Keith J Matches

1. What size tank in gallons & aprox LxW: 90 Gal 4ft* 18 inches

2. Age of tank: 1.5 years.

3. Amount of liverock aprox. lb.: 90 pounds

4. Substrate Y/N lb. amount, thickness, type: Live Sand 30 pounds

5. Sump Y/N size in gallons: y 12 gallons I think

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

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

8. Aprox amount of evaporation: I to 2 pints a day

9.Frequency of water changes & amount changed: every two moths 2.5 gallons

10. Preferred salt mix: Use Deep Ocean Synthetic Sea Salts about 1 cup per gallon, I think

11. Preferred additives: Two part Calcium mix, Iodine by Mark Wiess research and his Coral Vital great for Coralline algae, Strontium and Molybdenum, Trace element supplement, Kent Marine Essential Elements

12. Preferred test kits: Fastest

13. Method of adding calcium: Dose to sump using ESV B-Ionic

14. Aprox water turnover X times per hour: 150 gal an hour

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

16. Type of bulbs: 2 Itinc 2 Bright

17. Aprox wattage per gallon: NO ideav

18. Duration of lighting cycle daily hours per day: Just changed to ten hours

19. Do you use timers Y/N: yes for lights

20. Do you use TWP? (tapwater purification RO/DI) Y/N & type: RO, but now I use Deer Park water, I am on their mailing list which gives me partical read outs for each water lot.

21. Aprox number of fish: 5

22. Aprox number of corals: 11

23. Aprox number of inverts: 5

24. Do you feed your corals? Y/N & what: Y ocean green

25. Estimated cost of your tank complete: 4500

26. What you feel is the biggest challenge in keeping a reef tank: tinga have gone great for the first year and three months now I can't get around algae, Snails do the trick but something keeps eating my snails, cleaner shrimp or pepermint shrimp one or the other is eating my snails as quick as I put them in the tank

27. What has been your most useful method in acquiring information? List in priority: WEBsites, then going to my local store and talking with them about Info I have found on the web

28. What type of protein skimmer are you using? CC / Venturi / Downdraft manufacturer?: Venturi/ aquarium sytems, thinking of switching to downdraft.