Hex's Reef
Harrisburg PA
Introduction
I have been In the hobby for close to 12 years. My first tank was a 10 gallon and quickly moved up to a 30 long and a 55 gallon cichlid tank. Up until recently I had several tanks and found that having one main tank was all I really needed. I have always enjoyed the calming feeling of sitting in front of any tank and letting my mind drift away. I have worked hard to get what i currently have and look forward to growing with this hobby.
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Lighting
I am currently using 3 165 Watt LED lights with two 78 watt t5 lights.
Flow
I am currently using 1 WP 40 with two powerheads on the back of the tank. The wavemaker is on else mode and that changes between different flow modes during the day.
Temperature
pH
Magnesium
Calcium
Alkalinity
Salinity
Phosphate
Nitrate
Nitrite
Two Clownfish
One Foxface
One Yellow Tang
Two starfish
General Cleanup crew
One Foxface
One Yellow Tang
Two starfish
General Cleanup crew
5 Fish
35 Corals
Closed Brain
sp sp
zonathids
sp sp
3 Invertebrate
3 Plants
Equipment
Additive
AutoTopOff
Bulb
75 watt plant bulb from homedepot
Cleaning
BRS filter Sock
Controller
Dosing
Food
Heater
300 Watt Heater
Lighting
Media
Salt
Skimmer
Substrate
Sump
I currently use Red Sea Test Kits for Cal, Alk, Mag, Nitrate and Phosphate.
I use a BRS Refractometer for Salinity. I stay between 1.0245 and 1.025 at all times.
I use Apex PH Probe and my ph stays around 8.18 - 8.3
I use Apex Temp Probe and temp stays between 79.0 - 79.3
I have calibrated the ph and temp probes twice due to resetting my apex to factory settings one time.
I use a BRS Refractometer for Salinity. I stay between 1.0245 and 1.025 at all times.
I use Apex PH Probe and my ph stays around 8.18 - 8.3
I use Apex Temp Probe and temp stays between 79.0 - 79.3
I have calibrated the ph and temp probes twice due to resetting my apex to factory settings one time.
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Carpet Anemone 1 Fish · Long Tentacle Anemone Frozen Silverside · 1/2 Brine Shrimp · Kent Marine Phytoplex · Garlic Seaweed · Seachem Reef ZooplanktonMaintenance
Fill a 4.7gal ATO bucket every three days.
Clean protein skimmer every two days.
Replace filter sock every three days.
Clean glass every two-three days.
Weekley 15% water change.
Replace BRS GFO every 4 weeks. In a Reactor.
Replace BRS Carbon every 4 weeks. In a Reactor.
Pull out Chato from sump.
Turkey base rocks every week and suck out any detritus during water change.
Clean protein skimmer every two days.
Replace filter sock every three days.
Clean glass every two-three days.
Weekley 15% water change.
Replace BRS GFO every 4 weeks. In a Reactor.
Replace BRS Carbon every 4 weeks. In a Reactor.
Pull out Chato from sump.
Turkey base rocks every week and suck out any detritus during water change.
On average you perform a 11.2% water change every 10 days.
0% total water change in January.
Inspiration & Goals
Everyone wants the biggest and baddest Coral Reef with all the coolest corals... but lets get real here that takes a ton of time and money. So with that being said my goal is to Grow with this hobby on several levels and in time i will have that beautiful tank i always dreamed of.
