177 gallons Sps dominated reef tank
IG: gigireefproject
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- SPS Dominated
- Total Water Volume
- 177
- When did you start this tank?
- Oct 3, 2021
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Glass
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 68.5
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 27.5
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 21.6
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- External Overflow
- Aquarium Sump
- YES
- Sump Water Volume
- 40
- Aquarium Stand
- Custom built, structure in aluminum
- Aquarium Controller
- YES
- Aquarium Controller Make and Model
- AquaGo by 3lements (not existing any longer…)
- Protein Skimmer
- YES
- Protein Skimmer Make and Model
- RedSea RSK900
- Aquarium Reactors
- GFO
- Calcium
- Return Pump
- Hydor Seltz D9000
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Powerhead
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- 4 Ecotech Marine Vortech MP40wQD
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- Lighting Equipment List
- 3 x ATI Straton
- Lighting PAR and Goals
- Top corals 800+ PAR
On sand 300-400 PAR
- Dosing Equipment
- Other
- Dosing Equipment Detail
- HM electronics x Flatworm stop 5ml x day
- Auto Top Off or ATO
- YES
- Aquarium Heating and Cooling
- I am using a chiller
- Water Temperature
- 79
- Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
- Teco TK500H, chiller with embedded heater
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- pH Level
- 8.1
- Specific Gravity
- 1.026
- Nitrate or NO3
- 15
- Phosphate or PO4
- 0.15
- Calcium
- 420
- Alkalinity
- 7
- Magnesium
- 1250
- Salt Brand
- Tropic Marin Pro
- Trace Element Dosing
- KZ ZeoSpur macro elements only in the weeks when I don’t do water changes
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Shallow
- Live Rock
- 176
- Live Rock Type
- D-D Aquascape started “dead”
- Nutrient Export
- Protein Skimmer
- GFO
- Carbon
- Water Changes
- YES
- Water Change Details
- 10% every 2 weeks. Semi-automatic.
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Angelfish
- Anthias
- Basslet
- Cardinalfish
- Chromis
- Dottyback
- Goby
- Surgeonfish Tang
- Wrasse
- Total Fish
- 50
- Coral List
- SPS Coral
- Soft Coral
- Total Corals
- 30
- Invert List
- Crabs
- Starfish
- Shrimp
- Snails
- Clams
- Urchin
- Total Inverts
- 20
- Livestock Quarantine
- No Quarantine
Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)
- Fish Feeding Frequency
- Multiple Daily Feedings
- Coral Feeding Frequency
- A Few Times Weekly
- 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?
- Plenty of light and flow.
Keep fishes well fed, despite compromising a bit on corals color.
