My first saltwater aquarium. 240 gallon mixed reef, 6’X2’x32”.
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- Mixed Reef
- Total Water Volume
- 280
- When did you start this tank?
- May 25, 2025
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Glass
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 72
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 24
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 32
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- External Overflow
- Aquarium Sump
- YES
- Sump Water Volume
- 40
- Aquarium Stand
- Built it myself out of 2x4, nothing special
- Aquarium Controller
- NO
- 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
- Return pump from sump, Nero 7, an hob, and some misc wave maker
- Aquarium Lighting
- T5 Fluorescent
- Lighting Equipment List
- ATI 5’, 6 bulb t5 fixture
- Auto Top Off or ATO
- NO
- Aquarium Heating and Cooling
- Neither
- Water Temperature
- 78
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Deep
- Live Rock
- 200
- Nutrient Export
- Filter Sock
- Water Changes
- YES
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Goby
- Coral List
- Mushroom Coral
- Invert List
- Urchin
- Livestock Quarantine
- Fish
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
- Algae Strips
- Auto Feeder
- NO
