Simplified Reefkeepings Reef Keepers Survey
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Freddys Website - His 140 gallon tank
1. What size tank in gallons and aprox LxWXH 140 gallons 44" x 28" x 28"
2. Amount of liverock aprox. lb.200+ lb or 1.42 lb per gallon
3. Substrate Y/N lb.amount, thickness, type. No substrate.
4. Sump Y/N size in gallons Rubbermaid-type container 35 gallons
5. Do you use a prefilter Y/N No prefilter
6. Frequency of water changes and amount changed 15 gallons/bi-weekly or 30 gallons/monthly
7. Preferred salt mix None - using natural seawater
8. Preferred additives Kent Kalkwasser Kent Turbo-Strontium Kent Essential Elements Potassium Iodide obtained from pharmacy (solution as in Sprung/Delbeek)
9. Preferred test kits No preference, as long as the corals and fish looked happy.
10. Method of adding calcium Kalkwasser drip
11. Aprox water turnover X times per hour For the circulation I have 6 MiniJet 600 at 160 gph each. So total circulation would be something like 1500 gph. 4 times at 600 gph
12. Type of lighting ie: MH, FLO, NO, HO,VHO MH + HO
13. Type of bulbs MH - 175W 10,000K German HO - 4-40W HO Actinic
14. Aprox wattage per gallon 2.4 Watts/gallon
15. Duration of lighting cycle daily hours per day MH - 8 hours HO - 12 hours
16. Do you use timers Y/N Wavetimer
17. Do you use TWP? Y/N and type Not sure what twp means (not a US reefkeepers) But from reading other entries, sounds like source for top off water : untreated well water
18. Aprox number of fish 16
19. Aprox number of corals 20 hard corals 2 soft corals 40 mushrooms 1 anemone
20. Aprox number of inverts 30 hermits and snails 20 small starfish
21. Do you feed your corals? Y/N and what No feeding
22. Estimated cost of your tank complete US$ 2,500 $18 per gallon (tank is in Indonesia so invert cost is significantly lower than U.S., although I do have to bring equipments from the U.S.)
23. What you feel is the biggest challenge in keeping a reef tank Aquascaping, especially with limited lights and restriction on flow pattern/powerhead placement. Light and water movement requirements dictates specimen placement and sometimes rock work Special case : Remote tank maintenance. I attend Stanford University in CA, USA, and my reeftank is in Jakarta, Indonesia. Go home about every 6 months for 4 weeks. Need to compile a list of basic instructions, and make maintenance procedure as simple as possible. A number of growing hard and soft corals proves that it is possible.
24. What has been your most useful method in acquiring information? List in priority Reading books Newsgroups Trial and error
25. What type of protein skimmer are you using? CC / Venturi / Downdraft manufacturer? Venturi / Sanders
