System Objectives: to have a mini reef in our loungeroom that is very attractive and relaxing to look at.
System Type: Mixed Reef
Display System
Finish cycled date: Dec 18, 2011
Display Tank: 48"x14"x17" tank
Display Lighting: 60w LED, 27w LEDs
Stand: Wooden cabinet
Hood: Matching wooden hood
Sump: 2 ft with skimmer, fuge/DSB, Fluidized filter with PhosBan & ChemiPure.
(I'll be adding Biopellets reactor soon)
Refugium Lighting: 10w LED Flood lights
Support systems
System Water: NSW
Display Water circulation:
1x 3000l/h Hydor Koralia's K Copy,
1x 3000-4800l/h Macro Wave Pump
1x boyu pump (will replace it with different pump)
Return Pump: 3000l/h - Devil / Diablo D3000
Skimmer: BM-NAC3.5
Evaporation Top Up: Manual atm
Chiller: Teco TR10
Chemical Support
Calcium Addition: Kalk , Red Sea Reef Foundation A if needed
Alkilinity Addition: Kalk, Red Sea Reef Foundation B if needed
Other Chemical Maintenance: Magnesium, Amino & Fatty Acid, Iodine, Trace elemen
Water Chemistry
Salinity / Specific Gravity: 1.026 -+
Nitrates: 2-0 API Test Kit
Phosphates: 0 Aqua One Test Kit
Alkalinity: ?? expired test kit (but according to my quick-dip test kit - 10dKH)
Calcium: 360-440 ppm Aqua One Test Kit
Magnesuim: 1380-1420 ppm Salifert Test Kits
Inhabitants:
2x Clownfish,
2x Banggai Cardinal,
1x Squareback Anthias - male
1x Yellow Clown Goby,
1x Bicolor Dottyback (in sump)
some turbo snails and a hermit crab
Orange sponge
Corals:
Morphs Red and green
Brain Coral
Elegance Coral-pink tip
Long Tentacle Plate Coral (my fav)
Bubble Coral (not doing good at the moment, dunno why)
Torch Coral
Duncan coral
I still need to buy some more LR.
The last video of my previous 20 gallon reef tank