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Set Up Date : February 12th 2K
Tank Size (LxHxW | Volume): 72"L x 18"W x 18"H | ODELL 100 Gallon shallow.
Sump Size (LxHxW | Volume): 24"L x 12"W x 14"H | 6-12 gallons -Amiracle, 200SL, w/ no media- just filter pad for mechanical
Live Rock (Mass): 5# Marshall island, 40# Fiji, 10# Tonga Branch, 20# florida, + 80-100# of various types of base rock, saved from other guys crashed fish only tank.
Live Sand (Mass): 25 lbs. Fiji, and other..
Lighting (Type | Wattage | Photoperiod): 2X 250 watt PFO, 6500k Iwasaki w/ reeflectors + 2 48 inch NO Actinic's
I run the halides from 10.00am to 7:00, 9 hours and the'NO' actinics from 9:00 am to 9:30pm, 12.5 hours.
Protein Skimmer (Brand | Model): US aquarium Magnum Counter Current 24" driven by TetraTec Deep Water 24-2
Biological Filtration (Type): LR/LS
Chemical Filtration (Type):
Circulation (Rate | Brand | Model): Rio 50, 2x Rio 600's, Rio 1400, 1 penguin 300,
Return Pump (Rate | Brand | Model): Rio 3100,(at approx. 900 gph)
pH (Morning | Evening):
8.3-8.6
Temperature (Range | oC | oF): 79-80
Specific Gravity / Salintity (g/g | ppt): .0120-.0122
Alkalinity (meq/l | dKH): 4.2
Calcium (ppm): 360
Ammonia (ppm): 0
Nitrite (ppm): 0
Nitrate (ppm): 0
Phosphate (ppm): .15
Fish : 1 blue mandarin goby added 05/27/2k
1 lawnmower blenny added 07/15/2k
3 Fire Fish added 09/01/2k
1 brwn snd sifting Scooter blenny 09/01/2k
Corals : Buttons, neon green,orange,red,brown,yellow,mixed version a whole bunch..
Yellow Polyps -Parazoanthus gracilis ,
Brown Polyps -Zooanthus sociatus ,
Green Button Polyps -Zooanthus pulchellus
4 patches of small stony polyps that are spreading(florida live rock stuff)
3 different mushroom rocks
1. green flourec. mushroom
2. dark blue and grey mushroom
3. brown frilly/hairy!?! mushrooms
1 black ridge or elephant type coral thats growing alot
1 brain coral green and white/flourec.??
1 frogspawn medium size coral
Invertebrates :
various amphipods-isopods and fry shrimp!
1 sand starfish
1 purple and black sea urchin
1 pink/green sea cucumber(filter feeder)
1 peppermint shrimp + 100's of her babies
1 grey brittle star
12or so assrtd. hermits
23 snails
1 anenome crab a BIG one!
1 bulb anenome
1 saron shrimp
many small feather dusters of variouse colors: white,blue,red in live rock
1 large hawaiian feather duster
Found 3 small (.75"- 1")commensal crabs (1 black,1 tan,1 blue clawed) cought and banished them all to the overflow.
2 "hairy" sea worms ive seen
red macro algea, grape capulera, "other green" calpulera.
Maintenance Program : water change with algea removal 10 % or so every 2 weeks
clean pumps monthly, clean out skimmer cup every 3 days.
Additional Information : UltraFloat Water Level System for topoff,Kent HiS 60 gpd RO unit
KENT Tectra•CB every morning for Ca +Kent KALKWASSER MIX added every 3 days via Kent IV dripper, Big Time and Temp,2X 4" fan for cooling, home made stand, and canopy,soon to order aquacontroller.
[This message has been edited by aaronk (edited 13 May 2000).]
[This message has been edited by aaronk (edited 01 June 2000).]
[This message has been edited by aaronk (edited 27 October 2000).]
Set Up Date : February 12th 2K
Tank Size (LxHxW | Volume): 72"L x 18"W x 18"H | ODELL 100 Gallon shallow.
Sump Size (LxHxW | Volume): 24"L x 12"W x 14"H | 6-12 gallons -Amiracle, 200SL, w/ no media- just filter pad for mechanical
Live Rock (Mass): 5# Marshall island, 40# Fiji, 10# Tonga Branch, 20# florida, + 80-100# of various types of base rock, saved from other guys crashed fish only tank.
Live Sand (Mass): 25 lbs. Fiji, and other..
Lighting (Type | Wattage | Photoperiod): 2X 250 watt PFO, 6500k Iwasaki w/ reeflectors + 2 48 inch NO Actinic's
I run the halides from 10.00am to 7:00, 9 hours and the'NO' actinics from 9:00 am to 9:30pm, 12.5 hours.
Protein Skimmer (Brand | Model): US aquarium Magnum Counter Current 24" driven by TetraTec Deep Water 24-2
Biological Filtration (Type): LR/LS
Chemical Filtration (Type):
Circulation (Rate | Brand | Model): Rio 50, 2x Rio 600's, Rio 1400, 1 penguin 300,
Return Pump (Rate | Brand | Model): Rio 3100,(at approx. 900 gph)
pH (Morning | Evening):
8.3-8.6
Temperature (Range | oC | oF): 79-80
Specific Gravity / Salintity (g/g | ppt): .0120-.0122
Alkalinity (meq/l | dKH): 4.2
Calcium (ppm): 360
Ammonia (ppm): 0
Nitrite (ppm): 0
Nitrate (ppm): 0
Phosphate (ppm): .15
Fish : 1 blue mandarin goby added 05/27/2k
1 lawnmower blenny added 07/15/2k
3 Fire Fish added 09/01/2k
1 brwn snd sifting Scooter blenny 09/01/2k
Corals : Buttons, neon green,orange,red,brown,yellow,mixed version a whole bunch..
Yellow Polyps -Parazoanthus gracilis ,
Brown Polyps -Zooanthus sociatus ,
Green Button Polyps -Zooanthus pulchellus
4 patches of small stony polyps that are spreading(florida live rock stuff)
3 different mushroom rocks
1. green flourec. mushroom
2. dark blue and grey mushroom
3. brown frilly/hairy!?! mushrooms
1 black ridge or elephant type coral thats growing alot
1 brain coral green and white/flourec.??
1 frogspawn medium size coral
Invertebrates :
various amphipods-isopods and fry shrimp!
1 sand starfish
1 purple and black sea urchin
1 pink/green sea cucumber(filter feeder)
1 peppermint shrimp + 100's of her babies
1 grey brittle star
12or so assrtd. hermits
23 snails
1 anenome crab a BIG one!
1 bulb anenome
1 saron shrimp
many small feather dusters of variouse colors: white,blue,red in live rock
1 large hawaiian feather duster
Found 3 small (.75"- 1")commensal crabs (1 black,1 tan,1 blue clawed) cought and banished them all to the overflow.
2 "hairy" sea worms ive seen
red macro algea, grape capulera, "other green" calpulera.
Maintenance Program : water change with algea removal 10 % or so every 2 weeks
clean pumps monthly, clean out skimmer cup every 3 days.
Additional Information : UltraFloat Water Level System for topoff,Kent HiS 60 gpd RO unit
KENT Tectra•CB every morning for Ca +Kent KALKWASSER MIX added every 3 days via Kent IV dripper, Big Time and Temp,2X 4" fan for cooling, home made stand, and canopy,soon to order aquacontroller.
[This message has been edited by aaronk (edited 13 May 2000).]
[This message has been edited by aaronk (edited 01 June 2000).]
[This message has been edited by aaronk (edited 27 October 2000).]
