Adam's latest reef

[AdamNC]

Well I don't think I've posted a full spec of my tank yet so here goes.



Lighting: Maxspect R420R 27" 16k 160watt and a Tunze 7097.050 Moonlight Turbelle

Heater: 75 watt, don't remember the brand

Aquarium: Tetra 29 Gallon Standard

Stand: 29 Gallon Black Stand, pine wood I think

Skimmer: AquaC Remora HOB w/MJ1200 and pre-skimmer

Powerhead: Jebao WP-10 x 2 and a Tunze Turbelle nanostream 6040

Filter: Aqua Clear 70

AutoTopOff:Tunze Osmolator nano 3152

Other: BRS screen top


Lighting Schedule:
TP1 08:00 Ch1 0% Ch2 0%
TP2 09:30 Ch1 40% Ch2 65%
TP3 11:30 Ch1 65% Ch2 90%
TP4 18:30 Ch1 65% Ch2 90%
TP5 20:30 Ch1 40% Ch2 65%
TP6 22:00 Ch1 0% Ch2 0%

Day to day routine:

Daily
Dose 4 drops of Kent Marine Iodide
Dose 7 ml of Distilled White Vinegar 5%
Dose 1.5 g of Seachem Reef Builder
Feed 1 cap of Area 51 Phytoplankton
Measure Alkalinity

Weekly
Dose 1 cap of AquaVitro Fuel, once a week
Dose 5 ml of Red Sea Reef Foundation Part A, twice a week
Dose 2 ml of Red Sea Reef Energy, 4 times a week
Feed 1 drop of Ocean Nutrition Prime Reef, 5 times a week
Feed 3 pieces of Pro Salt Krill, once a week
Feed 1.5 oz of San Francisco Bay Marine Cuisine, twice a week
Feed 1 drop of Reef Chili, twice a week
Clean sediment off rocks with turkey baster, twice a week
Measure Salinity
Measure pH
Measure Ammonia
Measure Phosphate
Measure Nitrate
Measure Magnesium
Measure Calcium

Every 2 weeks
Change 5 gal of water

Monthly
Replace Carbon
Clean Light fixture

Every 3 months
Clean Powerheads

Yearly
Clean Skimmer body and pump



Current inhabitants

Fish:
1 Gold Striped Maroon Clownfish Premnas biaculeatus
1 Lawnmower Blenny Salarias fasciatus
1 Ocellaris Clownfish Amphiprion ocellaris
1 Royal Gramma Basslet Gramma loreto

Inverts:
7 Banded Trochus Snails Trochus sp.
1 Blood Red Fire Shrimp Lysmata debelius
4 Blue Legged Hermit Crabs Clibanarius tricolor
5 Cerith Snails Cerithium sp.
1 Dwarf Zebra Hermit Crab Calcinus laevimanus
2 Emerald Crabs Mithraculus sculptus
2 Mexican Turbo Snails Turbo fluctuosa
8 Nassarius Snails Nassarius sp.
6 Nerite Snails Nerita sp.
1 Red Line Cleaner Shrimp Lysmata amboinensis
1 Rose Bulb Anemone Entacmaea quadricolor
7 Scarlet Reef Hermit Crabs Paguristes cadenati
3 Spiny Star Astraea Astraea phoebia
1 Tiger Tail Cucumber Holothuria sp.

Corals:
2 Green Birdsnest Coral Seriatopora hystrix
2 x Unknown Acropora Coral Acropora sp.
Green Birdsnest Coral Seriatopora guttatus
Branching Green Hammer Euphyllia ancora
Brown/Blue/Orange Zoanthids Zoanthus sp.
California Tortuosa Acropora Tortuosa
Fire and Ice Zoanthids Zoanthus sp.
Bonsai Acropora Coral Acropora valida
Green Acropora millepora Acropora millepora
Green Brush Coral Pocillopora damicornis
Green Duncan Polyp Duncanopsammia axifuga
Green Montipora Capricornis Montipora capricornis
Orange Montipora Digita Montipora digitata
Pink Birdsnest Coral Seriatopora hystrix
Purple Stylophora Coral Stylophora spp.
Radioactive Dragon Eye Zoanthid Zoanthus sp.
Red Montipora Capricornis Montipora capricornis
Velvet Acropora Coral Acropora sp.

 

[AdamNC]

Recent pics as of today

 

[OrlandoReefer]

well done :biggrin1:

 

[AdamNC]

and more

 

[AdamNC]

and a few more

 

[SeahorseKeeper]

Your tank is looking good! I think we need more pics!

 

[AdamNC]

Thanks.

 

[Shep]

I like how you have the thread set up, its very informative and a great template for new members, So whats your favorite coral so far?

 

[heathd.hd]

How's your bta been in there? I really want one for my clowns. But I'm to nervous because of my acan gardens. Grrrr. Scared!

 

[AdamNC]

Thanks Shep, so far my Cali Tort but I've got a new one that's dark green with red polyps. No idea what it is yet, I posted a pic in the Acro ID section.

Heath I can understand your concern as they can walk until they find a suitable spot. So far I've been lucky on it's placement and hasn't decided to move since the 2nd week I had it. It tend to move a bit the first 2 weeks and lucky nothing was in it's warpath.

 

[Shep]

Have always wanted to keep sps but my tank is too dirty for them.....guess I'll just have to make a new tank just for them! (yes, I am addicted to corals)

 

[AdamNC]

Update!!!!

Had to lose the RBTA, he started walking and in an SPS tank that meant he had to go. My Maroon has missed him but killed the aggression towards the other fish. Added some more SPS and 2 new LPS. The new LPS currently occupy the void space that the RBTA was in. Having a little issues with high Nitrates but coming under control by vinegar dosing again. I think I lost a Turbo Snail and shot the Nitrate up. Small tanks have such a swing to them when something happens it happens fast.

Took out one of the Jebao wp-10's and also added 2 BRS 1.1mL dosing pumps for Alk and Ca.