This is a prostar 90, although display is only 65 gallon, mixed reef aquarium. It is my first saltwater aquarium and is only 10 months old at time of writing this.
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- Mixed Reef
- Total Water Volume
- 65
- When did you start this tank?
- Jan 3, 2024
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Glass
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 36
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 22
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 24
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- Internal Overflow
- Aquarium Sump
- YES
- Sump Water Volume
- 25
- Aquarium Stand
- Stand that comes with prostar brand
- Aquarium Controller
- NO
- Protein Skimmer
- YES
- Protein Skimmer Make and Model
- Simplicity 120
- Aquarium Reactors
- Algae
- Return Pump
- red sea 5500
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Powerhead
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- Ecotech MP 10s
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- Lighting Equipment List
- 2 ecotech g6's and 1 quanta LED strip light
- Lighting PAR and Goals
- LPS side of tank hits PAR levels between 100-200. Sps and acro side of tank hits 160-400
- Dosing Equipment
- Calcium
- Alkalinity
- Magnesium
- Dosing Equipment Detail
- Jebao wifi doser which doses kalk water for ph boost, and all for reef for stable big 3 and trace.
- Auto Top Off or ATO
- YES
- Aquarium Heating and Cooling
- I am using a heater or heaters
- Water Temperature
- 78
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- pH Level
- 8.2
- Specific Gravity
- 1.026
- Nitrate or NO3
- 8
- Phosphate or PO4
- 0.08
- Calcium
- 450
- Alkalinity
- 8.7
- Magnesium
- 1380
- Trace Element Dosing
- I use AFR in conjunction and make my own trace mix based on ICP testing. I add in Seachems trace plus and their iodide, plus manganese, iron, strontium, chromium, and potassium. Every day i put in 1 ml of that mix. im still getting the ratio right for my tank. I have been doing an ICP once a month to dial it in.
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Shallow
- Live Rock
- 15
- Live Rock Type
- Marco Dry Rock and some branch rock
- Nutrient Export
- Algae Reactor
- Protein Skimmer
- Floss
- Water Changes
- YES
- Water Change Details
- I try to aim for bi weekly, 15 gallon water changes. so twice a month i aim for.
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Blenny
- Cardinalfish
- Clownfish
- Goby
- Hawkfish
- Total Fish
- 10
- Coral List
- SPS Coral
- LPS Coral
- Zoanthids
- Soft Coral
- Mushroom Coral
- Total Corals
- 32
- Invert List
- Crabs
- Shrimp
- Snails
- Total Inverts
- 9
- Livestock Quarantine
- No Quarantine
Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)
- Fish Feeding Frequency
- Multiple Daily Feedings
- Coral Feeding Frequency
- One Daily Feeding
- Fish and Coral Feeding
- Pellet
- Frozen
- Auto Feeder
- YES
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- Constant attention and testing. Cant wait until a good auto tester comes out. That will drastically reduce my time spent.
