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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