Tank:
The tank is a 55 gallon TruVu acrylic Plexiglas 48x13x20 and it has been setup since June 4, 1999.

Lighting:
Icecap 660 Electronic Ballast running four VHO's 46.5" URI bulbs. Two Actinic 03's and two Actinic Whites 50/50. Total output of 440 watts. Bulbs are installed on the canopy hood 6 inches above the water. Lights come on at 9am-9pm. Total of 12 hours.

 


Lighting

Filtration:
Amiracle SL-150 Wet Dry with external overflow.
Sump is about 15 gallons with the Bio-Balls removed.
Reef-Devil 40 skimmer running a Rio 2500.
90 pounds of Fiji Live Rock.
3.5 inches of Live Sand.

Circulation:
Four Maxi-Jet powerheads and one Powersweep 228. Three Maxi-jet 900s and one 750 . The 900 is rated at 230gph and the 750 at 170gph. Two of the 900s are located on the back facing each other. Other 900 is on the upper left hand corner facing the front. The 750 is on the upper right hand corner facing the front. Powersweep 228 is located on left side back towards the middle.

Cooling:
Two 3 inch Radio Shack fans mounted on both ends of the canopy. One fan is blowing in cool air while the other blows out the heated air.


Sump

Water Parameters:

Ammonia Zero
Nitrates Undetectable
Phosphates Undetectable
Calcium 400 ppm
Alkalinity
 11-12 Dkh
pH 8.2-8.5 (Using PinPoint pH meter)
SG 1.025
Temperature Summer 78 to 80
Winter it is a constant 76 Degrees.

 







 

 

Maintenance:
I change 5 gallons every two weeks with RO/DI. Clean the front glass every two days using an old credit card. I found this works the best!!

Feeding:
I use Ocean Nutrition cubes. Formula 1 and 2, VHP formula, Angel formula, and Frozen Plankton. Fresh Live Brine Shrimp rinsed first with RO/DI water before feeding.

I also use Dr. Sanjay Yoshi food recipe. It is a mixture of seafood (i.e. shrimp, clams, scallops, squid, fish, crab, lobster) blended together with Nori and Tang Heaven. Top it off with a couple of drops of Selcon. In addition, I use the new concentrated formula of DT’s live phytoplankton and Tahitian Blend once or twice a week. Corals love it!! I feed my bubble anemones twice a week with a big chunk of scallop or shrimp.


Wavemaker and pH monitor