Red Sea Reefer 350 G2- mixed reef
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- Mixed Reef
- Total Water Volume
- 90
- When did you start this tank?
- Aug 8, 2022
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Glass
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 47
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 20
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 21
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- Internal Overflow
- Aquarium Sump
- YES
- Sump Water Volume
- 18
- Aquarium Stand
- Red Sea 350G2 White stand-wood
- Aquarium Controller
- NO
- Aquarium Controller Make and Model
- N/A But I did build a control tower for monitoring my equipment
- Protein Skimmer
- YES
- Protein Skimmer Make and Model
- Reef Octopus 150 INT
- Aquarium Reactors
- None
- Return Pump
- Orlushy 24V DC
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Wavemaker
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- Red Sea Reef Wave 25 x1
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- Lighting Equipment List
- Red Sea 90 LEDs x2
- Lighting PAR and Goals
- Unsure on the exact par but I keep my blues at 75% intensity and whites at 10%
- Dosing Equipment
- Calcium
- Alkalinity
- Magnesium
- Dosing Equipment Detail
- Red Sea 4 head doser using Brightwell Reef Code A and B and Magnesion
- Auto Top Off or ATO
- YES
- Aquarium Heating and Cooling
- I am using a heater or heaters
- Water Temperature
- 77
- Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
- Hygger heater
- Additional Equipment Detail
- Red Sea Reef Mat
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- pH Level
- 8.12
- Specific Gravity
- 1.026
- Nitrate or NO3
- 30
- Phosphate or PO4
- 0.09
- Calcium
- 460
- Alkalinity
- 10.5
- Magnesium
- 1350
- Salt Brand
- Reef Crystals
- Trace Element Dosing
- ALK, Magnesium, and Calcium using Brightwell Products.
- Water Chemistry Detail
- Daily dosing of live phytoplankton which is self harvested. Also daily dose of microbacter7 for nitrate and phosphate management.
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Shallow
- Live Rock
- 80
- Live Rock Type
- It started dry, you can be sure it's live now!
- Nutrient Export
- Refugium
- Macro Algae
- Protein Skimmer
- Filter Roller
- Other Chemical
- Water Changes
- YES
- Water Change Details
- I'd like to say im consistent with 10gallons a week, but if I miss a week I do a 15 gallon biweekly.
- Nutrient Export Details
- I started with chaeto which was quite successful, but have found that letting GHA go wild in my refugium has been just as effective.
UPDATE: chaeto has grown from scraps and out competed the GHA
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Anthias
- Blenny
- Cardinalfish
- Clownfish
- Dragonet
- Foxface
- Goby
- Seahorse
- Surgeonfish Tang
- Wrasse
- Total Fish
- 10
- Coral List
- SPS Coral
- LPS Coral
- Zoanthids
- Soft Coral
- Mushroom Coral
- NPS Coral
- Total Corals
- 50
- Invert List
- Anemone
- Crabs
- Starfish
- Shrimp
- Snails
- Total Inverts
- 100
- Livestock Detail
- Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, Blood Red Cleaner Shrimp, Tiger Snapping Shrimp (paired with Lagoon shrimp Goby), 2 Clowns, 5 PJ Cardinals, Redhead Solon Wrasse, Six Line Wrasse, Onespot Foxface, Tomini Tang, Bimaculate Anthias, and a Spotted Mandarin.
- Livestock Quarantine
- Fish
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
- Auto Feeder
- NO
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- The fact that it's a healthy obsession! Being diligent about testing parameters, making sure the inhabitants are happy and getting along, doing routine maintenance on equipment, and of course all the support from R2R!
