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My 80 gal system

Mixed reel
Mixed reel

Aquarium Profile and Equipment

What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
Mixed Reef
Total Water Volume
80
When did you start this tank?
Feb 1, 2024
What is your aquarium made of?
Glass
Aquarium Length (inches)
24
Aquarium Width (inches)
24
Aquarium Height (inches)
24
Aquarium Overflow/Drain
External Overflow
Aquarium Sump
YES
Sump Water Volume
25
Aquarium Stand
Custom built by myself made from two by fours with finish plywood and complete paint with a custom cut glass top that’s the tank sits on
Aquarium Controller
YES
Aquarium Controller Make and Model
I use Kasa smart plug power strips and Jebao doser
Protein Skimmer
YES
Protein Skimmer Make and Model
110 Int reef octo
Aquarium Reactors
  1. Carbon
  2. Phosphate
What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
  1. Powerhead
  2. Wavemaker
  3. Surge Device
Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
I’m running 3 power head in top one is constant the other two are set to wave action
Aquarium Lighting
  1. LED
Lighting Equipment List
3 submersible marine land led for added blue and I run 3 flu al light bars on top
Lighting PAR and Goals
My par levels I believe are 100-150 at the top of the reef and about 50 at sand level in the front
Dosing Equipment
  1. Calcium
  2. Alkalinity
  3. Magnesium
Dosing Equipment Detail
Jebao doser
Auto Top Off or ATO
NO
Aquarium Heating and Cooling
  1. I am using a heater or heaters
Water Temperature
76
Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
Standard glass tube heater
Additional Equipment Detail
Also running a flu al canister fx4 for my return pump so I don’t have particulate

Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters

Specific Gravity
1.025
Nitrate or NO3
10-20ppm
Phosphate or PO4
0.1
Calcium
550
Alkalinity
9
Magnesium
1500
Salt Brand
Two little fishes
Trace Element Dosing
Part a and b two little fishes brand

Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration

Substrate
Sand
Substrate Level
Deep
Live Rock
50
Nutrient Export
  1. Refugium
  2. Protein Skimmer
  3. Filter Sock
  4. Floss
  5. GFO
  6. Carbon
Water Changes
YES
Water Change Details
20 gallons every 2 weeks or so

Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)

Fish List
  1. Anthias
  2. Clownfish
  3. Dragonet
  4. Hawkfish
  5. Surgeonfish Tang
  6. Wrasse
Total Fish
9
Coral List
  1. SPS Coral
  2. LPS Coral
  3. Zoanthids
  4. Soft Coral
  5. Mushroom Coral
Total Corals
100
Invert List
  1. Anemone
  2. Crabs
  3. Starfish
  4. Shrimp
  5. Snails
  6. Clams
  7. Urchin
Total Inverts
10
Livestock Quarantine
  1. No Quarantine

Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)

Fish Feeding Frequency
One Daily Feeding
Coral Feeding Frequency
Once weekly
Fish and Coral Feeding
  1. Pellet
  2. Frozen
Auto Feeder
NO

Additional Aquarium Information

What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
Stability

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Magnificent!!
So much going in the system.
Lps oh my!
 

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