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1. What size tank in gallons & aprox LxW 125 gal., 60" x 18"
2. Amount of liverock aprox. lb. 125 lb. Tonga & Marshall Island mix
3. Substrate Y/N lb.amount, thickness, type.Yes, approx. 4" thick, plenum, with Caribsea crushed coral on bottom, fine sand on top.
4. Sump Y/N size in gallons Yes, 20 gal.
5. Do you use a prefilter Y/N No.
6. Frequency of water changes & amount changed 10% @ approx. 2 month.
7. Preferred salt mix Tropic Marin
8. Preferred additives Salifert calcium, store bought epson salts, Lugols, Kalkwasser, Salifert Kh buffer, ESV Bionic
9. Preferred test kits All test kits are Salifert.... Calcium, Kh, Iodine, Magnesium, Strontium
10. Method of adding calcium Kalkwasser with supplement of ESV Bionic and occassionally Salifert Calcium addition
11. Aprox water turnover X times per hour approx. 1000 gal/hr
12. Type of lighting ie: MH, FLO, NO, HO,VHO MH
13. Type of bulbs (2) 250watt 20,000K MH; (2) 110watt VHO actinic
14. Aprox wattage per gallon 7 watts/gal.
15. Duration of lighting cycle daily hours per day actinics = 12 hours; MH = 10 hours
16. Do you use timers Y/N Yes
17. Do you use TWP? Y/N & type Yes, Spectrapure RO/DI
18. Aprox number of fish 9 fish, one of which is a Maldive Yellow Gobie which will soon be extinct as it is eating my SPS - he is currently being hunted. :-)
19. Aprox number of corals 35 approx.
20. Aprox number of inverts 150 (snails, crabs, and 2 shrimp)
21. Do you feed your corals? Y/N & what Yes, occassionally copopods, plankton
22. Estimated cost of your tank complete Robert, I have had this particular tank for approx. 10 years.... if I were to add up all the items that I have had, gotten rid of, changed, etc., I could probably buy a small house in southern california :)
23. What you feel is the biggest challenge in keeping a reef tank Maintaining proper water quality and chemical balance
24. What has been your most useful method in acquiring information? List in priority 1. Internet (newsgroups and reef chat) 2. Published books 3. Aquarium Frontiers 4. Conferences 5. Local Fish Store
25. What type of protein skimmer are you using? CC / Venturi / Downdraft manufacturer?(1) Tunze venturi; (1) Aquamedic Turbofloater
