Recently married, and my wife gave me the green-light on a tank upgrade
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- Mixed Reef
- Total Water Volume
- 120
- When did you start this tank?
- Dec 18, 2023
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Glass
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 48
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 24
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 24
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- External Overflow
- Aquarium Sump
- YES
- Sump Water Volume
- 30
- Aquarium Stand
- Planet Aquariums
- Aquarium Controller
- YES
- Aquarium Controller Make and Model
- Neptune Apex A3
- Protein Skimmer
- NO
- Aquarium Reactors
- Carbon
- GFO
- Kalk
- Return Pump
- Ecotech Vectra M2
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Powerhead
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- MP40 x2
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- Lighting Equipment List
- AI Prime 16HD x2
AI Blade Coral Grow 48" x2
- Dosing Equipment
- Calcium
- Alkalinity
- Dosing Equipment Detail
- Kalkwasser dosing using the Avast Marine Kalk Stirrer fed by a Neptune DOS dosing pump
- 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
- Inkbird wifi thermostat x2
BRS 200w titanium heaters x2
Temporarily also running a 100w titanium heater, and a 100w Eheim (the 2x 200w heaters were barely keeping up)
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- pH Level
- 8.1
- Salt Brand
- Tropic Marin Pro Reef Salt
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Shallow
- Live Rock
- 100
- Live Rock Type
- Marco Rock (pre-cycled)
- Nutrient Export
- Refugium
- Filter Roller
- Water Changes
- YES
- Water Change Details
- Auto water exchanges - 2% daily using a Neptune DOS dose
- Nutrient Export Details
- Currently just using a filter fleece roller - ClariSea SK3000 G3, just fired up my macro algae refugium with Pom Pom gracilaria
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Blenny
- Clownfish
- Dartfish
- Goby
- Surgeonfish Tang
- Total Fish
- 16
- Coral List
- SPS Coral
- LPS Coral
- Soft Coral
- Total Corals
- 30
- Invert List
- Crabs
- Shrimp
- Snails
- Urchin
Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)
- Fish Feeding Frequency
- Multiple Daily Feedings
- Coral Feeding Frequency
- Do Not Feed Coral Directly
- Fish and Coral Feeding
- Pellet
- Other
- Auto Feeder
- YES
