Alice Burkhart owner of Everything Fishy.

1. What size tank in gallons and aprox LxW: 55 gallon, 13" x 48"

2. Age of tank: 4 1/2 years

3. Amount of liverock aprox. lb.: Originally purchased about 13 lbs.

4. Substrate Y/N lb. amount, thickness, type: 2" prox (50 lbs?) crushed coral

5. Sump Y/N size in gallons: U/G filter, HOT Magnum with biowheel, Skimmer.

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

7. Do you use a cover for the tank Y/N if Y what type?: glass, came with tank, Ocean ___?

8. Aprox amount of evaporation: Less than 2 cups daily

9.Frequency of water changes and amount changed: 10 gallons, every 14 days

10. Preferred salt mix: Presently Instant Ocean. Am considering a change.

11. Preferred additives: Kent Molybd/strontium, iodine, trace. Seachem Marine Buffer, Kalkwasser, Kent Turbo-Cal.

12. Preferred test kits: pH, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate: Tetra Calcium and Phosphate: SeaTest by Instant Ocean

13. Method of adding calcium: Kalkwasser, manually, while lights out at night or early AM

14. Aprox water turnover X times per hour: 772 gph if all equipment new and at optimum. 3 powerheads (301's) at 174 gph, Magnum at 250 gph.

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

16. Type of bulbs: 1 daylight, 1 actinic, 1 cool-white.

17. Aprox wattage per gallon: Net gallons 2.5 to 3

18. Duration of lighting cycle daily hours per day: 17 hours per day

19. Do you use timers Y/N: Yes

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

21. Aprox number of fish: 4

22. Aprox number of corals: 4 large

23. Aprox number of inverts: 30 or 40 if you count mushroom polyps, etc.

24. Do you feed your corals? Y/N and what: y, Rarely, Invert food or bits of brine shrimp.

25. Estimated cost of your tank complete: $2000 by the time I got done upgrading. I already had the tank, stand, covers and one light.

26. What you feel is the biggest challenge in keeping a reef tank: In the long term, pH/calcium balance, and fish temperament. I lost my
mandarin after 1 1/2 years. My marine betta, tang, clownfish and gramma will not allow me to add more fish. It is boring, but I give up. The
tank is too small, even re-doing the entire reef is inadequate to allow me to successfully add a fish.

27. What has been your most useful method in acquiring information? List in priority: My old pet store. Reading everything the public library had before setting up. Talking to local people in the trade who know their business. Experimentation (since I have a very strong background in freshwater.) The internet. Once in a while I find a site worth reading. A lot of it is opinion however, and guys bragging about their fancy
equipment. I just like fish.

28. What type of protein skimmer are you using? CC / Venturi / Downdraft manufacturer?: DIY