my 45g

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  1. reef_guru

    reef_guru Humpback Whale

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    the basics
    45g main tank
    c2c overflow
    2 jebao wp25 wavemakers

    20g fuge reverse lighting
    chaeto, lettuce, caulerpa, sea grapes, gracilaria, lots of rock

    65g sump
    sro-5000 protein skimmer
    dual chamber Ca reactor with an airline that goes outside of the house ( effluent goes into skimmer )
    carbon chamber
    reef relief automatic top off with 5 stage ro/di
    iwaki 30rlt return pump
    1/4 hp chiller

    lights
    par 350
    250w 10k mh
    460nm t5
    moon lights

    dosing via aquamedic
    seachem vitamin/amino ( inside coca cola refrigerator under tank )
    seachem trace elements
    kalwasser at night

    livestock
    20-30 sps's
    yellow tang
    7 blue chromis
    six line wrasse
    bicolor blenny
    royal grama
    neon blue goby
    4 cardinals
    derasa clam
    serpent star
    emerald crab
    peppermint shrimp
    multiple blue crabs, snails, bristleworms

    feeding
    flake food for the fish
    a mixture of raw pureed seafood at night by hand for the corals
    continuum zooplankton automatic dosing pump at night for the corals

    parameters
    salinity 1.026
    temp 80
    Ca 450
    dKH 12.2
    Mg 1500
    Sr 10
    K 400
    B 10
    PO4, NH34, NO23, Si all undetectable
    pH 8.1-8.3
     

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  2. mdbostwick

    mdbostwick Vlamingii Tang

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    Nice set up!
     
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  3. DSC reef

    DSC reef Giant Squid

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    Nice tank and gear.
     
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  4. sandy

    sandy Bristle Worm

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    Nice setup but what in the coke box
     
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  5. rogerstammy

    rogerstammy Peppermint Shrimp

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    Very nice
     
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  6. mdbostwick

    mdbostwick Vlamingii Tang

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  7. reef_guru

    reef_guru Humpback Whale

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    only a couple of the sps's, theres alot more in the tank
     

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  8. sandy

    sandy Bristle Worm

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    SPS looks great :2thumbsup:
     
    sandy, Apr 6, 2015
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