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Carl Schattke

1. What size tank in gallons and aprox LxW 90 gallons 48"wide x 15"deep x 30" high
2. Age of tank. 9 mon.
3. Amount of liverock aprox. lb.40lbs of Jakarta live rock with base rock around 1 lb. per gal.
4. Substrate Y/N lb. amount, thickness, type. 80lbs of carib seaflor with 10lbs of live sand and 60lbs of base rock.
5. Sump Y/N size in gallons yes, about 4 gallons in it holds about 10 gallons
6. Do you use a prefilter Y/N yes, a foam wrapped with filter pads, I change every other day.
7. Do you use a cover for the tank Y/N if Y what type? Home made wood canopy. open back
8. Aprox amount of evaporation About one gallon a day
9.Frequency of water changes and amount change. I change water 20% monthly
10. Preferred salt mix Instant Ocean
11. Preferred additives Seachem Reef calcium, Reef Complete, Reef Iodine, Reef Complete
Seachem Marine buffer, Seachem Alkaline buffer
12. Preferred test kits Fastest for ph,no2,no3,amonnia, Seachem calcium, reef
status(iodide,postasium,alkalinity) ,copper.
13. Method of adding calcium Seachem reef calcium
14. Aprox water turnover X times per hour 9 x per hour
15. Type of lighting i.e.: MH, FLO, NO, HO,VHO, PCMH 175 watt, 2- 40watt FLO
16. Type of bulbsMH is a german 10000K ,FLO is Coralife triactinic and actinic blue
17. Aprox wattage per gallon 2.83
18. Duration of lighting cycle daily hours per day 6hrs with MH, and 13hrs with FLO
19. Do you use timers Y/N yes
20. Do you use TWP? (tapwater purification RO/DI) Y/N and type YES, DI , Aquarium pharmacuticals tap water purifier.
21. Aprox number of fish. 14
22. Aprox number of corals 15
23. Aprox number of inverts 15
24. Do you feed your corals? Y/N and what yes, Coralife invert food
25. Estimated cost of your tank complete $2700 or $ 30 per gal
26. What you feel is the biggest challenge in keeping a reef tank Cost of improvements to make it better.
27. What has been your most useful method in acquiring information?List in priority
friends with tank, FAQ sheets on internet, reef list, FAMA magazine,
books, CMAS marine club.
28. What type of protein skimmer are you using? CC / Venturi /Downdraft manufacturer?
Venturi, within sump, Nova brand

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