b]Set Up Date[/b] : Started with basic 40 gal breeder in 1993 - growth and ongong improvements since then.
Tank Size (LxHxW | Volume):72 Gal Bowfront on DIY Bow stand
Sump Size (LxHxW | Volume): DIY Acrylic, about 15 gal capacity.
Live Rock (Mass): 1/4 of tank volume.
Live Sand (Mass): Couple inches.
Lighting (Type | Wattage | Photoperiod): VHO IceCap 660-009 in DIY hood, URI Daylight & Actinics, 14 hours on/day
Protein Skimmer (Brand | Model): Blemished Euro-Reef CS6-1 through ebay.
Biological Filtration (Type): Sand/Rock
Chemical Filtration (Type): None
Circulation (Rate | Brand | Model): A couple power heads pointing at each other from opposite sides.
Return Pump (Rate | Brand | Model): Quiet One.
pH (Morning | Evening): Around 8.3, don't check much.
Temperature (Range | oC | oF): Mostly High 70's, to low 80's in summer.
Specific Gravity / Salintity (g/g | ppt): 1.023-1.024
Alkalinity (meq/l | dKH): Not tested lately - regular dosing with Kalkwasser
Calcium (ppm): 400-425
Ammonia (ppm): ?
Nitrite (ppm): 0
Nitrate (ppm): Respected store testers tell me zero each time I bring water in.
Phosphate (ppm): ?
Fish : One Yellow Tang (Eight years with me), Four Blue-Green Chromis, Six-Line Wrasse.
Corals : Brain, and different ones I don't recall the names of. Will hope to utilize Reefs.org to help with this.
Invertebrates : Cleaner Srimp, Small Hermit Crabs, Snails.
Maintenance Program : Not much. 5 to 10% water change every six months, magnet cleaner for glass weekly, skimmer dump weekly.
Additional Information (include estimated total system cost if known): Blue-Purple mushrooms and halimeda being collected for trading at fish store on quarterly basis.
Tank Size (LxHxW | Volume):72 Gal Bowfront on DIY Bow stand
Sump Size (LxHxW | Volume): DIY Acrylic, about 15 gal capacity.
Live Rock (Mass): 1/4 of tank volume.
Live Sand (Mass): Couple inches.
Lighting (Type | Wattage | Photoperiod): VHO IceCap 660-009 in DIY hood, URI Daylight & Actinics, 14 hours on/day
Protein Skimmer (Brand | Model): Blemished Euro-Reef CS6-1 through ebay.
Biological Filtration (Type): Sand/Rock
Chemical Filtration (Type): None
Circulation (Rate | Brand | Model): A couple power heads pointing at each other from opposite sides.
Return Pump (Rate | Brand | Model): Quiet One.
pH (Morning | Evening): Around 8.3, don't check much.
Temperature (Range | oC | oF): Mostly High 70's, to low 80's in summer.
Specific Gravity / Salintity (g/g | ppt): 1.023-1.024
Alkalinity (meq/l | dKH): Not tested lately - regular dosing with Kalkwasser
Calcium (ppm): 400-425
Ammonia (ppm): ?
Nitrite (ppm): 0
Nitrate (ppm): Respected store testers tell me zero each time I bring water in.
Phosphate (ppm): ?
Fish : One Yellow Tang (Eight years with me), Four Blue-Green Chromis, Six-Line Wrasse.
Corals : Brain, and different ones I don't recall the names of. Will hope to utilize Reefs.org to help with this.
Invertebrates : Cleaner Srimp, Small Hermit Crabs, Snails.
Maintenance Program : Not much. 5 to 10% water change every six months, magnet cleaner for glass weekly, skimmer dump weekly.
Additional Information (include estimated total system cost if known): Blue-Purple mushrooms and halimeda being collected for trading at fish store on quarterly basis.
