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NOTE: 3 tanks are listed here!

1. What size tank in gallons and aprox LxW
75 gallon reef, 75 gallon fish only, thirty gallon reef all standard size

2. Age of tank.
75 reef - 1 year 7 months
75 FO - 11 months
30 reef - 7 months

3. Amount of liverock aprox. lb.
75 reef - 90
75 FO - 90
30 reef - 45

4. Substrate Y/N lb. amount, thickness, type.
75 reef - 40lbs LS - originally 30lbs aragonite sand seeded with 10lbs LS
75 FO - 40lbs LS - same as reef
30 reef - 20lbs LS - 18 lbs aragonite seeded with two pounds LS

5. Sump Y/N size in gallons
75 reef - 40 gallon rubbermaid
75 FO - 20 gallon rubbermiad
30 reef - 10 gallon glass tank

6. Do you use a prefilter Y/N
N for all three

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

8. Aprox amount of evaporation
Each about a gallon a day

9.Frequency of water changes and amount changed
All three have no specific schedule but will get 10% when changed

10. Preferred salt mix
All three - Reef Crystals

11. Preferred additives
All three - Kalk

12. Preferred test kits
Salifert, Lamotte

13. Method of adding calcium
Drip Kalk

14. Aprox water turnover X times per hour
No idea

15. Type of lighting i.e.: MH, FLO, NO, HO,VHO, PC
75 reef - 2 14K 175W MH and 2 110W VHO actinic
75 FO - three 40w NO
30 reef - 2 96W PC's

16. Type of bulbs
75 reef - German MH and URI VHO
75 FO - Ge Ultra Daylight
30 reef - CSL PC's

17. Aprox wattage per gallon
75 reef - 7.6
75 FO - 1.6
30 reef - 6.4

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

19. Do you use timers Y/N
Yes

20. Do you use TWP? (tapwater purification RO/DI) Y/N and type
No

21. Aprox number of fish
75 reef - 7
75 FO - 6
30 reef - 2

22. Aprox number of corals
75 reef - 11
75 FO - none
30 reef - 12

23. Aprox number of inverts
75 reef - 10 not including corals
75 FO - none
30 reef - 4 not including corals

24. Do you feed your corals? Y/N and what
Yes, brine shrimp, raw shrimp, formula one

25. Estimated cost of your tank complete
If I admitted this, my wife would see it and then hang me.

26. What you feel is the biggest challenge in keeping a reef tank
Proper husbandry of corals

27. What has been your most useful method in acquiring information? List in
priority
Internet
Reading
Other people

28. What type of protein skimmer are you using? CC / Venturi / Downdraft
manufacturer?
75 reef - Turboflotor 1000
75 FO - Turboflotor 1000
30 reef - CPR BakPak II

HTH,
JP
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