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Ben1

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Set Up Date: Jan. 1999 all contents from system set up in 1997

Tank Size(LxHxW | Volume): standard 4' 75 gallon

Sump Size(LxHxW | Volume):standard 29 gallon with plastic baffles un-drilled

Live Rock(Mass): Unknown around 100 lbs mixed figi and carribean

Live Sand(Mass): 3 1/2" oolite, southdown, sp seafloor gr mix.

Lighting(Type | Wattage | Photoperiod):VHO actinics 3 x 110 watt on Ice cap 660 on from 10:30 am to 12pm. MH 65KK 2x 400 watt iwasakis on a PFO ballast from 11am to 11 pm

Protein Skimmer(Brand | Model): Euro-reef CS8-3

Biological Filtration(Type):live rock and sand

Chemical Filtration(Type):run carbon once every 6 months for a day

Circulation(Rate | Brand | Model): 2 hagen 402 and 1 hagen 802 on a red sea wavemaker, also a 750 gph return from sump on a 3/4" sea swirl

Return Pump(Rate | Brand | Model): Mag drive 9.5 @ 750 gph after 4' of head

pH(Morning | Evening): 8.0-8.3

Temperature(Range | oC | oF): 78-81

Specific Gravity / Salintity(g/g | ppt):1.026

Alkalinity(meq/l | dKH):4.2 meg/l

Calcium(ppm): 400-420

Ammonia(ppm):0

Nitrite(ppm):0

Nitrate(ppm):0

Phosphate(ppm):0

Fish: Yellow tang, hippo tang, 3 stripe damsel, 2 rainfords gobys. Am upgrading to a 180 soon enough

Corals:To many to list almost all captive, many different Montiporas, Acroporas, pollicporas, hydnophora, gorgonias.

Invertebrates
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erasa clam, many astrea nerite and stomatella snails

Maintenance Program:Water change every 2 weeks with IO salt and RO/DI water. Check the ph of CA reactor effluent, occasional test for CA/ALK

Additional Information(include estimated total system cost if known):Also use a K2R calcium reactor fro CA/ALK supp. and a spectrapure dosing pump for all top off. Cost too much!
 

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