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My New 125 gal. Setup

After 10+ years of waiting to upgrade my 55, I have finally done it!

Item Model / Description Purchase Removal Wattage
(Usage)
Tank 125 gallon 12/21/02? -
Stand Home Made 12/1/02 -
Hood Home Made 3/4/03 -
Lights 2 175 w Halogen 10K (6 hours)
2 40 w Florescent bulbs (12 hours)
1 175 w Halogen 10K 
2 40 w Florescent bulbs (not used)

2 68 w (overdriven) Florescent

Working on 2 more!

04/05/01
05/26/02
3/4/03
 
127 Wh

 

 

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Heater  Titanium 300 W 1/2004 50 Wh
Pump WMD 40 RLT (1.5)
ETS Skimmer from sump only.
pre '95
2/3/2001
218 Wh
Supreme Mag Drive Model 7
700 GPH
Return Only.
2/3/2001 70Wh
Filtering ETS Skimmer 500 (4?)
Redo Bio-Balls
GARF Style Plenum.
2/20/96
3/24/01
8/12/03
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Wave Effect Red Sea Wave Master
3 Instant Ocean Maxi-Jet 1200
3 Instant Ocean Maxi-Jet 1200 (On)
7/20/95
7/17/00
8/21/03
10 Wh
30 Wh
60 Wh
Water Additives Twice weekly to tank
bulletSeaChem Reef Plus 4 tbl
bulletSeaChem Reef Complete 4 tbl
bulletSeaChem Reef Calcium 4 tbl
bulletSeaChem Reef Strontium (until finished)

Thrice Feeding Alternating

bulletZooPlex 2tsp
bulletPhytoPlex 2tsp
bulletChromaPlex 2tsp (target)
bulletMicroVert 2tsp Target

Working on low pH - Using Marine buffer to raise until more normal with Reef Advantage

In makeup water:
bullet Reef Advantage Calcium - Add one tablespoon to each gallon of makeup water
bulletUse SeaChem Reef Builder during the second week you add fresh water.
bulletRepeat with Reef Advantage.
 

 

Combined Monthly Month/1000ly @ .105
Wattage Subtotals 495 W +3??? 361.35 kW?? $37.94??

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Entered Exited

Exit Cause

Livestock & Rocks Sand turned into live sand.  About 2"-3" on the bottom. Crushed Coral? 140 lbs -
Live rock a guess as to how many pounds. pre '95

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4 lbs Fiji live rock 7/16/00 -
9 lbs lace rock. 
added (black stuff) from Tropicorium.
7/16/00
9/2/00
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20 lbs yellow base rock 9/2/00 -
ORDER FROM FFExpress Cleaning -
x Yellow Tang 6/14/2001 d? -
x Small Kenya Tree (soft coral) -> Med 6/30/2001 11/01/2002 (Trade Parent)d? -
x Large Tomato Clown 11/11/2001 -
x Copper mushrooms on shell 01/13/02 -
x Purple mushroom on branch rock 01/13/02 -
x Green mushroom on rock 01/13/02 -
x Green speckle on small snail shell 01/13/02 -
x Purple speckle on small rock 01/13/02 -
Tonga Live Rock (1 lb 2 pieces) 01/21/02 -
x Yellow Polyp Rock 04/19/02 D? -
x Pearl Coral 05/26/02 D? -
x Dispair Anthar 01/06/03 D -
x Bubble Anemone
Split, now 2
01/12/03 D? -
x Purple Mushroom 01/12/03 D? -
Cleaner Shrimp
Yellow Eye Tang (Kole Tang) 2/22/03 D
Brain Coral (nearly dead) with attached bubble an (never made it) 3/2/03
20 Crabs added 3/10/03
Power Blue Tang 3/18/03 D
Many loose plants added 4/5/03 D
10 Snails 9/9/03
10 Algae eating hermit crabs 9/9/03
35 lbs Live Rock 9/16/03
       
   

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Some Picks

   

Click above pictures for larger images.

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Here is my current shopping list for my tank:

bulletStick with SeaChem not switch to ESV B-Ionic 2 part Calcium Buffer System 

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Some information that I have read / learned:

bulletBlue leg crabs are bad as they eat snails some times.
bulletAstrea snails bad because they fall and can't get back up.

Last edited: Friday, July 02, 2004

   


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