Mariner 70 with a peaceful community of mostly small fish and LPS dominant reef
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- LPS Dominated
- Total Water Volume
- 95
- When did you start this tank?
- Sep 6, 2025
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Glass
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 36
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 21
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 21
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- Internal Overflow
- Aquarium Sump
- YES
- Sump Water Volume
- 25
- Aquarium Stand
- Manufacturer's stand made of marine grade plywood. It came with the tank.
- Aquarium Controller
- NO
- Protein Skimmer
- YES
- Protein Skimmer Make and Model
- Vertex Skimmer (not sure which model)
- Aquarium Reactors
- None
- Return Pump
- Sicce Syncra Silent 5.0
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Powerhead
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- Ecotech Marine Vortech MP40QD
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- Lighting Equipment List
- Radion G3 (soon to be replaced with 2 Orphek Natura iCons)
- Lighting PAR and Goals
- Haven't measured this, but aiming for LPS growth and health.
- Dosing Equipment Detail
- No corals yet, so water changes only.
- Auto Top Off or ATO
- NO
- Aquarium Heating and Cooling
- I am using a heater or heaters
- Water Temperature
- 76
- Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
- I have a Finnex 300w heater on an Inkbird Heater Controller
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- Specific Gravity
- 1.026
- Salt Brand
- Red Sea Coral Pro
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Shallow
- Live Rock
- 60
- Live Rock Type
- TBS Live Rock
- Nutrient Export
- Protein Skimmer
- Filter Roller
- Carbon
- Other Chemical
- Water Changes
- YES
- Nutrient Export Details
- Filter Roller + Protein Skimmer + Carbon and Purigen + water changes
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Blenny
- Clownfish
- Goby
- Wrasse
- Total Fish
- 9
- Coral List
- Other
- Total Corals
- 0
- Invert List
- Snails
- Total Inverts
- 3
- Livestock Detail
- 2 clowns
2 flasher wrasses (1 McCosker's 1 "something else")
2 hector's gobies
1 yellow watchman goby
1 tailspot blenny
1 one-spot foxface
- Favorite Fish
- Harlequin Tusk
- Favorite Coral
- Acropora
- Favorite Invert
- Bubble Tip Anemone
- Never Livestock
- Pocillopora, Pulsing Xenia, GSP - They become invasive
Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)
- Fish Feeding Frequency
- One Daily Feeding
- Coral Feeding Frequency
- Do Not Feed Coral Directly
- Fish and Coral Feeding
- Pellet
- Frozen
- Algae Strips
- Auto Feeder
- Trips Only
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- Research, Patience, Rhythm
