LiveAquaria Coral Farm & Aquatic Life Facility Main Display Aquarium Profile

LiveAquaria · Aug 14, 2019

About our Coral Farm & Aquatic Life Facility Main Display Aquarium

SPS Dominated Mixed Reef Tank (Display and "Grow Out Tank")
First set up in 2014, the main display aquarium in our LiveAquaria® Coral Farm & Aquatic Life Facility is a vibrant, 300-gallon SPS-dominated mixed reef aquarium that showcases many of our prized specimens including a wide variety of reef-safe Fairy Wrasse and Anthias species. Among these beautiful and notable species included a truly unique Aberrant Hawaiian Yellow Tang.

Purpose/Function

Educational, "teaching" aquarium used to explain fundamental principles of reef aquarium care
Showcase notable or "hard-to-find" corals and fish
House "mother" colonies of choice coral specimens from which fragments are removed for propagation
Grow-out tank for new and noteworthy coral frags (Observe and document growth habit and monitor to see if they retain their color and other unique features)

Specifications
Tank Size: 72" L x 36" D x 27" High
Volume: 300 gallons
Total System Volume: 380 gallons

History
Installed on March 21st, 2014 (3.21.14)

MISC Comments

Bare Bottom - No Substrate
Reefscape/Live Rock - About 150lbs of Real Reef Solutions™ Bolder and Shelf Eco-Friendly rock aquascaped in a "Figure 3" design stacked in a smaller-footprint "Reverse Pyramid" format to ensure good water flow. Stable, smaller pieces form the foundation and secured with TwoLittleFishies AquaStik Epoxy Putty.
Rockwork also stacked 4"-5" away from the back aquarium wall to ensure superior water movement and ease of maintenance.
Custom-Built Stand and Suspended Canopy/Hood

Lighting

3X Metal Halide Pendant Light Fixture with 400W, 20K Radium Lamps
3X 100W Ecoxotic Cannon LED PRO Pendant Light Fixture

Light Cycle:
Apex Light1_2_1 9:00 - 21:00 (12 hrs)
Apex Light2_2_2 9:30 - 20:30 (11 hrs)
RefLight_2_7 21:00 - 9:00 (12 hrs)

Filtration
Custom Sump - 100-gallon capacity

2X Mechanical Filter Socks
Custom ATO / Refill System - Both freshwater (RO/DI) and saltwater for water changes and top off (and salinity adjustment)
Reef Octopus Skimmer - Reef Octopus Classic 200 Internal Protein Skimmer

Water Flow

2X VorTech Propeller Pump MP 60
2X VorTech Propeller Pump MP 40
2X Maxspect Gyre XF130

Additional Equipment

Neptune Apex Controller
ORP Probe
pH Probe
Salinity Probe
Temp Probe
DOS Dosing System for dispensing Kalkwasser
Custom Ventilation/Exhaust System - Pulls hot air out and draws in fresh air
Calcium Reactor - Reef Octopus (Super Calcium Reactor SRO-CR5000)
Calcium Reactor Media - TwoLittleFishies Reborn
Pump - Hammerhead-Barracuda Hybrid Pump (3,400-5,400 gph)
Chiller - 1 Ton Commercial Roof Top Heat Exchanger
Heater - 500 Watt JBJ True Temp Titanium Heater

Supplements
Red Sea NO3PO4-X Algae Management
Vinegar Dosing

Synthetic Sea Salt
LiveAquaria® Professional Reef Salt

Feeding
4X Daily - Custom micro food blend for corals (Benepets BeneReef,
Two Little Fishies ZoPlan)

Maintenance

Water Changes - 30 gallons 5 times per week.
Daily Siphoning of collected debris during water change/maintenance
(NOTE: Debris accumulates/concentrates in a specific location due to unique placement of circulation pumps and strategic live rock placement away from back aquarium wall)

Parameters (typically)
Alkalinity 9.2 dKH
Calcium 468
Magnesium 1500
Phosphate 0.08
Nitrate 0.50
Specific gravity 1.025
Temperature: 77 degrees Fahrenheit