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Set Up Date :August '99
Tank Size (LxHxW | Volume):36x18x18? 58Gal Oceanic
Sump Size (LxHxW | Volume): 15 Gal acrylic
Live Rock (Mass):65 lbs
Live Sand (Mass): 50 lbs
Lighting (Type | Wattage | Photoperiod):400W german 10,000K 8 hours running off of a blueline E-ballast
Protein Skimmer (Brand | Model): DIY
Biological Filtration (Type): LR
Chemical Filtration (Type):
Circulation (Rate | Brand | Model): only the return
Return Pump (Rate | Brand | Model):Mak 4 1100gph
pH (Morning | Evening): 8.2
Temperature (Range | oC | oF):75oF
Specific Gravity / Salintity (g/g | ppt):1.024
Alkalinity[/b] (meq/l | dKH):
Calcium (ppm):450 through a DIY Ca reactor.
Ammonia (ppm):0
Nitrite (ppm):low
Nitrate (ppm):also low
Phosphate (ppm):0
Fish :1 "black and blue with a yellow tail" tang. the name escapes me right now
Corals :various acro, capricornis, various montiporas, Pulsing Xenia, bacillopora(sp.?)
birds nests and a few unknown.
Invertebrates :lots of featherdusters and bristle worms, lots of various snails, a hitchhiker crab, var. sponges and formniferans.
Maintenance Program : 10% water change every month and scraping glass.
Additional Information : with a DIY overflow valve I turned the Overflow into a turbulent refugium. I put an opaque acrylic sheet over the opening on top to keep out the light so i don't have to clean out algae. and I also have a DIY auto top off using a solid state relay and a magnetic float switch.
Tank Size (LxHxW | Volume):36x18x18? 58Gal Oceanic
Sump Size (LxHxW | Volume): 15 Gal acrylic
Live Rock (Mass):65 lbs
Live Sand (Mass): 50 lbs
Lighting (Type | Wattage | Photoperiod):400W german 10,000K 8 hours running off of a blueline E-ballast
Protein Skimmer (Brand | Model): DIY
Biological Filtration (Type): LR
Chemical Filtration (Type):
Circulation (Rate | Brand | Model): only the return
Return Pump (Rate | Brand | Model):Mak 4 1100gph
pH (Morning | Evening): 8.2
Temperature (Range | oC | oF):75oF
Specific Gravity / Salintity (g/g | ppt):1.024
Alkalinity[/b] (meq/l | dKH):
Calcium (ppm):450 through a DIY Ca reactor.
Ammonia (ppm):0
Nitrite (ppm):low
Nitrate (ppm):also low
Phosphate (ppm):0
Fish :1 "black and blue with a yellow tail" tang. the name escapes me right now
Corals :various acro, capricornis, various montiporas, Pulsing Xenia, bacillopora(sp.?)
birds nests and a few unknown.
Invertebrates :lots of featherdusters and bristle worms, lots of various snails, a hitchhiker crab, var. sponges and formniferans.
Maintenance Program : 10% water change every month and scraping glass.
Additional Information : with a DIY overflow valve I turned the Overflow into a turbulent refugium. I put an opaque acrylic sheet over the opening on top to keep out the light so i don't have to clean out algae. and I also have a DIY auto top off using a solid state relay and a magnetic float switch.
