Decided to add my two cents!!!

I'm new to the boards but not to the hobby. here are pics of my tank




I have had saltwater aquariums for the last 12 years from as small as 12 gal (before nano reefs became popular... and they made fun of me for doing it!) to my current tank a 90 corner.

I have a full reef with a fuel bio load of fish. I have a chemistry degree, so it comes in handy with this hobby.

 

Welcome to 3 reef. Beautiful tank.

 

thanks

here are pics of my equipment:

my sump w/ a mag 2400 pump and phosban reactor


my skimmer ( hydor 1005 fed by a quiet one 4000) and ozone reacator ( fed by a quiet one 2200)


my chiller ( china made 1/3 HP noname. bought it on ebay. best 300 bucks i spent. 7 years old and still kicking!!)


My denitrator (aquaripure large with my choice of vodka for dosing)


Also have ro filter and uv 36 watt coral life twist.
my lights are 250 15k halide and 2 420nm t5 and 2 pink coral growth t5 39 watts

and last but not least.....
the protector of the reef...


Kacey my sheltie!

 

Beautiful reef!.... And dog

 

Cool...Welcome aboard....dogs...love 'em !! : )

 

My stats:
fish:
2 large square back anthias
2 large yellow anthias
1 4" fairy wrasse
1 yellow tang
1 kole tank
1 scopas tang
1 salefin surgoen
mated pair gold stripe maroon clowns
1 large copper band
4 blue damsils
3 manderins
1 flame angel

liveaquaria.com 100 deluxe detrius package
4 cleaner strimp
2 really weird looking star fish (they look like grey feather dusters)
1 very large serpant star




Ph=8.4
salinity=1.026
phosphate=0
nitrates=0 (aquaripure is one of my best investments)
carbonates=11 dkh
calcium= over 500 (I stop at 500 to save on the drops... ;D)
Strotium= 12mg

my maintanence routine every sunday: (total time 15 minutes)
switch out filter sock
adjust denitrator output
inject 15ml of vodka into denitrator
2 teaspoons of reef advance strotium
2 cap fulls of iodine
I use sea chem #28 1 kilo block in the sump. lasts 2 months. takes care of the trace elements, calcium, carbonates, ph, etc

last water change 3 months ago.

My feeding routine:

automatic feeder (aka live in mother in law..;D;D;D)
every other day omega 1 pellets (regular and veggies)
2 teaspoons of arcti pods
2x a week frozen myacin shrimp
1x a week a full eye dropper of concentrated Zoomax, chromamax and phytomax

 

Absolutely gorgeous tank. Welcome to 3reef!
Is that a frilly mushroom or some kind of leather coral?

 

Thanks for posting your routine - that was my next question!
Sea chem kilo block - that is interesting. I haven't seen someone with a block in a while - did you do a before and after test with that? I'd be curious to see the results.

 

when i first started using the block, i was doing tests weekly. i monitor ph electronicly. the readings remained stable. especially calcium. i add the strotium and iodine as an addone even though the block takes care of it. the two items i believe should be a little higher than normal in a closed system. especially one with as many items as mine

 

not a mushroom. A very large carpet anemone!!! the thing is as large as a frisbee!!! its one of my oldest peices.