600 gallon SPS dominant reef grown for 4.5 years
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- SPS Dominated
- Total Water Volume
- 700
- When did you start this tank?
- Mar 19, 2019
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Acrylic
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 54
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 54
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 48
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- Internal Overflow
- Aquarium Sump
- YES
- Sump Water Volume
- 100
- Aquarium Stand
- Steel
- Aquarium Controller
- YES
- Aquarium Controller Make and Model
- Neptune Apex
- Protein Skimmer
- YES
- Protein Skimmer Make and Model
- Deltec 6000 series
- Aquarium Reactors
- GFO
- Algae
- Kalk
- Return Pump
- Vectra L2 x2
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Wavemaker
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- 4 EcoTech Vortech Mp60s, 2 Maxspect Gyre XF280s, and 3 Neptune Wavs
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- Lighting Equipment List
- 8 Ecotech Radion XR30 Pro, 2 Kessil A500x, 2 Kessil Ap700, 3 Kessil A160 Tuna Blue for vertical rock columns
- Lighting PAR and Goals
- Getting light to the bottom of a 4ft tank was the goal. The Radions and A500x fixtures have great penetration, and SPS grow at the bottom of the tank.
- Dosing Equipment
- Calcium
- Alkalinity
- Other
- Dosing Equipment Detail
- Neptune DOS dosing Soda Ash, Calcium chloride, kalkwasser, and minor and traces
- Auto Top Off or ATO
- YES
- Aquarium Heating and Cooling
- I am using a heater or heaters
- Water Temperature
- 77
- Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
- 1HP chiller
- Additional Equipment Detail
- 120 watt Aqua UV sterilizer for fish parasites. Deltec Kalk Stirrer
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- pH Level
- 8.3
- Specific Gravity
- 1.027
- Nitrate or NO3
- 10-20ppm
- Phosphate or PO4
- 0.08
- Calcium
- 450
- Alkalinity
- 9.5
- Magnesium
- 1300
- Salt Brand
- Reef Crystals
- Trace Element Dosing
- Red Sea Trace Colors weekly. ATI ICP testing monthly and correct as needed. Mostly Flouride, manganese, vanadium
- Water Chemistry Detail
- Keeping pH in the 8.2-8.4 range has been crucial for Acropora health. The calcium reactors was taken off line because the CO2 buildup in the small sealed room could not be effectively countered.
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Shallow
- Live Rock
- 750
- Live Rock Type
- Real Reef brand rock
- Nutrient Export
- Refugium
- Algae Reactor
- Macro Algae
- Protein Skimmer
- GFO
- Carbon
- Water Changes
- YES
- Water Change Details
- 10% weekly
- Nutrient Export Details
- Pax Bellum Chaeto Reactor is great for nutrient export. Along with a Caulerpa refugium running 24/7 light
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Angelfish
- Anthias
- Blenny
- Butterflyfish
- Clownfish
- Dottyback
- Dragonet
- Goby
- Surgeonfish Tang
- Wrasse
- Total Fish
- 30
- Coral List
- SPS Coral
- LPS Coral
- Zoanthids
- Soft Coral
- Mushroom Coral
- Total Corals
- 200
- Invert List
- Crabs
- Shrimp
- Snails
- Clams
- Urchin
- Total Inverts
- 50
- Livestock Detail
- Achilles Tang "Acanthurus achilles"
Scopas Tang "Zebrasoma scopas"
Tomini Bristletooth Tang "Ctenochaetus tominiensis"
Spot cheeked Surgeonfish "Acanthurus nigrofuscus"
Heniochus Butterflyfish "Heniochus acuminatus"
Potter's Angelfish "Centropyge potteri"
Golden Dwarf Angelfish "Centropyge aurantia"
Marble Wrasse "Halichoeres hortulanus"
Dusky Wrasse "Halichoeres annularis"
Melanarus Wrasse " Halichoeres melanurus"
6 Line Wrasse " Pseudocheilinus hexataenia"
Ignitus Anthias "Pseudanthias ignitus"
Blotchy anthias "Odontanthias borbonius"
Maroon Clownfish "Premnas biaculeatus"
Mandarin Dragonet "Synchiropus splendidus
Red Mandarin Dragonet "Synchiropus splendidus cf."
Sleeper Goby "Valenciennea strigata"
Purple Dottyback "Pictichromis porphyrea
- 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
- Frozen
- Algae Strips
- Other
- Auto Feeder
- NO
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- Consistency. Never missing weekly service. Good equipment. Monitoring via Neptune Apex. Remote monitoring has saved this tank many times. Redundant backup systems
