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1. What size tank in gallons and aprox LxW 55 gallon 36x15x24

2. Age of tank. 3 years

3. Amount of liverock aprox. lb. 75-90 lbs.or .68 lbs per gallon

4. Substrate Y/N lb. amount, thickness, type. Yes, 3 inch live sand

5. Sump Y/N size in gallons Yes, 15 gallons

6. Do you use a prefilter Y/N Yes, DSL

7. Do you use a cover for the tank Y/N if Y what type? No

8. Aprox amount of evaporation 1/2 gallon/day

9.Frequency of water changes and amount changed 5% every 6 weeks.

10. Preferred salt mix Kent

11. Preferred additives Kent: Coral-Vite, Tectra I, Stron.

12. Preferred test kits Sea Lab

13. Method of adding calcium Kent: Tectra CB, Ionic calcium + Kalk

14. Aprox water turnover X times per hour 10-12X

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

16. Type of bulbs (2) 6500, (2) 7100

17. Aprox wattage per gallon 7.5

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

19. Do you use timers Y/N Yes

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

21. Aprox number of fish 4

22. Aprox number of corals 20

23. Aprox number of inverts 50

24. Do you feed your corals? Y/N and what No

25. Estimated cost of your tank complete 5,000.00 or $90 per gallon

26. What you feel is the biggest challenge in keeping a reef tank Stopping myself from putting too much in the tank.

27. What has been your most useful method in acquiring information? List in priority Magazines (MFM), Books, User groups

28. What type of protein skimmer are you using? CC / Venturi / Downdraft manufacturer? ETS RD40 Downdraft (Rio 2500 pump)

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