The Koralito Mixed Reef tank is 270gal display with 80gal sump. This tank has been featured on several online platform and social media including WWC YouTube channel and has been featured on Koralle Magazin in Germany and CORAL Magazine here in the USA.
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- Mixed Reef
- Total Water Volume
- 250
- When did you start this tank?
- Jul 15, 2020
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Glass
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 60
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 36
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 29
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- Internal Overflow
- Aquarium Sump
- YES
- Sump Water Volume
- 50
- Aquarium Stand
- Custom Metal Stand
- Aquarium Controller
- YES
- Aquarium Controller Make and Model
- GHL Profilux
- Protein Skimmer
- YES
- Protein Skimmer Make and Model
- Dalua’s The Great White GW-17
- Aquarium Reactors
- Carbon
- Kalk
- Return Pump
- Reeflo Super Dart-Snapper Gold Hybrid Pump
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Powerhead
- Wavemaker
- Other
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- SeaSwirl Oscillating Water Return, Dalua Great White Wavemaker 20,000lph, Aquaillumination Orbit 4, Sicce Xstream SDC Propeller Pump, 2 x Skimz Supersilent SS18.0 Wavemaker Pump
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- Lighting Equipment List
- 8 x Illumagic X4
- Lighting PAR and Goals
- The maximum PAR on the tank is about 500-700 where most of the acropora are. The euphyllias are getting about 300 and the sand bed is getting about 75-150.
- Dosing Equipment
- Calcium
- Alkalinity
- Magnesium
- Dosing Equipment Detail
- I am using the GHL Doser 2.1 for my alkalinity and calcium. For Magnesium, I currently manual dosing. I also use the same doser for some of my trace elements. The rest are manual dosing.
- Auto Top Off or ATO
- YES
- Aquarium Heating and Cooling
- I am using a chiller
- Water Temperature
- 78
- Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
- JBJ Arctica Chiller 1/3 HP (DBM-250)
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- pH Level
- 8.3
- Specific Gravity
- 1.026
- Nitrate or NO3
- 40
- Phosphate or PO4
- 0.17
- Calcium
- 440
- Alkalinity
- 8.5
- Magnesium
- 1350
- Salt Brand
- Red Sea
- Trace Element Dosing
- Reefmoonshiner’s and ATI Elements
- Water Chemistry Detail
- Dosing trace elements are based on the ICP test results. As I have been doing it for 3 years now, I am able to get the average dosing amount of each trace elements needed for my tank. But of course, as they grow more, the dosing amount needs to be adjusted so, regular ICP test is still needed. Because of this method, I no longer perform water changes for 3 years now.
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Shallow
- Live Rock
- 100
- Live Rock Type
- The rocks I used are well-established live rock from previous reef tank I bought 4 years ago. I would say the rocks I have now are more than 10 years old.
- Nutrient Export
- Refugium
- Macro Algae
- Protein Skimmer
- Filter Roller
- GFO
- Carbon
- Water Changes
- NO
- Water Change Details
- I am no longer doing water change since dosing individual trace elements.
- Nutrient Export Details
- I have a refugium and skimmer. I also do carbon dose when needed. GFO is also being used only when needed.
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Clownfish
- Damselfish
- Dottyback
- Dragonet
- Surgeonfish Tang
- Wrasse
- Total Fish
- 14
- Coral List
- SPS Coral
- LPS Coral
- Zoanthids
- Soft Coral
- Total Corals
- 75
- Invert List
- Starfish
- Clams
- Total Inverts
- 3
- Livestock Detail
- My tang gang is the most effective algae controller. Even though I am running high nutrients, you will not see any algae in my tank because of them. I am currently do not have any snails and/or crabs in my tank aside from 2 sand sifting starfish, but I am planning to add some snails again.
- Livestock Quarantine
- Fish
Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)
- Fish Feeding Frequency
- Multiple Daily Feedings
- Coral Feeding Frequency
- Once weekly
- Fish and Coral Feeding
- Frozen
- Algae Strips
- Auto Feeder
- NO
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- Stability is definitely is the key to success. But as we all know, there is more than just keeping everything stable. Being hands on and passionate about the hobby are needed.
