My first ever reef aquarium
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- Mixed Reef
- Total Water Volume
- 165
- When did you start this tank?
- Mar 1, 2025
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Glass
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 59.1
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 25.6
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 23.6
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- Internal Overflow
- Aquarium Sump
- YES
- Sump Water Volume
- 33
- Aquarium Stand
- My tank is a RedSea 625 G2. It comes with Marine-Spec laminated plywood and aluminium support
- Aquarium Controller
- YES
- Aquarium Controller Make and Model
- Apex Pro 3
- Protein Skimmer
- YES
- Protein Skimmer Make and Model
- Reef Octopus 200-INT
- Aquarium Reactors
- Algae
- Return Pump
- Neptune COR 20
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Powerhead
- Wavemaker
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- 2 x Orbit 2
2 x MP40
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- Lighting Equipment List
- 2x Radion XR30
- Dosing Equipment
- Calcium
- Alkalinity
- Magnesium
- Other
- Dosing Equipment Detail
- 3x Neptune DOS QD
- Auto Top Off or ATO
- YES
- Aquarium Heating and Cooling
- I am using a heater or heaters
- Water Temperature
- 79
- Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
- 2x BRS 600W Titanium heaters
- Additional Equipment Detail
- ReefOctopus CO2 Scrubber
Adaptive Reef Blade Hybrid Submersible Algae Scrubber
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- pH Level
- 8.25
- Specific Gravity
- 1.026
- Nitrate or NO3
- 8
- Phosphate or PO4
- 0.02
- Calcium
- 420
- Alkalinity
- 10.0
- Magnesium
- 1400
- Salt Brand
- Red Sea
- Trace Element Dosing
- Red Sea 4 part
Strontium
- Water Chemistry Detail
- I keep my NO3 between 7 - 10 ppm
I aim for PO4 0.01 - 0.05 (Automatic Vodka dosing to reduce and Reefrhoid to increase)
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Shallow
- Live Rock
- 40
- Live Rock Type
- Caribsea Live Rock
- Nutrient Export
- Algae Scrubber
- Macro Algae
- Protein Skimmer
- Filter Roller
- Carbon
- Water Changes
- YES
- Water Change Details
- Automatic water change of 10% a week using Neptune DoS QD
- Nutrient Export Details
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Angelfish
- Goby
- Hogfish
- Jawfish
- Wrasse
- Total Fish
- 10
- Coral List
- SPS Coral
- LPS Coral
- Zoanthids
- Soft Coral
- Mushroom Coral
- Total Corals
- 25
- Invert List
- Crabs
- Shrimp
- Snails
- Total Inverts
- 20
- Livestock Detail
- Bellus Angel
Japanese Swallowtail Angel
Mexican bluespotted Jawfish
Helfrisch firefish
Pintail wrasse
Kuiters leopard wrasse
Bluestreak cleaner wrasse
Oreni Tilefish
- Livestock Quarantine
- Fish
- Favorite Fish
- Oreni Tilefish
- Favorite Coral
- Gonioporas
- Favorite Invert
- Biscuit Seastar
Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)
- Fish Feeding Frequency
- Multiple Daily Feedings
- Coral Feeding Frequency
- One Daily Feeding
- Fish and Coral Feeding
- Frozen
- Live Food
- Algae Strips
- Auto Feeder
- NO
