72g Mixed Reef
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- Mixed Reef
- Total Water Volume
- 100
- When did you start this tank?
- Sep 1, 2024
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Glass
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 48
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 20
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 20
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- Drain Style (durso, herbie, etc)
- Aquarium Sump
- YES
- Sump Water Volume
- 40
- Aquarium Stand
- Waterbox Stand from manufacturer
- Aquarium Controller
- YES
- Aquarium Controller Make and Model
- Apex Pro v3 + Trident + DOS Pumps
- Protein Skimmer
- YES
- Protein Skimmer Make and Model
- RedSea 600DC
- Aquarium Reactors
- Carbon
- GFO
- Return Pump
- Simplicity DC
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Wavemaker
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- 2x MP40
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- T5 Fluorescent
- Lighting Equipment List
- 6 bulb ATI Sunpower T5 + Lumilite Ultra Actinic T5
- Lighting PAR and Goals
- Top of tank is at 450+ with acropora dominated, bottom is ~200
- Dosing Equipment
- Calcium
- Alkalinity
- Magnesium
- Other
- Dosing Equipment Detail
- 2x DOS Pumps. Full Moonshiners Method.
- Auto Top Off or ATO
- YES
- Aquarium Heating and Cooling
- I am using a heater or heaters
- Water Temperature
- 77
- Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
- 2x 1000W Titanium Heaters controlled by APEX
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- pH Level
- 8.3
- Specific Gravity
- 1.026
- Nitrate or NO3
- 25 ppm
- Phosphate or PO4
- 0.08
- Calcium
- 420
- Alkalinity
- 8.75
- Magnesium
- 1450
- Salt Brand
- Brightwell
- Trace Element Dosing
- Moonshiners Method
- Water Chemistry Detail
- Monthly ICP-MS tests for correction dosing via Moonshiners
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Crushed Coral
- Substrate Level
- Shallow
- Live Rock
- 60
- Live Rock Type
- Liferock
- Nutrient Export
- Refugium
- Filter Sock
- GFO
- Water Changes
- NO
- Water Change Details
- N/A
- Nutrient Export Details
- Heavy skimming and carbon dosing
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Angelfish
- Blenny
- Chromis
- Clownfish
- Foxface
- Goby
- Jawfish
- Surgeonfish Tang
- Wrasse
- Total Fish
- 14
- Coral List
- SPS Coral
- LPS Coral
- Zoanthids
- Soft Coral
- Mushroom Coral
- Total Corals
- 100
- Invert List
- Anemone
- Crabs
- Starfish
- Shrimp
- Snails
- Urchin
- Total Inverts
- 50
- Livestock Detail
- See tank thread for total count
- Livestock Quarantine
- No Quarantine
Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)
- Fish Feeding Frequency
- Multiple Daily Feedings
- Coral Feeding Frequency
- One Daily Feeding
- Fish and Coral Feeding
- Frozen
- Other
- Auto Feeder
- YES
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- Consistency and maintaining parameters.
