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December 2003
 My 55 Gallon
Reef Tank



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Full Tank December 28th 2003



01-4-04


03-11-04



Tank specs
  The tank is a 55 gallon AGA with about 50 pounds of base rock 10 pounds of live rock (to seed the base rock with coralin algea), 40 pounds of sand and 30 pounds of crushed coral. The Base Rock was cycled in my 20 gallon FO tank for about 2 months before it went into the 55. The base rock is actualy tufa that was obtained from a LFS for $1.59 a pound. Much cheaper than live rock and no impact on the reefs of the world. Most of the corals in my tank were obtained from frags. My mated pair of oscellaris clowns are also captive bred. This is not a no impact reef but it is a low impact one.

   The tank was set up in October of 2003. Right now the tank is maintaining the following water parameters:

Temprature-79 to 82 degrees F
Ammonia-0
Nitrites-0
Nitrates-0ppm
PH 8.2
Specific Gravity 1.025
dkH-7.6
Calcium 420mg/l



   I Will be adding more tufa rock to the system in the near future. Also as soon as I figure out how I want to plumb it, I will be adding a 10 to 20 gallon refugium with a deep sand bed. Part of the set up that I am planning for the refugium is the addition of GARF Grunge. This is a package of bio diverse sand that will help seed the refugium with some of the beneficial life that the tufa rock does not have. They also insure that part of the bio diversity includes spores from many different types of coralin algea.

  As for now the tank will not change much, aside from the addition of more rock. I want to ensure the tanks stability before I start adding more corals.


Tank update 2005
As of the first of the year in 2006 my tank will undergo a major overhaul. I will be adding metal halide, lighting a closed loop and a SQWD to the main pump return. I have already removed the sand bed and added another 30 pounds of base rock bringing me up to a total of 100 pounds of live rock. The DSB was replaced with a 1/2" southdown sand bed.


Tank Update October 2004

July 2004
The tank is now a year old as of October 22nd and has been running with no problems. It has gone through very little in the way of additions. I have added an additional 10 pouds of rock to the system and will continue to add more. Something that will change in the near future is the substrate. I am going to pull the crushed coral and sand mix and go for a deep sand bed.  The pair of false percs have been removed to go into my 20 gallon nano and have been replace with a white striped maroon clown. I have also added a new rock that has Pulsing Xenia on it. Man does this stuff grow fast!! In the meantime I have been focusing my attention on a couple of new projects;  a 10 and a 20 gallon nano.

20 gallon long July 2004


Tarisha
This page wouldn't be complete without mentioning my wife who is very understanding about my obsession with large boxes of water.

"Really honey we can do it for about $500."


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