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Court's Glass Box

120 gallons of softies fun!
120 gallons of softies fun!

Aquarium Profile and Equipment

What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
Soft Coral Dominated
Total Water Volume
140
When did you start this tank?
Mar 1, 2015
What is your aquarium made of?
Glass
Aquarium Length (inches)
48
Aquarium Width (inches)
24
Aquarium Height (inches)
24
Aquarium Overflow/Drain
Internal Overflow
Aquarium Sump
YES
Aquarium Stand
32" High wood stand, 2x front doors, 1x side door
Aquarium Controller
YES
Aquarium Controller Make and Model
Apex A2
Protein Skimmer
YES
Protein Skimmer Make and Model
IOAOI skimmer with DC pump
Aquarium Reactors
  1. Carbon
  2. GFO
Return Pump
Jebao MDC 6K
What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
  1. Powerhead
Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
2x Jebao SCP 90 gyres
Aquarium Lighting
  1. LED
  2. T5 Fluorescent
Lighting Equipment List
2x Smat Farm G5's, 2x 48' 460nm led bars, 2x 48" T5's running reef brite 50/50 bulbs
Lighting PAR and Goals
250ish at top of 12-14 inch high rock work.
Dosing Equipment
  1. Other
Dosing Equipment Detail
Tropic Marin AFR 10ml daily, 10ml Red Sea NoPox daily, 10ml Red Sea AB+
Auto Top Off or ATO
YES
Aquarium Heating and Cooling
  1. I am using a heater or heaters
Water Temperature
76
Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
2x 250w no name heaters.

Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters

pH Level
8.2
Specific Gravity
1.025
Nitrate or NO3
10
Phosphate or PO4
10
Calcium
450
Alkalinity
8
Magnesium
1400
Salt Brand
Instant Ocean
Trace Element Dosing
Only Tropic Marin AFR

Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration

Substrate
Sand
Substrate Level
Shallow
Live Rock
100
Live Rock Type
Seeded from 40+ year old Fiji rock 10lb, otherwise aragonite dry rock
Nutrient Export
  1. Protein Skimmer
  2. Filter Roller
  3. GFO
  4. Carbon
Water Changes
YES
Water Change Details
Minimal changes, 10-15% a month.
Nutrient Export Details
Nopox + skimmer.

Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)

Fish List
  1. Anthias
  2. Clownfish
  3. Hawkfish
  4. Surgeonfish Tang
Total Fish
14
Coral List
  1. Zoanthids
  2. Soft Coral
  3. Mushroom Coral
  4. NPS Coral
Total Corals
20
Invert List
  1. Crabs
  2. Snails
Total Inverts
100
Livestock Detail
2x yellow tangs, purple tang, sailfin tang, 5x lyretail anthias (1 male, 4 female), long nose hawkfish, pair of maroon clowns, pair of skunk clowns, melanurus wrasse, christmas wrasse, red coris wrasse

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
  1. Flake
  2. Pellet
  3. Frozen
Auto Feeder
YES

Additional Aquarium Information

What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
To be as hands off as possible!

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