300 gallon mixed reef tank.
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- Mixed Reef
- Total Water Volume
- 300
- When did you start this tank?
- Jan 10, 2023
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Glass
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 96
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 30
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 24
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- Internal Overflow
- Aquarium Sump
- YES
- Sump Water Volume
- 45
- Aquarium Stand
- wood stand made by planet
- Aquarium Controller
- YES
- Aquarium Controller Make and Model
- Apex
- Protein Skimmer
- YES
- Protein Skimmer Make and Model
- Elite 220-INT 9" Super Cone Protein Skimmer
- Aquarium Reactors
- Kalk
- Return Pump
- Apex Core return and another apex core running uv when needed.
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Powerhead
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- 4 hydros 2 mp 60 and 2 mp 40s
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- T5 Fluorescent
- Lighting Equipment List
- Radon G6 x6 and T5 supplemental at peak hours
- Lighting PAR and Goals
- 350-500 up top and 125-225 near sand bed
- Dosing Equipment
- Calcium
- Alkalinity
- Magnesium
- Other
- Dosing Equipment Detail
- I have trace elements dosing every 2 hours... the mix is made by myself but get it by running icp test monthly and adjusting the master solution using https://www.captiv8aquaculture.com
- Auto Top Off or ATO
- YES
- Aquarium Heating and Cooling
- I am using a heater or heaters
- Water Temperature
- 78
- Additional Equipment Detail
- I run a refgium with lots of live rocks and cheato also will supplement carbon and gfo very small amounts when needed in BRS reactor.
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- pH Level
- 8.3
- Specific Gravity
- 1.026
- Nitrate or NO3
- 10
- Phosphate or PO4
- 0.15
- Calcium
- 450
- Alkalinity
- 7.5
- Magnesium
- 1350
- Salt Brand
- reef crystal or tropic Marin like the way tropic mixes better and lower alk
- Trace Element Dosing
- on a dosing pump every 2 hours set for 31 day supply. I have noticed significant improvement of tank when started this program
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Shallow
- Live Rock
- 100
- Nutrient Export
- Refugium
- Water Changes
- YES
- Water Change Details
- I do weekly water changes of 10-15 percent. I have found with even the trace dosing the tank seems to be healthier with this program
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Butterflyfish
- Clownfish
- Damselfish
- Goby
- Hawkfish
- Surgeonfish Tang
- Wrasse
- Total Fish
- 22
- Coral List
- SPS Coral
- LPS Coral
- Zoanthids
- Soft Coral
- Mushroom Coral
- Total Corals
- 100
- Invert List
- Starfish
- Snails
- Urchin
- Livestock Detail
- I am a tang guy my favorite has to be my big black tang or my orange shoulder
- Livestock Quarantine
- Fish
- Coral
- Invert
Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)
- Fish Feeding Frequency
- Multiple Daily Feedings
- Coral Feeding Frequency
- A Few Times Weekly
- Fish and Coral Feeding
- Frozen
- Auto Feeder
- NO
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- Keeping things stable and trying to change one thing at a time which never really happens:)
