Poof! I have 3 tanks.
tank#1
95 gal. FOWLR "hospital" tank. 1 175w 10K halide pendant
78-80 deg.
108lbs of well-aged LR (8+ years?) and very little LS as substrate
1 damselfish
1 Anemonefish
Group of small colonial anemones (15-20) and tunicates/sponges that have hitchiked in. Turbo snails, microhermits,
peppermint shrimp. sandbed clams, polychates, brittlestars
Ph at 7.9-8.0
Nitrites 0 Nitrates 15-20 (old tank)
15 gal change every 2 weeks RO/DI water with ppm below 15 usually.
PVC sump
15 year old tank with very stable numbers and a healthy population of inverts in live rock.
Large skimmer and cyclone pro drop in coil chiller, and 1 200 w heater running at all times.
(what to do with this tank? the possibilities are endless...)
Tank #2
New tank as of april 07 called "touch tank" will be doing some highly moderated touching of specific animals with specific groups
150 gallon tank with center overflow.
Nassarius, nerite, strombus and other snails, soft corals, pencil urchin, 2 blue linkia sea stars, 2 lg
brittle stars, 1 pinkie cucumber (ipsf) hermits, micro stars and micro brittle stars, etc.
no fish yet.
39g change 2x month with 15 or lower ppm PO/DI water
Nitrates/ites and ammo= 0
Ph 7.9-8.0 temp 76-78
Large skimmer and cyclone pro drop in coil chiller, UV sterilizer
Tank 3 (still learning what is in it!) "Reef Tank"
150 gallon generous donation of an aged and fully stocked tank; as of august 07
Stony and soft corals, many large and small anemones, 12-13sp fish, crabs, shrimp, sea star, micro brittle stars, turbo snails...the list goes on!
Large skimmer, chiller 300w heater and uv sterilizer
8 power compacts approx 24" ea (half 10K and half actinic?)
40 gal change by professional company 2x a month of RO/DI purified water- ppm unknown
