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Kyle’s reef

My first non nano tank(I would say big but I know it’s not lol)
My first non nano tank(I would say big but I know it’s not lol)

Aquarium Profile and Equipment

What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
Mixed Reef
Total Water Volume
110
When did you start this tank?
Mar 23, 2023
What is your aquarium made of?
Glass
Aquarium Length (inches)
48
Aquarium Width (inches)
18
Aquarium Height (inches)
24
Aquarium Overflow/Drain
Internal Overflow
Aquarium Sump
YES
Sump Water Volume
20
Aquarium Stand
Heavy duty homemade
Aquarium Controller
NO
Protein Skimmer
YES
Protein Skimmer Make and Model
RO 150INT
Aquarium Reactors
  1. None
Return Pump
Jebao DCP-6500
What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
  1. Powerhead
  2. Wavemaker
Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
Have a single power head blowing across the back of the tank and a gyre at the surface
Aquarium Lighting
  1. LED
Lighting Equipment List
2x 150w Viparspectra
Lighting PAR and Goals
♂️♂️
Dosing Equipment
  1. Other
Dosing Equipment Detail
When I do start dosing I will probably run all for reef with a single dosing pump and my dosing pump I have is a kamoer x1
Auto Top Off or ATO
YES
Aquarium Heating and Cooling
  1. I am using a heater or heaters
Water Temperature
79
Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
Right now a single heater on a single plug Inkbird. Will be upgrading to 2 heater soon.
Additional Equipment Detail
I have a Home Depot refugium light.

Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters

pH Level
8
Specific Gravity
35
Alkalinity
8
Salt Brand
Red Sea blue

Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration

Substrate
Bare Bottom (BB)
Substrate Level
No Substrate
Nutrient Export
  1. Refugium
  2. Protein Skimmer
  3. Filter Sock
  4. Carbon
Water Changes
YES
Water Change Details
Almost 20% twice a month currently

Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)

Fish List
  1. Angelfish
  2. Blenny
  3. Chromis
  4. Clownfish
  5. Damselfish
  6. Surgeonfish Tang
  7. Wrasse
Total Fish
10
Coral List
  1. SPS Coral
  2. LPS Coral
  3. Zoanthids
  4. Soft Coral
  5. Mushroom Coral
Invert List
  1. Anemone
  2. Crabs
  3. Shrimp
  4. Snails
  5. Urchin
Livestock Quarantine
  1. No Quarantine

Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)

Fish Feeding Frequency
Multiple Daily Feedings
Coral Feeding Frequency
Other
Fish and Coral Feeding
  1. Flake
  2. Pellet
  3. Frozen
  4. Algae Strips
Auto Feeder
NO

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Nice looking tank!
 

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Like the clean BB look, but since I’ve got a couple wrasses, that’d be a no go for me. Chemiclean that cyano before it gets out of hand .
 
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Like the clean BB look, but since I’ve got a couple wrasses, that’d be a no go for me. Chemiclean that cyano before it gets out of hand .
I like sand personally I did the bare bottom for ease of cleaning and it is super easy, but I’m running into the issue of me also loving sand dwellers and not being able to put them in there I’m dedicated to the bare bottom at this point so for now it’ll stay that way. So far my fairy wrasse don’t seem to mind too much they find a good hole in rock to sleep in.

I’m just kind of riding the cyano out. I don’t have a huge experience with cyano I do have chemiclean on hand. In my last tank(20g aio) I did chemiclean then ended up with Dino’s so I’m just letting it ride currently. I have plenty of flow in the tank(almost too much for the lps and softies) and I’m working on correcting a nutrient issue slowly. If the cyano starts going crazy I’ll hit it with chemiclean because I know it’ll knock it right out.
 
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Wow that is a nice bare bottom one of the best I've seen
I appreciate that! Thanks to my wife for doing the rock scape, when it comes to creativity I have none lol that is about the only hand she has in the tanks other than enjoying them and I’m ok with that!
 
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Took some more pics tonight!
 

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