef man made rock
- Nutrient Export
- Refugium
- Protein Skimmer
- GFO
- Carbon
- Water Changes
- YES
- Water Change Details
- 60 gallons every 3 weeks
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Anthias
- Basslet
- Butterflyfish
- Clownfish
- Dottyback
- Surgeonfish Tang
- Wrasse
- Total Fish
- 12
- Coral List
- Zoanthids
- Soft Coral
- Mushroom Coral
- Other
- Total Corals
- 12
- Invert List
- Anemone
- Crabs
- Shrimp
- Snails
- Urchin
- Total Inverts
- 50
- Livestock Quarantine
- Fish
Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)
- Fish Feeding Frequency
- One Daily Feeding
- Coral Feeding Frequency
- Do Not Feed Coral Directly
- Fish and Coral Feeding
- Frozen
- Algae Strips
- Auto Feeder
- NO
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- Consistent water changes.
