A Nem / Clowns and Weed Coral Tank!
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- Mixed Reef
- Total Water Volume
- 10
- When did you start this tank?
- Feb 28, 2026
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Glass
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 20
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 10
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 12
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- No Overflow
- Aquarium Sump
- NO Sump
- Aquarium Stand
- Used one from my nephews 13.5 Evo
- Aquarium Controller
- NO
- Protein Skimmer
- NO
- Aquarium Reactors
- None
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Wavemaker
- Surge Device
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- Sicce Nano Voyager, also HOB filter provides flow.
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- Lighting Equipment List
- Glowrium
- Dosing Equipment Detail
- None yet.
- Auto Top Off or ATO
- NO
- Aquarium Heating and Cooling
- I am using a heater or heaters
- Water Temperature
- 76
- Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
- Aquatop Pisces
- Additional Equipment Detail
- Fluval AC20 HOB filter.
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- pH Level
- 8.1
- Specific Gravity
- 1.25
- Nitrate or NO3
- 10ppm
- Phosphate or PO4
- 0.7
- Calcium
- 450
- Alkalinity
- 9.0
- Magnesium
- 1350
- Salt Brand
- Fauna Marin
- Trace Element Dosing
- Not yet, too new, but will eventually add Brightwell Replenish and Red Sea ABCD
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Shallow
- Live Rock
- 12
- Live Rock Type
- All LIVE... 10lbs from LFS, aquacultured life rock, and 2lbs of Tampa Bay Saltwater live Rock, from my tank.
- Nutrient Export
- Carbon
- Water Changes
- YES
- Water Change Details
- Right now, once/week, eventually once every 2 weeks
- Additional Maintenance Details
- Not much, cleaning glass, looking at all the Pods growing, its still new, so, minimal maintenance right now.
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Clownfish
- Total Fish
- 2, but will be 3 when Goby and Pistol shrimp are added.
- Coral List
- LPS Coral
- Total Corals
- 3
- Invert List
- Crabs
- Snails
- Total Inverts
- 5
- Livestock Detail
- 2 clowns 1 designer, 1 Gladiator
- Livestock Quarantine
- No Quarantine
- Favorite Fish
- Royal Gramma
- Favorite Invert
- Red Leg Hermit
Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)
- Fish Feeding Frequency
- Multiple Daily Feedings
- Coral Feeding Frequency
- Every Other Day
- Fish and Coral Feeding
- Pellet
- Frozen
- What brands of foods are you feeding?
- Umm... all of them, I believe in Variety...Mysis, brine, rods food, pe mysis pellets, prime reef, mega marine etc.
- Auto Feeder
- NO
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- Well, for this tank? Started off with Live Rock only...oh man, my 1st tank....BIG MISTAKE!! I Started with Dry Rock only, and ...after almost a year of heavy ugly stage, I almost quit...lol.
