125gallon tank with sump system.
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- Mixed Reef
- Total Water Volume
- 150
- When did you start this tank?
- Jan 15, 2025
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Glass
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 72.5
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 23.125
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 18.5
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- External Overflow
- Aquarium Sump
- YES
- Sump Water Volume
- 45
- Aquarium Stand
- Stock wooden stand that came with aquarium.
- Aquarium Controller
- NO
- Protein Skimmer
- YES
- Protein Skimmer Make and Model
- Aquavitro Division
- Aquarium Reactors
- None
- Return Pump
- Danner pond-mag 950
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Wavemaker
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- Aquatop Maxflow wavemaker
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- Lighting Equipment List
- 3x Hipargero A100
- Lighting PAR and Goals
- No idea
- Dosing Equipment Detail
- N/A
- Auto Top Off or ATO
- NO
- Aquarium Heating and Cooling
- I am using a heater or heaters
- Water Temperature
- 80
- Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
- Hygger 1000 watt
- Frag Tank Details
- N/A
- Additional Equipment Detail
- A small grow light for the refugium area. UV light. I turn this on once every couple weeks for a day or so.
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- Salt Brand
- Instant Ocean Reef Crystals
- Trace Element Dosing
- N/A
- Water Chemistry Detail
- N/A
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Other
- Live Rock
- 100
- Live Rock Type
- From LFS
- Nutrient Export
- Refugium
- Protein Skimmer
- Floss
- Water Changes
- NO
- Water Change Details
- Don't do water changes, top off in sump as it evaporates. About 2.5gallons every few days.
- Nutrient Export Details
- Just the refugium, floss, and skimmer.
- Additional Maintenance Details
- Scrub the inside of the glass occasionally.
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Cardinalfish
- Clownfish
- Damselfish
- Goby
- Surgeonfish Tang
- Wrasse
- Total Fish
- 28 total
- Coral List
- SPS Coral
- LPS Coral
- Mushroom Coral
- Total Corals
- 15
- Invert List
- Crabs
- Starfish
- Shrimp
- Snails
- Urchin
- Total Inverts
- 200
- Livestock Quarantine
- No Quarantine
Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)
- Fish Feeding Frequency
- Multiple Daily Feedings
- Coral Feeding Frequency
- A Few Times Weekly
- Fish and Coral Feeding
- Pellet
- Frozen
- Other
- Auto Feeder
- NO
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- Not overthinking, overreacting. Going somewhat slowly. Listening to people that have more experience.

"28" fish in a 150-gallon and no water changes? Wow!