This is a 75 gallons, low tech reef tank with no sump.
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- Mixed Reef
- Total Water Volume
- 75
- When did you start this tank?
- Oct 4, 2021
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Glass
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 48
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 18
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 21
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- No Overflow
- Aquarium Sump
- NO Sump
- Aquarium Stand
- Aquatlantis stand, made for 75 gallons tank specifically.
- Aquarium Controller
- NO
- Protein Skimmer
- YES
- Protein Skimmer Make and Model
- Tunze Comline 9012 DC internal skimmer
- Aquarium Reactors
- None
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Powerhead
- Other
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- 1 x Nero 5 (parent) with 1 x Nero 3 (child). 1 x Tunze 6015 powerhead. 1 x Sicce 1.0 return pump for UV sterilizer (in-tank). Tunze Comline 3168 internal filter set at maximum flow.
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- Lighting Equipment List
- 4 x AI Prime 16 HD
- Lighting PAR and Goals
- Unknown at the moment, still researching and need to measure par.
- Dosing Equipment Detail
- None. I dose manually.
- 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
- Inkbird temperature controller with 2 x 200 watts Eheim heaters
- Additional Equipment Detail
- Aqua UV Advantage sterilizer - 15 watts (barb x barb)
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- pH Level
- 8.1
- Specific Gravity
- 1.026
- Nitrate or NO3
- 16 ppm
- Phosphate or PO4
- 0.03
- Calcium
- 460
- Alkalinity
- 9.5 dkh
- Magnesium
- 1500
- Salt Brand
- Aquaforest reef salt or Red Sea blue bucket
- Trace Element Dosing
- All for Reef, 15 ml daily
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Deep
- Live Rock
- 70
- Live Rock Type
- Dry rock that became live.
- Nutrient Export
- Protein Skimmer
- Floss
- Water Changes
- NO
- Water Change Details
- Still having dinos so can’t do WC. Routine will be 5 gallons per month if I ever can do them.
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Blenny
- Cardinalfish
- Clownfish
- Goby
- Total Fish
- 7
- Coral List
- SPS Coral
- LPS Coral
- Soft Coral
- Total Corals
- 28
- Invert List
- Crabs
- Shrimp
- Snails
- Total Inverts
- 45
- Livestock Detail
- Blue eye kole tang
- Livestock Quarantine
- No Quarantine
Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)
- Fish Feeding Frequency
- Multiple Daily Feedings
- Coral Feeding Frequency
- Other
- Fish and Coral Feeding
- Flake
- Pellet
- Frozen
- Algae Strips
- Auto Feeder
- Trips Only
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- Research and patience. But I wouldn’t call it success (yet). Tank is still in a fragile state.
