| Name | Tank Size | Live Rock | Watts Per Gal | Cost Per Gal | Challange | Information | TWP
and Skimmer |
| 10
Luis Mercado |
90gal
30 gal sump N prefilter Instant Ocean |
200 lb
2.2 lb per gal .25" aragonite |
6.3 WPG
MH VHO 12 HPD Timers |
$55+
per gal |
Sexual reproduction in corals | 1-Experience,
2- other hobbyists 3- Internet |
Spectrapure RO/DI |
| 11
Michael Gerdes |
42 gal hex
15 gal sump Y prefilter Instant Ocean |
30 lb
.71 lb per gal 1" aragonite |
2.4 WPG
NO 10 - 12 HPD Timers (sometimes) |
$12+
per gal |
Finding healthy animals | Web pages
Usenet F.A.Q |
Mixed bed DI
+carbon Home made Counter curent skimmer |
| 12 TOP
Daniel Lipton |
60 gallon
10 gal sump Y prefilter Coralife |
60 lb
1 lb per gal |
4WPG
Power Compacts and NO Timers |
$58 per gal | Cleaning Coraline Algae and keeping the temperature down on hot days. | 1. Local aquarium shops, all of which (my favorites anyway)
have closed in the last 6 months.
2. "Simplified Reef Keeping" |
Right now, I am buying distilled water
Red Sea Fish Pharm Berlin. Venturi skimmer |
| 13
Sanjay Mani *note* 3 tanks |
85 gal
/20galsump 60 gal /10galsump 125 gal /30galsump Instant Ocean |
85 gal /1.3lb
pergal 60gal /.5-lbpergal 125 gal /1-lbpergal |
85=5WPG
125=8.6WPG 65=5.3WPG Timers |
125and85 $40 per gal
60is$25per gal |
Properly placing coral, maintaining truly low nutrient levels. | 1. Internet, WWW (archived internet postings)
2. The few decent reef books out there. You know which ones I mean ;) |
Sometimes. Mostly just tap water treated with kalk. |
| 14
Edward Nash |
58 gal
10 galsump N prefilter least expensive salt |
80 lb
1.06 lb pergal .5" caribsea |
4.4WPG
MH FLO 03 Timers |
$17+
pergal |
Algae | Local Society, Web, books | ?
cc - red sea berlin skimmer |
| 15
Hobbyist A *note* 2 tanks |
10gal
120gal sump 40gal on 120 prefilter in overflow Instant Ocean |
10 lb
120 lb 1 lb pergal 2" crushed coral |
4 and 4.2
WPG Compact FLO Timers |
$8.3 per gal | Wife | internet
fama afrontiers |
No TWP
Downdraft Skimmer manufacturer DD |
| 16
Wildman |
90 gal
20 gal sump Kent |
150 lb fiji
1.66 lb per gal |
5 WPG
VHO Timers |
$55 per gal | Vacuming out detritus weekly | Asking my reef store owner a million questions, Magazines, Books, Internet | Venturi - SeaQuest |
| 17
Lawrence Hoffman *note* 3 tanks one system |
2-55 gal hex
1 - 12 gal hex 30 gallon sump Instant Ocean |
200 lb Fiji
and Marshall Island 1.63 lb per gallon 3" sand |
7.5 WPG
MH Timers |
$41 per gal | Careful planning, meticulous maintenance (evaporation, monitoring, pruning ect) | Books,
working in LFS in college, too many damm mistakes |
Venturi
DIY |
| 18
Blake |
30 gallon
No sump Deep Ocean but prefer Kent |
48 lb
or 1.6 per gal 2-3" aragoniteandLS |
MH and
NO FLO Timers |
$53 per gal | understanding the chemistry of a reef tank well enough to be able to maintain a stable and healthy system for all inhabitants at a reasonable cost. | 1. internet- most useful by far over other resources 2. staff at the various stores that I frequent 3. books/magazines | 1 skilter 400 (venturi- also a peice of crap) 1 diy cc |
