This is a diverted journal from my original 17 gallon macroalgae tank to my current 7 gallon mixed reef.
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- Mixed Reef
- Total Water Volume
- 7
- When did you start this tank?
- Jan 17, 2025
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Glass
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 17.71
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 9.8
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 9.8
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- All In One Tank
- Aquarium Sump
- NO Sump
- Sump Water Volume
- 0
- Aquarium Stand
- IKEA Alex Cabinet
- Aquarium Controller
- NO
- Protein Skimmer
- NO
- Aquarium Reactors
- None
- Return Pump
- ZKSG 600L/h Pump
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- None
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- Natural Sunlight
- Lighting Equipment List
- ONF Flat Nano Plus
- Lighting PAR and Goals
- No specific goals
- Dosing Equipment
- Calcium
- Alkalinity
- Magnesium
- Dosing Equipment Detail
- Chihiros Auto Doser 4 Head - Dosing Kalkwasser, Chaetogro, All for Reef and NeoPhos. Dosing magnesium manually.
- Auto Top Off or ATO
- YES
- Aquarium Heating and Cooling
- I am using a heater or heaters
- Water Temperature
- 25
- Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
- Oase HeatUp 50W
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- Specific Gravity
- 1.025
- Nitrate or NO3
- 10-20
- Phosphate or PO4
- 0.1
- Calcium
- 430
- Alkalinity
- 8-9
- Magnesium
- 1350
- Salt Brand
- AquaForest Reef Salt
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Shallow
- Live Rock
- 2
- Live Rock Type
- Cultured rock from a sump
- Nutrient Export
- Macro Algae
- Water Changes
- YES
- Water Change Details
- Usually once a week, now fortnightly.
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Clownfish
- Goby
- Total Fish
- 3
- Coral List
- SPS Coral
- LPS Coral
- Zoanthids
- Soft Coral
- Total Corals
- 12
- Invert List
- Anemone
- Crabs
- Shrimp
- Snails
- Total Inverts
- 10
- Livestock Detail
- Rock Flower Anemone
Blue Banded Coral Shrimp
Pom Pom Crab
Blue Legged Hermit Crabs
Trochus Snails
Cerith Snails
Stomatella
Blue Porcelain Crab
Sexy Shrimp
Bumblebee Shrimp
Lightning Dove Snails
Plume Shrimp
Nassarius Snail
Micro Brittle Stars
- 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
- Pellet
- Frozen
- Auto Feeder
- NO
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- I think letting the rock sit for 3 months to culture, prior to setting up the display definitely helped. I also think the natural sunlight gives me a good boost for the more shaded areas of the tank. Also keeping the tank bioload low.
