rosta108's My 210g reef

My 210g reef

Orillia ontario Canada
Age 4 years, 12 days
Volume 180 Gallons
Dimensions 72'' x 24'' x 24''
Make aqueon
Model 180 reef ready
Timeline
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Photos

FTS August 11, 2015
FTS August 11, 2015 added 4 years ago
Building the tank pic2 paint stand
Building the tank pic2 paint stand added 4 years ago
FTS August 20, 2015
FTS August 20, 2015 added 4 years ago
FTS August 20, 2015
FTS August 20, 2015 added 4 years ago

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Current state of the reef You can see in this video I'm still working on getting the nitrates below 5 as there's a cyano issue on the sand bed. added 4 years

Measurements

395
Calcium
7.0
Alkalinity
0.15
Phosphate
1425
Magnesium
79
Temperature
0.1
Nitrate
1.026
Salinity
0
Nitrite
0.00
Ammonia

Inhabitants

22 Fish

2 Davinci grade A clownfish
3 Dispar Anthias Pseudanthias dispar
2 Fire fish
Foxface Rabbitfish Siganus vulpinus
6 Green chromis
Hippo (regal) tang
Lawnmower Blenny Salarias fasciatus
Mandarin Goby Synchiropus splendidus
Pink Spotted Watchman Goby Cryptocentrus leptocephalus
Sailfin Tang Desjardini Zebrasoma desjardini
2 Wyoming white clown fish
Yellow Tang Zebrasoma flavescens

27 Corals

Acan Brain Coral Acanthastrea echinata
Acropora Coral Acropora sp
Bali Green Slimer Acropora yongei
Birds nest coral
Blue torte acropora
Brain Coral, Favites Favites spp.
Captian America paly
Frogspawn Coral - Branched Euphyllia paradivisa
Green birds nest
Green montipora capricornis
Green paly Zoanthus sp.
Large northern lights lobo brain colony
Large unknown chalice
Mummy's eye chalice
Neon Green Acropora Acropora digitata
Purple bonsi
Purple digitata
Purple hammer
Red digitata
Scrolling Orange Montipora Montipora hodgsoni
Sunny D's
Super green open brain
Ultra undata
Unknown brush acropora
Unknown green acropora
Unknown purple acropora
Utter chaos paly

77 Invertebrate

3 Astrea snail
10 Banded Trochus Snail Trochus sp.
20 Blue Legged Hermit Crab Clibanarius tricolor
15 Cerith Snail Cerithium sp.
2 Feather Duster Sabellastarte sp.
Green speckled anemone
21 Nassarius Snail Nassarius sp.
2 Red Line Cleaner Shrimp Lysmata amboinensis
Ultra flame tip anemone
2 straberry conch

Equipment

Dosing
Filter
triple sensor water filler
Lighting
led spot light /6500k led bulb
Powerhead
Pump
Reactor
phosban 550 mod as recirculating reactor
Refugium
pod fuge with chaeto and live rock
Skimmer
Stand
homemade stand
Sump
40g breeder with 3 sections
Thermometer
Increased effluent from all in one bio pellets will test until nitrates are 1ppm or undetectable
FTS August 20, 2015

Feeding See more

reef enery · 2 meaty feedings a day mysis with Selcon and garlic guard · Spectrum 'A' pellet food once a day · lps got tropic marin ultra lps pellets · Purple or Red Sea veggies · 1 meaty feedings a day mysis with Selcon and garlic guard · Red Sea veggies · 1 meaty feeding of mysis shrimp with Selcon and garlic guard · New life spectrum ick sheild · Ultra Lps pellets · Red Sea reef energy

On average you perform a 14.3% water change every 7 days.

0% total water change in August.

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Test kits!!!!!
Recently began using Red Sea pro test kits of the calcium magnisuim both test are wildly off and inaccurate I have reported the issue to Red Sea. But I would highly recommend aboun…
rosta108 3 years Comment
Removed skimmer cup for chemiclean treatment.
rosta108 3 years Comment
Water in and out turned off for chemiclean treatment.
rosta108 3 years Comment
Bought new life spectrum ick shield. To begin battling ick. Also ordered polyp lab medic. Will arrive in a week. The way it fights ick by oxidation I hope it will help cyano if not will treat with che…
rosta108 3 years Comment
Cyano is still an issue came back will a vengeance.
rosta108 3 years Comment
1 chromis is not swimming well today looks like he's going to die. Will wait till after noon or evening to check him. If he perishes I will catch all fish and set up hospitals for all fish. Will need …
rosta108 3 years Comment

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