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Tank, Stand, Canopy:
 | 36" x 16" x 30" glass aquarium |
| No glass cover |
| 24" tall pine stand |
| Matching pine canopy |
Sump & Overflow:
| 20 gallon show glass tank |
| Amiracle hang on overflow |
| Plumbed with PVC |
Filtration:
| Live rock |
| Plenum system |
| Good water circulation |
Live Rock:
| 80 lb. of Fiji |
| 30 lb. of Savaii |
| 10 lb. of Solomon Island |
| All well covered with various species of coralline algae |
Sand Bed & Plenum:
| 88 lb. of Caribsea Special Grade Reef aragonite sand |
| 40 lb. of Live Sand from various sources |
| 2.25 total plenum height |
Lighting:
| DIY Metal Halide/Power Compact retrofit inside canopy |
| (2) 175 watt 10,000k Hamilton bulb |
| (2) 175 watt Standard magnetic ballast |
| (2) 55 watt blue Custom Sea Life power compact bulb |
| Custom Sea Life power compact ballast |
| (2) cheap light timers |
Circulation:
| (1) Mag 7 return pump |
| (1) Hagen 802 power head (in tank) |
| (1) Penguin 1140 power head (in tank) |
| (3) Micro-Jet power head (in tank) |
Calcium Reactor:
| Aqua Medic large reactor |
| DIY 5 lb. manual CO2 system |
| 20 lb. of aragonite sand 1-2" grain for calcium substrate |
Supplementation:
| Kent Strontium |
| Water changes with NSW |
| Calcium reactor effluent |
Water Parameters:
Maintenance:
| Add 1.5 gallons of top-off water each day |
| Add 5 ml of Strontium per day |
| Feed reef 2-3 per day |
| Clean glass every 3-4 days |
| Clean bulbs every week |
| Trim Xenia colony every 3-4 weeks |
| 5-10 gallon water change approximately per month |
| Clean pumps every 2 months |
| Refill CO2 cylinder every 4 months |
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