Kenny McGee NOTE: This hobbyist has 5 reef tanks!

1. What size tank in gallons & aprox LxW :

One 65,fish mostly

One 20Berghia  tank with a 17 gal. refugium

One 30 gal. clowns, xienia,various corals with 5 gal refugium within are four clams

One 120 reef

One 55 aiptasia farm

2. Age of tank. :

120 gal 2 months -carryover from 55 gal which was over a year old

65 -15 months

30  gal.-18 months

20 was my starter tank

added refugium three months ago

3. Amount of liverock aprox. lb. :

120-98lbs mix of Tonga, Morocco,Fiji

65-50lbs fiji

20-mix of what the locals call rubble rock

trying to get aiptasia

4. Substrate Y/N lb. amount, thickness, type. : 120-150lbs oolite 6" to 8" in all tanks

5. Sump Y/N size in gallons : 120 -29 gal sump 65-20 GAL.

6. Do you use a prefilter Y/N : y

7. Do you use a cover for the tank Y/N if Y what type? : n

8. Aprox amount of evaporation per day : One gallon

9.Frequency of water changes & amount changed : 15% every other month

10. Preferred salt mix : Instant Ocean

11. Preferred additives : Kent  tech-I, Strontium&Molybdenum, Essential Elements, Coral-vite, PhytoPlex

12. Preferred test kits: Seachem,  Aquarium Pharmaceuticals

13. Method of adding calcium : Kent  liquid

14. Aprox water turnover X times per hour : 120 -1224 gph , 65 -950 gph , 30- 350 gph,  20 -295 gph

15. Type of lighting i.e.: MH, FLO, NO, HO,VHO, PC: 120 MH,VHO   30 PC ,  20 PC  ,      65 PC 

16. Type of bulbs : HAMILTON TECH.  ,  CUSTOM SEA LIFE

17. Aprox wattage per gallon : 3-5

18. Duration of lighting cycle daily hours per day : 12

19. Do you use timers Y/N: Y

20. Do you use TWP? (tapwater purification RO/DI) Y/N & type : RO/DI

21. Estimated cost of your tank complete : Thousands

22. What you feel is the biggest challenge in keeping a reef tank : The upkeep is sometimes tiring but it's so beautiful when its done. Money!!!!!

23. What has been your most useful method in acquiring information? List in priority: Keep reading there's so much information out there and so many different ways of doing things everyone has there own opinion so gather all you can and do what works for you .

24. What type of protein skimmer are you using? CC / Venturi / Downdraft manufacturer? : 120 has a red sea Berlin, the others are something I built myself after CPR's backpack