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1. What size tank in gallons and aprox LxW55 Gallons 4 feet x 2 Feet (Standard)

2. Amount of liverock aprox. lb.85 lbs or 1.54 per gallon

3. Substrate Y/N lb.amount, thickness, type.Yes, Live sand, 1 Inch

4. Sump Y/N size in gallons No Sump

5. Do you use a prefilter Y/N No

6. Frequency of water changes and amount changed 10% every 3-4 Months

7. Preferred salt mix IO

8. Preferred additivesIodine, Thiel VItal Gold

9. Preferred test kitsFast Test and Lamotte

10. Method of adding calcium Kalkwasser

11. Aprox water turnover X times per hour 10Xper hour

12. Type of lighting ie: MH, FLO, NO, HO,VHO, PC MH/NO

13. Type of bulbs MH 10K,5500 (German 10K, Coralife 5500) NO Actinic (Coralife)

14. Aprox wattage per gallon7.8

15. Duration of lighting cycle daily hours per day 8 Hrs Actinics, 6 Hrs MH

16. Do you use timers Y/N Yes (3)

17. Do you use TWP? Y/N and type Spectrapure RO Unit, TWP DI Unit

18. Aprox number of fish 2

19. Aprox number of corals 25

20. Aprox number of inverts 5

21. Do you feed your corals? Y/N and what Yes, Mix of alot of different frozen foods.

22. Estimated cost of your tank complete No Idea, (I dont want to know =)

23. What you feel is the biggest challenge in keeping a reef tank Getting information that is not bias by manufactures, and others.

24. What has been your most useful method in acquiring information? List > in priority Books E-Mail via Internet Newsgroups

25. What type of protein skimmer are you using? CC / Venturi / Downdraft > manufacturer?

CPR Backpack Skimmer

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