kwasdin's The Pit

kwasdin's The Pit

The Pit

Age 5 years, 6 months

Volume 50 Gallons

Dimensions 24'' x 24'' x 20''

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Model Artisan II 50 Gallon

Timeline

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ORA Blue Chalice added 4 years ago

Banded Trochus Snail added 4 years ago

Big Polyp Blastomussa Coral added 5 years ago

Montipora Capricornis ORA Purple added 5 years ago

Measurements

78.5

Temperature

8.0

Alkalinity

1290

Magnesium

420

Calcium

8.3

1.026

Salinity

0.00

Phosphate

Nitrate

0.00

Nitrite

0.01

Ammonia

Inhabitants

9 Fish

5 Blue/Green Reef Chromis Chromis viridis

2 Purple Firefish Nemateleotris decora

True Percula Clownfish Amphiprion percula

Yellow Watchman Goby Cryptocentrus cinctus

Purple Firefish Nemateleotris decora 0 3

True Percula Clownfish Amphiprion percula 0 3

Yellow Watchman Goby Cryptocentrus cinctus 0 3

33 Corals

Acropora millepora Acropora millepora

Birdnest Bird of Paradise Seriatopora callendrum

Birdsnest Guttatus Seriatopora guttatus

Blue Mushroom Actinodiscus sp.

Brain Coral, Trachyphyllia Trachyphyllia geoffroyi

Candy Cane Coral Caulastrea furcata

Chalice Coral Echinophyllia aspera

Cup Coral, Pagoda Turbinaria peltata

Duncan Polyp Duncanopsammia axifuga

Eagle Eye (Zoanthid) Zoanthus sp.

3 Florida Ricordea Mushroom Ricordea florida

2 Florida Ricordea Mushroom Ricordea florida

Florida Ricordea Mushroom Ricordea florida

Green Mushroom Rhodactis sp.

Green Striped Mushroom Actinodiscus sp.

Kenya Tree Coral Capnella sp.

3 Lordhowensis Coral Acanthastrea lordhowensis

Lordhowensis Coral Acanthastrea lordhowensis

Montipora Capricornis ORA Purple

ORA Blue Chalice Echinopora sp

Red Mushroom Actinodiscus sp.

Torch Coral Euphyllia glabrescens

Yellow (Zoanthid) Undescribed Zoanthid

Zoanthid blue/peach

Zoanthid green Zoanthus sp.

Acropora millepora Acropora millepora 0 3

Birdnest Bird of Paradise Seriatopora callendrum 0 3

Birdsnest Guttatus Seriatopora guttatus 0 5

Blue Mushroom Actinodiscus sp. 0 3

Brain Coral, Trachyphyllia Trachyphyllia geoffroyi 0 5

Candy Cane Coral Caulastrea furcata 0 4

Chalice Coral Echinophyllia aspera 0 3

Cup Coral, Pagoda Turbinaria peltata 0 4

Duncan Polyp Duncanopsammia axifuga 0 3

Duncan Polyp Duncanopsammia axifuga 0 4

Eagle Eye (Zoanthid) Zoanthus sp. 0 2

Florida Ricordea Mushroom Ricordea florida 0 2

Green Mushroom Rhodactis sp. 0 3

Green Striped Mushroom Actinodiscus sp. 0 2

Lordhowensis Coral Acanthastrea lordhowensis 0 6

Montipora Capricornis ORA Purple Thumbnail

Montipora Capricornis ORA Purple 0 6

ORA Blue Chalice Echinopora sp 0 3

Red Mushroom Actinodiscus sp. 0 2

Torch Coral Euphyllia glabrescens 0 3

Yellow (Zoanthid) Undescribed Zoanthid 0 3

Zoanthid blue/peach 0 5

52 Invertebrate

2 Banded Trochus Snail Trochus sp.

Blood Red Fire Shrimp Lysmata debelius

18 Blue Legged Hermit Crab Clibanarius tricolor

10 Cerith Snail Cerithium sp.

10 Dwarf Zebra Hermit Crab Calcinus laevimanus

10 Nassarius Snail Nassarius sp.

Tiger Pistol Shrimp Alpheus bellulus

Banded Trochus Snail Trochus sp. 0 6

Blood Red Fire Shrimp Lysmata debelius 0 3

Tiger Pistol Shrimp Alpheus bellulus 0 4

Equipment

Lighting

Maxspect Razor

Heater

Eheim Jager Heater

Hydor Heater

Skimmer

CAD Lights PLS-100 Pipe-less skimmer

Cleaning

Piranha Float

Powerhead

EcoTech Vortech MP10 ES

Hydor Koralia

Pump

EcoTech Vortech MP10 ES

Reactor

Two Little Fishies Reactor 150

AutoTopOff

JBJ Auto Top Off

Dosing

Bubble Magus Dosing Pump

RODI

SpectraPure RODI

Dosing See more

Brightwell Microbacter7 · Kent Lugol's Solution · Acropower

Feeding See more

Reef Roids · Frozen mysis · Cyclopeeze · Shrimp pellets · Spectrum Marine Fish Formula · Frozen baby brine · Nori sheets · Pohl's Coral Vitalizer · Spectrum flake food · Frozen brine shrimp w spirulina · Boyd's vita chem · Coral frenzy and reef roids

On average you perform a 22.2% water change every 14 days.

0% total water change in February.

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Added 1.2 oz alkalinity to raise from 8 to 9 dkh

kwasdin 1 month Comment

Drained and moved tank into the dining room so we could put flooring down. What a huge job. Jason came by after work and helped Bruce and Brandon move the tank. Went pretty well.

kwasdin 1 month Comment

Friday 11/16/18 added 15 nudibranches from Salty Underground to eat aptasia. Put all 15, some tiny some fairly large, in a small hole on the front wall of the tank. All appeared alive and well. Paper …

kwasdin 2 months Comment

Added 1.6 oz alkalinity to increase from 7.11 to 8. Also increased dosing of calcium and alkalinity from 10 to 12 ml per day

kwasdin 3 months Comment

Increased lights by 10% again. Also added 3.5 oz. calcium to increase from 380-400.

kwasdin 5 months Comment

Saturday August 11 increased blue and white light by 10%each time point. Bleaching this past week not better but not worse either.

kwasdin 6 months Comment

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