150 gal automated system with grow out tank and supporting fish room. SPS heavy mixed reef. This is my 1st soirée with reef keeping. I’ve got salt, let’s party.
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- SPS Dominated
- Total Water Volume
- 150
- When did you start this tank?
- Jun 7, 2024
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Glass
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 60
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 24
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 22
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- Internal Overflow
- Aquarium Sump
- YES
- Sump Water Volume
- 25
- Aquarium Stand
- Red Sea (don’t fail me now)
- Aquarium Controller
- YES
- Aquarium Controller Make and Model
- Apex Pro w/ 2x DQD, 2x DDR, 4x FMM (leak, flow, liquid level), PM1, PM2, MXM, 3x EB832, Trident, Trident NP
- Protein Skimmer
- YES
- Protein Skimmer Make and Model
- Red Sea RSK-600
- Aquarium Reactors
- Carbon
- Algae
- Return Pump
- Red Sea Reef Run G2 12000 (85%)
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Powerhead
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- 2x Reef Wave 45 Gyres (20-80%). Two Nero 5’s behind and below scape (15-35%). Nero 3 in sump (10-40%). 2x Reef Wave 25’s in grow out tank.
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- Lighting Equipment List
- 3x RS 90’s. 2x RS 50’s on grow out.
- Lighting PAR and Goals
- The majority of this tank is ~300-400 PAR per Apogee. 11 hour cycle. Quick ramp up, max photo period for 6 hrs. Then whites taper off gradually to an additional 3 hr moon cycle.
- Dosing Equipment
- Other
- Dosing Equipment Detail
- Neptune DOS QD pushing 110ml daily (5 increments, largest following daily AWC). 25ml weekly RS AB+ dosed manually. ~150ml weekly Phyto dosed manually. Nyos N/P as needed.
- 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
- 2x 350 watt IM Helios + Apex backup. 200 watt Ehiem in AWC.
- Additional Equipment Detail
- ReefMat fleece roller (amazing), AWS-100 Turf scrubber, 25 Watt Aqua Ultra UV, 4 head manifold run by COR-20.
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- pH Level
- 8.3
- Specific Gravity
- 1.026
- Nitrate or NO3
- 4
- Phosphate or PO4
- 0.04
- Calcium
- 415
- Alkalinity
- 8.25-8.5 dKH
- Magnesium
- 1400
- Salt Brand
- Tropic Marin Pro
- Trace Element Dosing
- Rely on All for Reef
- Water Chemistry Detail
- Searching for that ultimate stability
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Shallow
- Live Rock
- 100
- Live Rock Type
- Dry Marco
- Nutrient Export
- Algae Scrubber
- Protein Skimmer
- Filter Roller
- Carbon
- Water Changes
- YES
- Water Change Details
- 2 gallon daily AWC 2-3:30am via Neptune DOS QD
- Nutrient Export Details
- System runs clean with ReefMat, Skimmer 24/7 and AWS-100 turf scrubber. Sometimes too clean = occasional dosing of N/P and tinkering w/ scrubber photo period and skimmer dryness.
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Angelfish
- Anthias
- Basslet
- Blenny
- Clownfish
- Damselfish
- Goby
- Surgeonfish Tang
- Wrasse
- Total Fish
- 22
- Coral List
- SPS Coral
- LPS Coral
- Zoanthids
- Mushroom Coral
- Total Corals
- 150
- Invert List
- Crabs
- Shrimp
- Snails
- Total Inverts
- 100
- Livestock Detail
- Fish:
Watanabae Angels, Purple Tang, WhiteTail Bristletooth, 3x Bimac Anthias, Melanarus Wrasse, Onyx Picasso Clown, 7x Springeri Damsels, Diamond Goby, Tailspot Benny, 4x Royal Grammas.
Coral: (will insert list later ) for now: so, so many.
Inverts:
Nassarius
Astrea / Trouchus
Cerrith & Dwarf
2x Emerald Crabs
Peppermint Shrimp
A few blue and red hermits
- Livestock Quarantine
- Fish
Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)
- Fish Feeding Frequency
- Multiple Daily Feedings
- Coral Feeding Frequency
- Multiple Daily Feedings
- Fish and Coral Feeding
- Pellet
- Frozen
- Algae Strips
- Auto Feeder
- YES
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- Extraordinary effort supported by sound research and logic + blind luck sometimes.
