this tank has been up and running for 9 months. but i feel it has only been successfully up and running for the last week it seems.
Reef Specifications......
25 gallon black trimmed glass aquarium~ 26 lbs of Fuji Live Rock~ 3 in bed of live gulf coast sand
Water Management......
2 Powersweep 224 pumps~ Fluval 204 canister filter with filter medium removed.
Current Lighting......
32w Power Compact SmartLight~ 65w 8800K Power Compact
Testing Equipment......
Hanna Digital pH Pen~ Red Sea Marine lab~ Red Sea Reef lab~
Coralife Hydrometer~ Seachem Lab Iodine~ Seachem Lab Alk
Water Quality.......
Mixture of 3 cups of IO Salt and 5 gallons of Ro H2O for water changes....
pH 8.1
kH 15.4
Alk 5.5meq/l
Sgv 1.022/ 30ppt
Ca 450~550ppm
PO4 0.7ppm
NO2 0.2ppm
NO3 7ppm
NH3/NH4 <.1ppm
Coraline Identified.......
Green Mushroom~ Purple Mushrooms~ Orange Mushrooms~
Brown Mushrooms~ Leather Coral~ Frogspawn~ Chilli Pepper Coral~
Feather Duster
Critters and such that seem to have at least 1 I.Q. pt.......
Scopas Tang ~ Half Black Anglefish~ Two Yellowtailed Blue Damsels~
Bluelegged Hermit Crab~ Three Turbo Snails~
10 newly spawn turbo snails~ clam and conch yet to be i.d.
Reef Specifications......
25 gallon black trimmed glass aquarium~ 26 lbs of Fuji Live Rock~ 3 in bed of live gulf coast sand
Water Management......
2 Powersweep 224 pumps~ Fluval 204 canister filter with filter medium removed.
Current Lighting......
32w Power Compact SmartLight~ 65w 8800K Power Compact
Testing Equipment......
Hanna Digital pH Pen~ Red Sea Marine lab~ Red Sea Reef lab~
Coralife Hydrometer~ Seachem Lab Iodine~ Seachem Lab Alk
Water Quality.......
Mixture of 3 cups of IO Salt and 5 gallons of Ro H2O for water changes....
pH 8.1
kH 15.4
Alk 5.5meq/l
Sgv 1.022/ 30ppt
Ca 450~550ppm
PO4 0.7ppm
NO2 0.2ppm
NO3 7ppm
NH3/NH4 <.1ppm
Coraline Identified.......
Green Mushroom~ Purple Mushrooms~ Orange Mushrooms~
Brown Mushrooms~ Leather Coral~ Frogspawn~ Chilli Pepper Coral~
Feather Duster
Critters and such that seem to have at least 1 I.Q. pt.......
Scopas Tang ~ Half Black Anglefish~ Two Yellowtailed Blue Damsels~
Bluelegged Hermit Crab~ Three Turbo Snails~
10 newly spawn turbo snails~ clam and conch yet to be i.d.