Red Sea Reefer 450 Classic
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- Mixed Reef
- Total Water Volume
- 92
- When did you start this tank?
- Feb 19, 2025
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Glass
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 60
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 18
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 24
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- Internal Overflow
- Aquarium Sump
- YES
- Sump Water Volume
- 27
- Aquarium Stand
- Red Sea
- Aquarium Controller
- NO
- Protein Skimmer
- YES
- Protein Skimmer Make and Model
- Bubble Magus Curve 7.
- Aquarium Reactors
- None
- Return Pump
- Vectra M1
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Powerhead
- Wavemaker
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- 2 Hygger 2110 GPH
1 Hygger crossflow
1 Carefree wavemaker
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- Lighting Equipment List
- Radion XR30 Gen3 w/ backup
3x SmatFarm 95w Reef Lights (OP AF)
- Lighting PAR and Goals
- Planning on buying a par meter this year.
End goal is several thousand gallons.
- Auto Top Off or ATO
- YES
- Aquarium Heating and Cooling
- I am using a heater or heaters
- Water Temperature
- 76
- Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
- Inkbird, no cooling, 500w titanium heater in sump.
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- pH Level
- 8.2
- Specific Gravity
- 1.026
- Nitrate or NO3
- 5 PPM
- Phosphate or PO4
- 0
- Calcium
- 440
- Alkalinity
- 8-9
- Salt Brand
- Instant Ocean, Reef Crystals, and Coral Pro.
- Trace Element Dosing
- Reef Fusion 1 and 2
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Other
- Live Rock
- 100
- Live Rock Type
- Mixed: Aquacultured, base rock, coral rock, etc.
- Nutrient Export
- Protein Skimmer
- Floss
- Carbon
- Other Chemical
- Water Changes
- YES
- Water Change Details
- 50% of tank volume with rock in, every 2 or 3 weeks. ATO with R/O.
- Nutrient Export Details
- Dump my skimmer, change my floss often. Seagel sometimes, Matrix carbon and phosguard.
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Basslet
- Clownfish
- Damselfish
- Goby
- Hawkfish
- Pipefish
- Surgeonfish Tang
- Wrasse
- Total Fish
- 10
- Coral List
- SPS Coral
- LPS Coral
- Zoanthids
- Soft Coral
- Mushroom Coral
- Total Corals
- 24
- Invert List
- Anemone
- Crabs
- Starfish
- Shrimp
- Snails
- Total Inverts
- 99
- Livestock Quarantine
- Fish
- Coral
Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)
- Fish Feeding Frequency
- One Daily Feeding
- Coral Feeding Frequency
- A Few Times Weekly
- Fish and Coral Feeding
- Flake
- Pellet
- Frozen
- Algae Strips
- Auto Feeder
- NO
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- Cleanup intervention, chemical balance, and leaving stuff alone!
