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Adrianne

1. What size tank in gallons & aprox LxW: 46 Gallon Glass Bow Front 3 feet long 17wide at bow and 21 tall

2. Age of tank: 2 years

3. Amount of liverock aprox. lb.: 60 pounds

4. Substrate Y/N lb. amount, thickness, type: Y aprox 2 lbs 21/2 inch thick Crushed Coral

5. Sump Y/N size in gallons: N

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

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

8. Aprox amount of evaporation: One cup a week

9.Frequency of water changes & amount changed: One a month 5 Gallons usually

10. Preferred salt mix: Instant Ocean

11. Preferred additives: Kalkwasser and Biotrace

12. Preferred test kits: Local Fish Shop :

13. Method of adding calcium: Kalkwasser but I rarely have to add calcium

14. Aprox water turnover X times per hour: No idea maby 100 gph? I have 4 small power heads

15. Type of lighting i.e. MH, FLO, NO, HO,VHO, PC: P/C

16. Type of bulbs: One 50/50 daylight PC and one Actinic PC

17. Aprox wattage per gallon: 4

18. Duration of lighting cycle daily hours per day: 12 hours total but actinic come on 1 hour b4 50/50 and one hour after

19. Do you use timers Y/N: Yep

20. Do you use TWP? (tapwater purification RO/DI) Y/N & type: No I get RO/DI water from LFS

21. Aprox number of fish: 2

22. Aprox number of corals: 20

23. Aprox number of inverts: 25

24. Do you feed your corals? Y/N & what: Once in a while... frozen and thawed brine or a small peice of shrimp

25. Estimated cost of your tank complete: $2,000.00 corals and all

26. What you feel is the biggest challenge in keeping a reef tank: keeping all inverts and animals toghther withought them eating each other :-)

27. What has been your most useful method in acquiring information? List in priority: LFS Online friends (reef keepers)

28. What type of protein skimmer are you using? CC / Venturi / Downdraft manufacturer?: Venturi ...... Omni Life Reef Sweeper With surface skimmer basket