46 gal Bowfront

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My tank was set up February 7, 2002

TANK SET-UP

46 Gallon bowfront
Red Sea Prizm Skimmer
10-gallon DIY sump with Rio 2500 return pump
Lifereef Prefilter Siphon Unit (700 gph)
2 – Hagen 301 Powerhead
1 – Zoo Med Powersweep 228
1- Mako Shark Powerhead
200-watt Won Pro-Heat IC titanium heater
49.5 lbs live rock
30 lb coral sand substrate
30 lbs live sand
2 – 96 watt power compact hood
1 – 65 watt SmartLite
AquaFuge 12” refugium

Water Parameters

SG: 1.025
Temp: 80° F
PH: 8.3
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: <10 ppm
Calcium: 405
Alkalinity: 12

15% water changes every other week. Feed Omega One and dose with B-Ionic daily (Mon-Fri—tank is in my office). Feed Coral Heaven and DT's Phytoplankton once a week or less.

LIVESTOCK

Clean-up crew

10 Astrea snails
3 Cortez Cerith snails
10 Bumblee Bee snails
6 Hawiian Strombus Grazers
12 Nassarious Snails
3 Left-Handed Hermits
6 IPSF Micro-Hermits
1 Emerald crab
8 Scarlet hermits
6 Blue leg hermits
1 Impatiens cucumber
1 Peppermint shrimp
1 Japanese Pistol Shrimp
1 Orange Knobby Starfish
1 Sand Sifting Star
1 Black Banded Serpent Star
1 Black Brittle Star

Fish

Midas Blenny
Six-Line Wrasse
Yellow Watchman Goby
3-Green Chromis

Corals

Green Grape Bubble Coral
Fox Coral
Candy Cane Coral
Hammer Coral
Green Frogspawn Coral
Green Pinstripe MushroomsRicordea MushroomsBlue MushroomsBrown Mushrooms
Yellow Cup Coral
Yellow Torch Coral
Fiji Gold Finger Leather
Brain (Moon) Coral
Pink tip long tentacle plate Coral
Red Flowerpot coral
Pink Zoanthid
Star Polyps

Other
Featherduster
Red Grape Caulerpa (in refugium)
Added IPSF Live Sand activator on March 5, 2002
Added 1 lb. Live sand from Premium Aquatics to refugium on March 25, 2002


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