Originally tailored to a westcoast habitat in australia i since have diverted to stocking this tank either choices inspired by spermonde archipelango in the indopacific
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- Mixed Reef
- Total Water Volume
- 58
- When did you start this tank?
- Jun 4, 2025
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Glass
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 36
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 21
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 18
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- All In One Tank
- Aquarium Sump
- YES
- Sump Water Volume
- 10
- Aquarium Stand
- I stand it on a marble kitchen counter
- Aquarium Controller
- NO
- Aquarium Controller Make and Model
- I only use a device to control lighting by using AP connection
- Protein Skimmer
- YES
- Protein Skimmer Make and Model
- Bubble magus QQ3 EXTERNAL skimmer
- Aquarium Reactors
- Carbon
- Biopellet
- Return Pump
- SunSun XQp 2500
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Powerhead
- Wavemaker
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- I run two separate wave makers on each side of the aquarium
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- Lighting Equipment List
- noopsyche k7 pro iii
- Lighting PAR and Goals
- 250-300 par for the top 150 for the middle and 75-125 nearing the bottom
- Dosing Equipment
- Magnesium
- Dosing Equipment Detail
- I have a bottle of MAGNESION on standby as my tank is primarily LPS
- Auto Top Off or ATO
- NO
- Aquarium Heating and Cooling
- I am using a chiller
- Water Temperature
- 79
- Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
- AL 160 aquarium chiller
- Frag Tank Details
- no frag tank ):
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- pH Level
- 8
- Specific Gravity
- 1.026
- Nitrate or NO3
- 12
- Phosphate or PO4
- 0.08
- Calcium
- 485
- Alkalinity
- 7.5
- Magnesium
- 1500
- Salt Brand
- Tropic Marin pro reef sea salt
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Deep
- Live Rock
- 22
- Live Rock Type
- regular Live rock with no Coraline algae
- Nutrient Export
- Algae Scrubber
- Protein Skimmer
- Filter Sock
- Carbon
- Other Chemical
- Water Changes
- YES
- Water Change Details
- I usually do a 10 percent water change every 1-2 weeks depending on the state of the tank
- Nutrient Export Details
- siphoning the sand whilst using a filter sock, this contributes to the removal of phosphates
- Additional Maintenance Details
- scrub the glass every 2-3 days and empty out skimmer
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Blenny
- Cardinalfish
- Clownfish
- Damselfish
- Total Fish
- 5 fish in total ( one of them stuck in the sump for the past month and can't get him out)
- Coral List
- SPS Coral
- LPS Coral
- Mushroom Coral
- Total Corals
- 7
- Invert List
- Snails
- Clams
- Total Inverts
- 38
- Livestock Detail
- 1 Monti that is dying after a dino x dose, all other livestock seem well though, Clam, Lobo , Trachy and Favites brains swell as mushroom colony.
- Livestock Quarantine
- No Quarantine
- Favorite Fish
- My Lawnmower blend because of its personality
- Favorite Coral
- blue and purple toned lobophyllia waited around a month to get my hands on it
- Favorite Invert
- My clam really interesting and interacts with its surroundings
- Never Livestock
- finicky fish or ANY butterflyfish
Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)
- Fish Feeding Frequency
- One Daily Feeding
- Coral Feeding Frequency
- Every Other Day
- Fish and Coral Feeding
- Pellet
- Frozen
- Other
- What brands of foods are you feeding?
- Redsea coral nutrition, Hikari coral and fish food, Marine shrimp Patties as well as frozen mysis
- Auto Feeder
- NO
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- Observe your tank and pick out issues from the very beginning
