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Set Up......: December, 1998
Tank Size..: 75G/283L 48"x18"x21"
Sump Size.: 20G/75L 24"x14"x16"

Live Rock.: 100Lb / 45Kg
Substrate.: 1" aragonite gravel, covered by 2" of Southdown sand.

Lighting..: VHO's w/IceCap ballast - 4x110W (2 Actinic, 1 -50/50, 1-Aquasun - URI 13Hrs), 1 40W actinic (15 Hrs). 480W total. VHO's on Solar 750 dimmer.

Protein Skimmer: ETS RDII / SEN700
Chemical Filtration: Polyfilter sitting in sump. Carbon occasionally (every 2 months?)

Circulation...: 4 MJ1200 PH's on RedSea Wavemaster Pro
Return Pump: 670GPH SEN700 (tuned down via ball valve to about 400GPH)

pH................: 8.3-8.5 (Pinpoint)
Temperature.: 83-86F / 29-32C
Salintity........: 1.026 / 36ppt
Alkalinity.....: 10dKH / 3.5 meq
Calcium.......: ~425ppm (redseaPro)
Ammonia.....: 0ppm (Seatest)
Nitrite.........: 0ppm (Seatest)
Nitrate.........: ~5ppm (Seatest Low Range)
Phosphate...: 0? (Seatest < .2)

Fish: (5) Amphiprion frenatus (Tomato Clown: "Ben"), Zebrasoma xanthurus (Purple Tang: "Monday"), Amblyeleotris gutatta (Pretty Prawn Goby "Nope"), Pseudocheilinus hexataenia (Six-Line Wrasse "Peep")

Corals:

Zoanthids: Zoanthus spp (4 different Zoo polyps), Parazoanthus sp. (Yellow Polyps), Protopalythoa (Button polyps).

Soft Corals: 2 colors - Clavularia sp. (Clove polyps), Anthelia glauca (Wood Polyps), Briareum asbestinum (Star polyps/engrusting gorgonian), Discosoma spp. (3-Mushrooms Metalic Green, Green Stripe, Blue-Green), Capnella sp., (Kenya Tree Coral).

Large Polyp Sclearactinians: Euphilla divisa (Frog Spawn), Calaustrea furcata (Trumpet coral), Cataphyllia jardinei (Elegance), Euphillia anchora (Hammer).

Small Polyp Sclearactinians: Porites sp. (with christmasstree worms).

Other Inverts: Ophiomyxa sp. (Serpent Star), 2-Lysmata wurdemanni (Pepermint Shrimp), 4-Paguristes cadenati (Scarlet Reef hermits), 6-(blueleg Hermits), Percnon planissimum (sally lightfoot crab], 4-(B&W/Lefthanded Hermits). Snails: Turbos, Astrea, Nassarius, Cerith, Nerites. Mostly nassarius (20?) and cerith (10?).

Maintenance Program: 10% water change weekly, 24x7 kalk topoff system (~1G/day), Rarely add Marine Buffer.

Additional Information: Pics at - http://people.ne.mediaone.net/strichardson/reef.html

[This message has been edited by Steve Richardson (edited 10 August 2000).]
 

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