55 gallon mixed reef
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- Mixed Reef
- Total Water Volume
- 50
- When did you start this tank?
- Jan 12, 2025
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Glass
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 48
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 13
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 21
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- No Overflow
- Aquarium Sump
- NO Sump
- Aquarium Stand
- Live and dry sand mix
- Aquarium Controller
- NO
- Protein Skimmer
- NO
- Aquarium Reactors
- None
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Wavemaker
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- Hob filter running just floss
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- Lighting Equipment List
- Vibraspectra 65wtt
- Lighting PAR and Goals
- Par 400 third way down under lighting sides around 50 par. We have a wide range of par using a single light to accommodate super low light corals to sps
- Dosing Equipment
- Calcium
- Alkalinity
- Magnesium
- Other
- Dosing Equipment Detail
- All for reef manual dosing reef complete manual dosing
- Auto Top Off or ATO
- NO
- Aquarium Heating and Cooling
- I am using a heater or heaters
- Water Temperature
- 78
- Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
- In tank auto heater
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- pH Level
- 8.2
- Specific Gravity
- 1.025
- Nitrate or NO3
- 20
- Phosphate or PO4
- 0.05
- Calcium
- 450
- Alkalinity
- 9.5 dkh
- Magnesium
- 1350
- Salt Brand
- Fritz RPM
- Trace Element Dosing
- Reef AB +
- Water Chemistry Detail
- Weekly 5 gallon water change
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Other
- Live Rock
- 50
- Live Rock Type
- Mixed live and dry Caribbean rock
- Nutrient Export
- Macro Algae
- Floss
- Water Changes
- YES
- Water Change Details
- 5 gallon weekly
- Nutrient Export Details
- Cuc floss exchange in tank macro algae
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Angelfish
- Chromis
- Clownfish
- Damselfish
- Wrasse
- Total Fish
- 10
- Coral List
- SPS Coral
- LPS Coral
- Zoanthids
- Soft Coral
- Mushroom Coral
- Total Corals
- 22
- Invert List
- Anemone
- Crabs
- Starfish
- Shrimp
- Snails
- Total Inverts
- 75
- Livestock Quarantine
- No Quarantine
Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)
- Fish Feeding Frequency
- One Daily Feeding
- Coral Feeding Frequency
- Every Other Day
- Fish and Coral Feeding
- Frozen
- Auto Feeder
- NO
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- Massive CUC and routine water changes
