This is a 20L reef, dosed with All For Reef and other elements as needed and controlled with an assortment of Hydros controllers.
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- Mixed Reef
- Total Water Volume
- 20
- When did you start this tank?
- Nov 1, 2018
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Glass
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 30
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 12
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 12
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- No Overflow
- Aquarium Sump
- NO Sump
- Aquarium Stand
- Reinforced Ikea tv stand
- Aquarium Controller
- YES
- Aquarium Controller Make and Model
- Hydros, Launch, Wave Engine V2, Control SD, and Sole
- Protein Skimmer
- NO
- Aquarium Reactors
- None
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Wavemaker
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- Two HOB filters, one with built in UV, and an Eheim 2213, with an IceCap 2K gyre pump.
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- Lighting Equipment List
- Two Glowrium 60 Watt Reef lights
- Dosing Equipment
- Calcium
- Alkalinity
- Magnesium
- Other
- Dosing Equipment Detail
- Self built adjustable flow, 4 head pump that runs off of 12v power from the Hydros Launch
- Auto Top Off or ATO
- YES
- Aquarium Heating and Cooling
- I am using a heater or heaters
- Water Temperature
- 76
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- pH Level
- 8.2
- Specific Gravity
- 1.024
- Nitrate or NO3
- 1.6 ppm
- Phosphate or PO4
- 0.07
- Calcium
- 431
- Alkalinity
- 8.9
- Magnesium
- 1390
- Salt Brand
- Tropic Marin Reef Pro
- Trace Element Dosing
- Iodine
- Water Chemistry Detail
- ICP testing once monthly. Regular testing with Hanna Checkers every two to three days, especially NO3 and Phosphate since I have to dose those as well.
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Shallow
- Live Rock
- 30
- Live Rock Type
- Caribsea Liferock
- Nutrient Export
- None
- Water Changes
- YES
- Water Change Details
- 4 gallons weekly
- Nutrient Export Details
- Haven't needed one past water changes and light fish load.
- Additional Maintenance Details
- Feed correctly, change water.
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Blenny
- Clownfish
- Damselfish
- Goby
- Total Fish
- 5 fish total, two ocellaris clowns, one azure damsel, tailspot blenny, and a gold watchman goby.
- Coral List
- SPS Coral
- LPS Coral
- Zoanthids
- Soft Coral
- Total Corals
- 23
- Invert List
- Anemone
- Crabs
- Shrimp
- Snails
- Urchin
- Total Inverts
- 25
- Livestock Quarantine
- Fish
- Favorite Fish
- The tailspot blenny.
- Favorite Coral
- Torch coral
- Favorite Invert
- Coral banded shrimp
- Never Livestock
- Pinnatus Batfish
Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)
- Fish Feeding Frequency
- Multiple Daily Feedings
- Coral Feeding Frequency
- Multiple Daily Feedings
- Fish and Coral Feeding
- Flake
- Frozen
- Live Food
- What brands of foods are you feeding?
- Hikari flakes, multiple varieties of Hikari including, pods, rotifers, coral gumbo, mysis, and live copepods and amphipods.
- Auto Feeder
- NO
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- Keeping things as consistent and stable as possible and above all patience.
