Had a tank before I started in 2016 things did not go well due to my own negligence, rewind to 2025 tank was completely over ran with algae my last Ocellaris died tried everything to clean it and algae came back. Starting all over this year
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- Mixed Reef
- Total Water Volume
- 20
- When did you start this tank?
- Mar 1, 2025
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Glass
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 25
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 15
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 13
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- All In One Tank
- Aquarium Sump
- NO Sump
- 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
- AquaIllumination Orbit 4 Cross-Flow Pump
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- Lighting Equipment List
- Radion XR 15 Pro Gen 6
- Auto Top Off or ATO
- NO
- Aquarium Heating and Cooling
- I am using a heater or heaters
- Water Temperature
- 80
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- pH Level
- 8
- Specific Gravity
- 01.026
- Nitrate or NO3
- 0
- Phosphate or PO4
- 0
- Calcium
- 420
- Alkalinity
- 9
- Magnesium
- 1400
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Deep
- Live Rock
- 25
- Nutrient Export
- Filter Sock
- Carbon
- None
- Water Changes
- YES
- Water Change Details
- Once a week 10-20% water changes
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Clownfish
- Total Fish
- 2
- Coral List
- SPS Coral
- LPS Coral
- Zoanthids
- Soft Coral
- Mushroom Coral
- Total Corals
- 17
- Invert List
- Crabs
- Starfish
- Snails
- Total Inverts
- 12
- Livestock Detail
- 1 Starfish, 3-4 Nassarius Snails, 3 Astrea Snail, 3 Blue Legged Hermits, 1 Red Legged hermit,
- Livestock Quarantine
- No Quarantine
Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)
- Fish Feeding Frequency
- One Daily Feeding
- Coral Feeding Frequency
- Once weekly
- Fish and Coral Feeding
- Pellet
- Live Food
- Other
- Auto Feeder
- NO
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- Trial and Error, willingness to learn, knowledge.
