240 Gallon Glass Show tank with a 50 Gallon sump. Many reactors and LED Lights.
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- Mixed Reef
- Total Water Volume
- 290
- When did you start this tank?
- Jun 1, 2021
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Glass
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 48
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 48
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 28
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- Internal Overflow
- Aquarium Sump
- YES
- Sump Water Volume
- 50
- Aquarium Stand
- I had a local metal worker make me an open bottom stand out of 2"x2" metal
- Aquarium Controller
- YES
- Aquarium Controller Make and Model
- Apex
- Protein Skimmer
- YES
- Protein Skimmer Make and Model
- Reef Octopus 200EXT Recirculating
- Aquarium Reactors
- GFO
- Algae
- Calcium
- Kalk
- Return Pump
- Jabeo MDP-15000
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Powerhead
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- 3 MP 40, 1 MP 10, 2 Maxspect Gyres
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- Lighting Equipment List
- 2 Orphek Icons, 2 Blue Reef Brite Bars, 1 Fluorescent Orphek Bar, Outside Full Spectrum Spot Light on Anemones
- Lighting PAR and Goals
- 1,000 - 150 par in tank
- 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
- BRS Heaters on a Inkbird Controller
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- pH Level
- 8.5
- Specific Gravity
- 1.024
- Nitrate or NO3
- 50 ppm
- Phosphate or PO4
- 0.20
- Calcium
- 600
- Alkalinity
- 9.9 dKH
- Magnesium
- 1390
- Salt Brand
- Instant Ocean - Orange
- Trace Element Dosing
- None
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Deep
- Live Rock
- 200
- Live Rock Type
- All Kinds
- Nutrient Export
- Refugium
- Algae Scrubber
- Algae Reactor
- Macro Algae
- Protein Skimmer
- Floss
- GFO
- Water Changes
- YES
- Water Change Details
- 20% every 2 weeks
- Nutrient Export Details
- I vacuum my sand every 2 weeks with my water changes. It pulls a lot of detritus out that the CUC does not get.
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Angelfish
- Anthias
- Blenny
- Clownfish
- Surgeonfish Tang
- Wrasse
- Total Fish
- 13
- Coral List
- SPS Coral
- LPS Coral
- Zoanthids
- Soft Coral
- Mushroom Coral
- Total Corals
- 50
- Invert List
- Anemone
- Starfish
- Shrimp
- Snails
- Clams
- Total Inverts
- 40
- Livestock Detail
- I have gone to a more SPS dominate tank in the past year since my system has gotten more stable.
- Livestock Quarantine
- Fish
- Favorite Fish
- 7" Black Tang, Blotchy Anthias and 4" Achilles Tang - Hard to pick just one! :)
- Favorite Coral
- Green Bali Slimer
- Favorite Invert
- My Gigs
- Never Livestock
- Damsels - Everyone I've ever had turned into monsters! No matter the size!
Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)
- Fish Feeding Frequency
- Multiple Daily Feedings
- Coral Feeding Frequency
- One Daily Feeding
- Fish and Coral Feeding
- Flake
- Pellet
- Frozen
- Algae Strips
- What brands of foods are you feeding?
- Main source is Green and Red Nori twice a day, LRS and Avast Marine blend. But I feed the tank just about everything. Hakari and BRS products as well.
- Auto Feeder
- YES
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- Patience! The first 2 years I experienced it all - Dinos, Ciano, Hair, Ugly... Flatworms, you name I fought it! Reefing is a labor of love! Secondly, I am a firm believer of a scheduled water change.
