130 gallon Display mixed reef tank
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- Mixed Reef
- Total Water Volume
- 160
- When did you start this tank?
- Oct 18, 2024
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Glass
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 60
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 22
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 22
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- Internal Overflow
- Aquarium Sump
- YES
- Sump Water Volume
- 30
- Aquarium Stand
- ESshopps Mariner 130 stand made of Marine plywood with enamel paint
- Aquarium Controller
- NO
- Protein Skimmer
- YES
- Protein Skimmer Make and Model
- NYOS Quantum 220
- Aquarium Reactors
- None
- Return Pump
- Ecotech Vectra M2
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Powerhead
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- two Ecotech MP40s
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- Lighting Equipment List
- two Radion XR30s
- Lighting PAR and Goals
- Lower lighting for LPs as thats the majority of my coral. I do not know my par levels.
- Dosing Equipment
- Alkalinity
- Other
- Dosing Equipment Detail
- Four Ecotech Versa dosing pumps. One for Alkalinity, one for tropic marin A- and one for Tropic Marine K+. Then I have one extra for calcium once i need it.
- Auto Top Off or ATO
- YES
- Aquarium Heating and Cooling
- I am using a heater or heaters
- Water Temperature
- 78
- Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
- Innovative Marine Helio 700W heater
- Frag Tank Details
- No frag tank
- Additional Equipment Detail
- Battery backup system I made with a battery for the ecotech pumps as well as an Icebox UV sterilizer which has been great for disease control.
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- pH Level
- 8.2
- Specific Gravity
- 1.025
- Nitrate or NO3
- 30 ppm
- Phosphate or PO4
- 0.1
- Calcium
- 450
- Alkalinity
- 8.2
- Magnesium
- 1400
- Salt Brand
- Red Sea Coral Pro
- Trace Element Dosing
- I dose 5ml of Tropic Marine A- and K+
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Deep
- Live Rock
- 80
- Live Rock Type
- Marco rocks
- Nutrient Export
- Protein Skimmer
- Floss
- Carbon
- Water Changes
- YES
- Water Change Details
- I do 5 gallons water changes every friday (I never miss a water change)
- Nutrient Export Details
- Lots of CUC and try to run my protein skimmer wet.
- Additional Maintenance Details
- I clean the glass two times per week
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Anthias
- Basslet
- Chromis
- Clownfish
- Goby
- Surgeonfish Tang
- Wrasse
- Total Fish
- 15
- Coral List
- LPS Coral
- Zoanthids
- Soft Coral
- Mushroom Coral
- Total Corals
- 20
- Invert List
- Crabs
- Shrimp
- Snails
- Urchin
- Total Inverts
- 150
- Livestock Quarantine
- No Quarantine
- Favorite Fish
- Lineatus Wrasse and Flame Wrasse
- Favorite Coral
- Torches
- Favorite Invert
- Cleaner Shrimp
- Never Livestock
- Eel becauae they are escape artists and you never see them!
Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)
- Fish Feeding Frequency
- One Daily Feeding
- Coral Feeding Frequency
- Do Not Feed Coral Directly
- Fish and Coral Feeding
- Frozen
- What brands of foods are you feeding?
- LRS reef frenzy and any type of forzen mysis
- Auto Feeder
- NO
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- Dont chase numbers in test kits, and keep lighting lower. Also having quality equipment helps a lot.
