Getting back into it with a new tank. Pest wiped out my old tank leaving just my fish. One being my nearly 20 year old clown fish. Literally my first saltwater fish. New tank is a 25g JBJ aio with stand.
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- Mixed Reef
- Total Water Volume
- 25
- When did you start this tank?
- Feb 3, 2025
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Glass
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 16.5
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 16.5
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 23
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- All In One Tank
- Aquarium Sump
- NO Sump
- Aquarium Stand
- JBJ stand. Press board laminated gloss black
- Aquarium Controller
- NO
- Protein Skimmer
- YES
- Protein Skimmer Make and Model
- Ioaoi HO,50
- Aquarium Reactors
- Carbon
- GFO
- Return Pump
- Cobalt Mj1200
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Wavemaker
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- Maxspect jump gyre
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- Lighting Equipment List
- Hydra 26. And a new Hydra Edge 44HD is in the way.
- Lighting PAR and Goals
- Lower portion is around 150 par.
Middle is around 250 and the top rock is pushing 350.
- Dosing Equipment
- Other
- Dosing Equipment Detail
- Kalk in rodi top off water.
- Auto Top Off or ATO
- YES
- Aquarium Heating and Cooling
- I am using a heater or heaters
- I am using a chiller
- Water Temperature
- 78
- Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
- Hygger titanium controller heater with built-in temp sensor and display. Generic Chinese chiller.
- Additional Equipment Detail
- Aqua ultraviolet 8w UV sterilizer. Reef octopus skimmer collector with overflow protection and soft starting. Also added a second float to prevent tank overflow.
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- pH Level
- 8.2
- Specific Gravity
- 1.025
- Nitrate or NO3
- 7
- Phosphate or PO4
- 0.05
- Calcium
- 500
- Alkalinity
- 11dkh
- Magnesium
- 1250
- Salt Brand
- Reef crystals
- Trace Element Dosing
- Kalk in top off. Kent marine trace elements directly into tank. Purple up, and reef snow.
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Other
- Live Rock
- 20
- Live Rock Type
- Dry
- Nutrient Export
- Protein Skimmer
- Filter Sock
- GFO
- Carbon
- Water Changes
- YES
- Water Change Details
- 4 gallons a week. Using reef crystals
- Nutrient Export Details
- Water changes
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Clownfish
- Total Fish
- 2
- Coral List
- SPS Coral
- LPS Coral
- Total Corals
- 4
- Invert List
- Crabs
- Snails
- Total Inverts
- 4
- Livestock Detail
- 1 turbo snail. 3 hermit crabs. 2 fish. 1 clown and a royal gramma
- Livestock Quarantine
- No Quarantine
Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)
- Fish Feeding Frequency
- Every Other Day
- Coral Feeding Frequency
- Every Other Day
- Fish and Coral Feeding
- Flake
- Pellet
- Frozen
- Other
- Auto Feeder
- NO
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- Patience. And water changes.
