Simplified Reefkeepings Reef Keepers Survey
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1. What size tank in gallons and aprox LxW 75 Gallon. 48" x 18"
2. Amount of liverock aprox. lb.125 lbs. divided by 75gal = 1.6 lb per gal
3. Substrate Y/N lb.amount, thickness, type. CaribSea Arogonite Reef sand. 50-60 lbs. 2-3" in front half of tank. Back half is mostly bare.
4. Sump Y/N size in gallons 18 gallons
5. Do you use a prefilter Y/N No.
6. Frequency of water changes and amount changed About once a month. Perhaps 10-15%.
7. Preferred salt mix Instant Ocean
8. Preferred additives Combisan, Iodine, Kalk.
9. Preferred test kits Haven't found any I like yet. I currently have the FasTest suite, and don't care for them much.
10. Method of adding calcium Kalk dosing.
11. Aprox water turnover X times per hour 10+ tank volumes per hour. or 750+GPH
12. Type of lighting ie: MH, FLO, NO, HO,VHO *2- 175W MH, 2 -110W VHO
13. Type of bulbs 2 German 10000K, 1 Actinic, 1 50/50
14. Aprox wattage per gallon 7.6 wpg
15. Duration of lighting cycle daily hours per day 12 hours
16. Do you use timers Y/N Via controller, yes.
17. Do you use TWP? Y/N and type I use a Spectrapure 4-stage.
18. Aprox number of fish Currently 0. Still stocking.
19. Aprox number of corals 3 colonies.
20. Aprox number of inverts 75. Mostly hermits and snails.
21. Do you feed your corals? Y/N and what I occaisonally try to make sure they get frozen brine. Not sure if it helps or not.
22. Estimated cost of your tank complete $3-5000
23. What you feel is the biggest challenge in keeping a reef tank Getting a good enough grasp on the various concepts to be able to understand what you're doing enough to even begin planning a tank that it likely to be successful.
24. What has been your most useful method in acquiring information? : List in priority
Newsgroups, Web Pages, Books, IRC chat, Magazines.
