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The Little Salty Reef

Fluval EVO5 nano reef, 1 month old
Fluval EVO5 nano reef, 1 month old

Aquarium Profile and Equipment

What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
Mixed Reef
Total Water Volume
5
When did you start this tank?
Aug 19, 2023
What is your aquarium made of?
Glass
Aquarium Length (inches)
22
Aquarium Width (inches)
15
Aquarium Height (inches)
11.5
Aquarium Overflow/Drain
All In One Tank
Aquarium Sump
NO Sump
Aquarium Stand
Counter
Aquarium Controller
YES
Aquarium Controller Make and Model
Basic WiFi plug switch
Protein Skimmer
NO
Aquarium Reactors
  1. None
Return Pump
Stock/unk
What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
  1. Other
Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
Return pump
Aquarium Lighting
  1. LED
Lighting Equipment List
Fluval stock
Lighting PAR and Goals
Estimated 400 @ center of tank
Auto Top Off or ATO
NO
Aquarium Heating and Cooling
  1. Neither
Water Temperature
76

Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration

Substrate
Sand
Substrate Level
Deep
Live Rock
5
Live Rock Type
Mixed
Nutrient Export
  1. Carbon
Water Changes
YES
Water Change Details
1/2 g biweekly

Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)

Fish List
  1. None
Total Fish
0
Coral List
  1. SPS Coral
  2. Zoanthids
  3. Soft Coral
  4. Mushroom Coral
Total Corals
8
Invert List
  1. Crabs
  2. Snails
Total Inverts
6
Livestock Quarantine
  1. No Quarantine

Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)

Fish Feeding Frequency
Other
Coral Feeding Frequency
Do Not Feed Coral Directly
Fish and Coral Feeding
  1. Other
Auto Feeder
NO

Additional Aquarium Information

What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
Patients
Well underway to establish a thriving reef tank :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes: Keep it up, it will be interesting indeed to follow you.
 
I look forward to seeing how this evolves.
 

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IF YOU HAD TO OPERATE EVERYTHING ELSE MANUALLY, WHICH AUTOMATED SYSTEM WOULD YOU KEEP?

  • Auto top-off

    Votes: 24 57.1%
  • Automated dosing

    Votes: 2 4.8%
  • Mechanical filtration / roller filter

    Votes: 2 4.8%
  • Automated water testing

    Votes: 1 2.4%
  • Automatic feeding

    Votes: 1 2.4%
  • Lighting schedule

    Votes: 7 16.7%
  • Controller and remote monitoring

    Votes: 3 7.1%
  • Leak detection and emergency shutoff

    Votes: 1 2.4%
  • Automatic water changes

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • None. I prefer to operate everything manually

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  • Something else (explain in the comments)

    Votes: 1 2.4%
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