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Doug Brown

1. What size tank in gallons and aprox LxW 75gal 48 x18 x 21

2. Age of tank. 7 months

3. Amount of liverock aprox. lb. 120

4. Substrate Y/N lb. amount, thickness, type. 1/4 inch sand aragonite

5. Sump Y/N size in gallons Y 20 gal

6. Do you use a prefilter Y/N Y

7. Do you use a cover for the tank Y/N if Y what type? Glass

8. Aprox amount of evaporation 1 gal day

9.Frequency of water changes and amount changed 2weeks 15 gal

10. Preferred salt mix coral life

11. Preferred additives b-ionic

12. Preferred test kits fastest

13. Method of adding calcium manually by hand

14. Aprox water turnover X times per hour 6 x per hour

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

16. Type of bulbs 96 watts (coralife )

17. Aprox wattage per gallon 96 watts x 4 = 384 / 75 = 5 watts per gallon

18. Duration of lighting cycle daily hours per day 11 w/blue actinic 9 with
both white and blue

19. Do you use timers Y/N Y

20. Do you use TWP? (tapwater purification RO/DI) Y/N and type Angel

21. Aprox number of fish 7 (2 saebae clowns 2 bangai cardinals blue regal
tang sailfin tang flame hawkfish)

22. Aprox number of corals 5 :-) still adding

23. Aprox number of inverts 86 (3 peppermint shrimp 1 cleaner shrimp 1 fire
red shrimp 1 brittle starfish 40 redlegged
hermit crabs 40 snails. )

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

25. Estimated cost of your tank complete 4000

26. What you feel is the biggest challenge in keeping a reef tank
Maintaining water quality

27. What has been your most useful method in acquiring information? List in
priority Internet, Books, LFS's, user
groups.

28. What type of protein skimmer are you using? CC / Venturi / Downdraft
manufacturer? Downdraft ( reefdevil 3)

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