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1. What size tank in gallons and aprox LxW 29 Gallons

2. Age of tank. 1 mo.

3. Amount of liverock aprox. lb.8 lbs

4. Substrate Y/N lb. amount, thickness, type. 10 pounds crushed coral, 3
pounds live sand approx 2"

5. Sump Y/N size in gallons none

6. Do you use a prefilter Y/N yes, into the protein skimmer

7. Do you use a cover for the tank Y/N if Y what type? Y custom made at a glass shop for about $15

8. Aprox amount of evaporation 2 gallons/wk, summer 1 gallon/wk,
spring-summer-fall

9.Frequency of water changes and amount changed 2 gallons/wk

10. Preferred salt mix Instant Ocean

11. Preferred additives Reef Pure

12. Preferred test kits Seatest and Red Sea

13. Method of adding calcium an old milk bottle and airline tubing that
drops every couple of second, not fancy-just easy and cheap

14. Aprox water turnover X times per hour 6x powerhead, 4x protein skimmer,
10x total

15. Type of lighting i.e.: MH, FLO, NO, HO,VHO, PC NO 4 - 24" strip lighting from home depot

16. Type of bulbs 1 actinic, 1 daylight, 1 vitalite, 1 generic plant light

17. Aprox wattage per gallon 2.75 WPG

18. Duration of lighting cycle daily hours per day 12-14 hours

19. Do you use timers Y/N N

20. Do you use TWP? (tapwater purification RO/DI) Y/N and type Purified water
from the local water store I think it is RO/DI and carbon treated but am
not sure

21. Aprox number of fish 1

22. Aprox number of corals 2

23. Aprox number of inverts Approx. 10 snails, 1 coral branded shrimp,
20-30 rock anemones-I will eventually scrape these away

24. Do you feed your corals? Y/N and what N

25. Estimated cost of your tank complete hard to figure out because I have
been using some equipment that is a holdover from by freshwater day, I
would guess around $1000

26. What you feel is the biggest challenge in keeping a reef tank MONEY

27. What has been your most useful method in acquiring information? List in
priority Talking to veteran reef keepers, books, Internet

28. What type of protein skimmer are you using? CC / Venturi / Downdraft
manufacturer? Venturi-Creative Plastic Research. This was the biggest
rip-off in the industry, for a plastic tube and a small venturi pump it
cost $200

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