Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket The Tank has been Setup since April 2007. Most of the Livestock came from the Previous 100 Gallon Tank that's been setup for about two years.



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Tank Dims: 84x30x24 (262G)

Total Water Volume: ~300G

Stand: 36” Tall

Age of Tank: Set up April of ‘07

 


 

 

 


 


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Lighting: 2x150W 20K Ushio’s

1x250w 20K Ushio

6x140w VHO bulbs (5Atinic and 1 65K)

All lights run on Icecap ballasts

Lighting Period VHO 4pm-4am

MH 6pm-3am


Other Info: Uses Ceiling Fan to help cool the tank

Has Thick Mylar sheeting covering 90% of canopy to help reflect light back into the tank.

Also 4 Icecap Fans in canopy

System is controlled by an AC3 Jr.

1” Sand bed only for aesthetic purposes

Main Sump is plumbed Outside and is inside an Outdoor Storage Bin.

NOTE: Outdoor Sump Pictures was not taken Due to the Rain

Other Equipments

Calcium Reactor: Schuran Jetstream One

Chiller: 1/4hp under tank, 1/3hp soon to be plumbed into sump


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Circulation: 3x Tunze Nanostream 6055

1x Tunze Stream 6100

Return: Iwaki 55rlt



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Skimmer: Schuran Jetskim 200

Refugium: 40G w/6 types of Macro Algae and a couple of cucumbers



Maintenance:
Maintenance: Water change maybe once a year

Water Paramaters: Ph 8.1

A/N/N undetectable

Alk 10dkh

Calc 350

Mg 1200

Salinity 35ppt/ 1.024

Temp ~77F

 

 (Fish anPhoto Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucketd Inverts):




Fish: Atlantic Blue Tang (Acanthrus coeruleus)

Yellow Eye Kole Tang (Ctenochaetus strigosus) Desjardini Tang (Zebrasona desjardini) Percula Clown (Amphiron percula)

Yellow Belly Damsel (Chrysiptera taupou)

Green Chromis x 6 (Chromis viridis)

Vanderbilt Chromis (Chromis vanderbilti)

Flame Angel (Centropyge loriculus)

Cherub Angel (Centropyge argi)

Lawnmower Blenny (Salarias fasciatus)

Yellow Watchman (Cryptocentrus cinctus)

Mandarin x 2 (Synchiropus picturatus)


Inverts: Red legged hermits (Paguristes cadenati)

Nassarius Snails (Nassarius sp)

Trochus snails (Trochus sp.)

Astrea Snails (Astraea tecta)

Harlequin Brittle Star (Ophioderma sp.)

Cowrie (Cypraea sp.)


CORALS

Red Sea Xenia sp
Xenia Elongatata
Anthelia sp.
Alveopora sp.)
Goniopora Palmensis
Goniopora Pandoraensis
Sarcophyton sp
Neon Green Polyp Sarcophyton sp(Tyree)
Various Montipora Capricornis(Green, Green with BLue Tips, Red, Orange)
ORA Scripps Millepora
ORA Purple Tip Bottlebrush
Acropora variabilis
G.A. Acropora torresiana
Maze Braint
Scolymia sp.
Various Gorgonians(blue Ribbon, Brairium sp.)
Neon Green Bubble sp.
Various Zoanthids
Echinophora
Acropora Hyacinhtus
Lobophylia sp.
Acanthastrea Lord.
Various Tridacna Clams (Teardrop Maxima, T. Derasa)
Various Encrusting Montipora sp.
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If anyone wants to ask Keith some questions or if you want to comment about his slice of the Reef. Please checkout his blog at the following address. Blog: zenmarine.blogspot.com He is also Writing a book about his experience(s) in the hobby