So I totally forgot that I started this journal, my apologies.
A little history on my saltwater journey. I got the UNS R120 as a replacement for my RedSea 350. It was the brand I was familiar with from my freshwater days. Before the RedSea 350, my first saltwater tank was a UNS 60A (20 gallon aio) circa 2021.
UNS 60A. August 2021
RedSea 350. March 2025
Tank transfer. March 2025
UNS R120. March 2025
Current tank shot. February 2026* edit
Equipments
Light: -2x EcoTech Marine Radion XR30 G5 Blue
Return pump: -EcoTech Marine Vectra M1
Wavemaker: -Ecotech Marine VorTech MP40wQD
Heater: -Hygger Double Quartz 500W
-ViaAqua Quartz Glass 200W
Doser: -RedSea ReefDose 4
Controller: -Inkbird ITC-308S
-Neptune Apex A2
-EB832 Energy Bar
-Neptune Apex Trident
Supplements
Salt: RedSea salt blue bucket
Alkalinity: RedSea foundation B
Calcium: RedSea foundation A
Water Parameters
Salinity: 33 - 35ppt
Kh: 7.3 - 8.3 dKh
Calcium: 390 - 410ppm
Nitrate: 0.0 - 1.0ppm
Phosphate: 0.03 - 0.10ppm
Temperature: 74 - 75F
Lighting Period: 12:00pm - 12:00am
The reef always had low nitrogen issue thus I never installed a protein skimmer since the tank transfer on March 2025. Today is the third day of ammonium bicarbonate dosing. I’ve been dosing 0.1ppm of ammonia per dose, per day. Will report back soon. Cheers!
