The stability of water parameters is paramount to the health and success of any reef system. Water quality testing is done every week to ensure significant changes that could affect livestock do not occur. The current parameter ranges and test equipment consists of the following:

Ranges

- Temperature: 77-78°F
- Salinity: 1.025-1.026 SG
- pH: 7.8-8.2
- Alkalinity: 8.0-9.0 dKH
- Calcium: 420-450 ppm
- Magnesium: 1320-1380 ppm
- Nitrate: 10-20 ppm
- Phosphate: 0.03-0.10 ppm

Test Equipment

- Neptune Systems lab grade temperature probe
- Neptune Systems lab grade conductivity probe
- Neptune Systems lab grade pH probe
- Hanna Alkalinity Checker
- Hanna Phosphate Checker
- NYOS Reefer Calcium test kit
- NYOS Reefer Magnesium test kit
- NYOS Reefer Nitrate test kit

The probes are all cleaned regularly and the conductivity and pH probes are calibrated at the same time. Each month, a water sample is tested then verified in a chemistry lab using advanced equipment and titration methods.

The nutrition necessary varies from one organism to another. Countless hours of research and testing went into coming up with a balanced menu to satisfy the needs of every organism while using a minimal number of foods. The current feeding regimen consists of the following:

Foods

- Jimbo's Reef Gumbo
- Piscine Energetics Pellets
- Polyp Lab Reef-Roids
- Brightwell Aquatics PhytoChrom
- Ocean Nutrition Green Marine Algae

Supplements

- Two Little Fishies AcroPower
- Brightwell Aquatics KoralColor

The primary problem with feeding on a daily basis is a build up of waste and excess nutrients in the system. For this reason, the necessary portions were determined through trial and error and carefully administered to reduce or eliminate potential problems.