(named after the boot shaped piece of live rock on top -- Vive Italia! Tank was passed on to me by a friend in February 2001 -- things have only been (relatively) stable since about October 2001.)
55 gallon acrylic hexagonal tank 24" tall, 25" across the flat part of the hex
about 40 lbs of live rock -- mostly Fiji, some from Tonga
a bed of 1-2 inches of live sand
sump off the back with a heater keeping water at 80
Knopp cylinder
protein skimmer hanging off the sump
trickle filter full of bio balls
one 6500K, one actinctic 18", 25W or something
a Fluval canister in the base (empty -- providing flow only)
powerhead behind the rock for flow
the cast:
cleaner shrimp
6 line wrasse
2
fighting conchs mostly running around in the sandbed
a sea cucumber
a handful or two of "reef" hermits -- some blue legged, some red
4-5 snails (various species)
