Set up on April 7th, 2025, this 320-gallon display — with a total system volume of about 400 gallons including the sump — has been a wild journey from day one. What started as an idea for a predator tank has evolved into a thriving mixed reef!
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- Mixed Reef
- Total Water Volume
- 400
- When did you start this tank?
- Jan 1, 2025
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Acrylic
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 84
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 35
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 23
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- Internal Overflow
- Aquarium Sump
- YES
- Sump Water Volume
- 100
- Aquarium Stand
- The stand is built from metal square tubing. It currently is an open-frame design soon to be closed up!
- Aquarium Controller
- YES
- Aquarium Controller Make and Model
- Apex A3 and the focustronic mastertronic.
- Protein Skimmer
- YES
- Protein Skimmer Make and Model
- Maxspect AD600
- Aquarium Reactors
- Carbon
- Kalk
- Return Pump
- AQQA 85W 3200GPH
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Wavemaker
- Other
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- I use a combination of two SCP150 gyres with a closed loop system. (Also ran with an AQQA 85W 3200 GPH pump)
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- Lighting Equipment List
- I run a combination of (4) AI Primes 16HD, (3) AI Hydra 32HD, and (2) 72" Reefbrite Lumi Lite Pro. These are mounted on aluminum extrusion with the Hydras focused on the rear for SPS and the Primes focused on the front for softies and euphylia.
- Lighting PAR and Goals
- The Par levels are currently unknown as the lights were recently redone. My goals would be much lower in the front section compared to the rear middle. The rear middle will house the higher end SPS needing higher PARS.
- Dosing Equipment
- Calcium
- Alkalinity
- Magnesium
- Dosing Equipment Detail
- I currently have a jebao 4-channel Wifi doser, it is currently not setup because I am manually dosing until I can fully get the sump setup.
- Auto Top Off or ATO
- YES
- Aquarium Heating and Cooling
- I am using a heater or heaters
- Water Temperature
- 78
- Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
- (2) AQQA 1000W heater
- Frag Tank Details
- I currently have (5) 50 Gallon lowboy frag tanks for trimmings and quarantine.
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- pH Level
- 8.2
- Specific Gravity
- 1.026
- Nitrate or NO3
- 9.37
- Phosphate or PO4
- 0.063
- Calcium
- 404
- Alkalinity
- 8.45
- Magnesium
- 1275
- Salt Brand
- Instant Ocean Reef Crystals
- Trace Element Dosing
- API Complete Trace, this is temporary until I can figure out whatI like best.
- Water Chemistry Detail
- N/A
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Other
- Live Rock
- 400
- Live Rock Type
- Basic Live rocks
- Nutrient Export
- Refugium
- Protein Skimmer
- Filter Sock
- Filter Roller
- GFO
- Water Changes
- YES
- Water Change Details
- I change roughly 80 Gallons every month to two months.
- Additional Maintenance Details
- Daily cleaning, inspection of coral and fish health, and filter sock changes every few days.
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Cardinalfish
- Clownfish
- Damselfish
- Goby
- Surgeonfish Tang
- None
- Total Fish
- I have roughly 15 to 18 fish within the tank.
- Coral List
- SPS Coral
- LPS Coral
- Zoanthids
- Soft Coral
- Mushroom Coral
- NPS Coral
- Other
- Total Corals
- 50
- Invert List
- Anemone
- Snails
- Urchin
- Total Inverts
- 19
- Livestock Detail
- N/A
- Livestock Quarantine
- Fish
- Coral
- Favorite Fish
- Bird Wrasse
- Favorite Coral
- Tiger Torch Coral/Banana Torch
- Favorite Invert
- Urchin
- Never Livestock
- Miniatus Grouper, I had one before hand, took me forever to catch him and he ate naything that came within his vicinity.
Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)
- Fish Feeding Frequency
- Every Other Day
- Coral Feeding Frequency
- A Few Times Weekly
- Fish and Coral Feeding
- Pellet
- Frozen
- Algae Strips
- What brands of foods are you feeding?
- Multiple
- Auto Feeder
- NO
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- Stability and feeding!
