Mixed corals with fish that should not overgrow the aquarium. Gives the house a calm peace.
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- Soft Coral Dominated
- Total Water Volume
- 75
- When did you start this tank?
- Feb 16, 2024
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Glass
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 48
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 18
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 21
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- No Overflow
- Aquarium Sump
- NO Sump
- Sump Water Volume
- 0
- Aquarium Stand
- Basic 75 gal stand made from compressed wood. Will be updating stand or upgrading aquarium. My goal is within 6 months.
- Aquarium Controller
- NO
- Protein Skimmer
- YES
- Protein Skimmer Make and Model
- Coralife Model100547616 HOB
- Aquarium Reactors
- None
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Powerhead
- Wavemaker
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- Hygger 2100GPH Double Head Aquarium Wave Maker
2 Sicce Voyager Nano 1000
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- Lighting Equipment List
- 2 NICREW HyperReef 100 Watts Gen 1 Aquarium LED Reef Light with controller
- Lighting PAR and Goals
- Measured the PAR and is plenty for the tank I have now. Goals were to maximize PAR areas to match corals needs. Meter is VBR-Aqua IP68 PAR Meter.
- Dosing Equipment
- Other
- Dosing Equipment Detail
- Dose by hand for nitrates, phosphates, calcium and magnesium as needed.
- Auto Top Off or ATO
- NO
- Aquarium Heating and Cooling
- I am using a heater or heaters
- Water Temperature
- 78
- Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
- 2 Aqueon 150 watt 78 preset
- Frag Tank Details
- Frogspawn, Duncan, 2 torches, gsp, brain, zoa's, mushroom, favia, stylopora, montipora and platygura
- Additional Equipment Detail
- UV sterilizer AA Green killing machine 24V
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- pH Level
- 8.2
- Specific Gravity
- 1.025
- Nitrate or NO3
- 15
- Phosphate or PO4
- 0.1
- Calcium
- 420
- Alkalinity
- 8-10
- Magnesium
- 1300
- Salt Brand
- Instant Ocean
- Water Chemistry Detail
- Try to maintain all parameters in spec
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Shallow
- Live Rock
- 35
- Live Rock Type
- Believe Caribbean from lfs
- Nutrient Export
- Protein Skimmer
- Carbon
- Water Changes
- YES
- Water Change Details
- Once a month or as parameters requires.
- Nutrient Export Details
- Maintain phosphates and nitrates in desired parameters. Maintain water clarity.
- Additional Maintenance Details
- Use a Fluval 407 for a filter.
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Basslet
- Cardinalfish
- Chromis
- Clownfish
- Damselfish
- Goby
- Total Fish
- 12
- Coral List
- SPS Coral
- LPS Coral
- Zoanthids
- Mushroom Coral
- NPS Coral
- Total Corals
- 25
- Invert List
- Crabs
- Shrimp
- Snails
- Total Inverts
- 90
- Livestock Detail
- Would like to add torches and more sps
- Livestock Quarantine
- Invert
- Favorite Fish
- Foxface Rabbitfish, one day I will have one
- Favorite Coral
- Hammers and torches (don't have yet, lol)
- Favorite Invert
- Emerald Crab
- Never Livestock
- Anemones, cause the damage coral. Predatory fish, cause fish like a have now almost seen like they school together at times.
Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)
- Fish Feeding Frequency
- Multiple Daily Feedings
- Coral Feeding Frequency
- Every Other Day
- Fish and Coral Feeding
- Pellet
- Frozen
- Live Food
- Other
- What brands of foods are you feeding?
- Omega one - pellets
Red frenzy - frozen
Brine shrimp - live
Reef roids - powder
- Auto Feeder
- Trips Only
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- Parameters, patience and not being afraid to ask for advice/help.
