Well out with the old in with the New Year, so what better way to start a new year than having a growth competition. Each participant gets one small frag, im thinking a single polyp of the same zoanthid, and by end of the year we see who has the best growth. Each participant gets a free frag. so whats the catch? Just each participant must provide the following:
tank size
Light fixture, schedule of light
Salt mix
Parameter of minerals
Nitrate level
If dosing any chemicals please name them
temperature of water
type of filtration
and so forth
By the end of year the winner gets to brag to everyone else how awesome he or she is and club bragging rights
Im thinking 10 participants for each club. So far we got care4reef , bigbluereef and Ohio Reef involved so if you are interested please respond to this thread, no pm please.
Frags can be picked sometime next month, the earlier the better.
Thanks and happy reefing!!
Participants for care4reefspkreefNitrate:0
Phosphate:0
Calcium:500
Alkalinity:8
Temp:76
Flow: mp10es @50% + stock bio cube return pump
Tank: bio cube 29 gallon
Lighting: 3 panorama pro, 2 all blue, 1 50/50. 1 all blue is on 4 hours per day, other 2 strips are on for 7.5 hours
Maintenance: water change 6 gallons weekly/bi-weekly
Dosing just started with acropower @ .8ml per day... Since dosing I am starting to get a slight amount of cyano; however, sps do seem to be responding to the dosing.
DeniseTruRacr314xdiscus513jtimelam:
tank size: 150 gallon non-drilled so using 2 pre-filter box by Lifereef
Light fixture, schedule of light: 3 150W Halides 15K, with 4 Actinic 96W PC bulbs. Schedule: 12PM to 10PM for actinic and 2PM to 8PM for HQI's
Salt mix: Reef Cystals
Parameter of minerals:
NH3/NH4: 0
NO2: .1
NO3: < 5ppm (a few times I have spiked at 10ppm)
PH: 8.2 to 8.4
CA: 500 - 600
If dosing any chemicals please name them: Mag every other week, Reef Carbonate once a week for Alk and PH purpose, DT's phyto 3 times a week.
temperature of water: 77.5 - 79.0
type of filtration: Lifereef LF1-200S with 16.5 gallon LifeReefugium with SVS2-24 Protein Skimmer and Filter cylinders with Chemipure Elite in one cylinder and Carbon in second cylinder.
and so forth: 1 WP40 and 1 MP40 at this time. Also running Hydor Smart level ATO
dustinbrearton1-26-14
I did a 10 gallon water change last night and did not dose. My levels are probably testing a little off from where they normally are so I will re-test in a week or so with more accurate levels. They are all a little lower than I would like them to be.
tank size : 65 Gallon
Light fixture, schedule of light : Reef Breeders Photon 24
Salt mix - Reef Crystals
Parameter of minerals 440ca 1140mg 10.5alk
Nitrate level ??
If dosing any chemicals please name them - ESV B-Ionic 2 Part Alk Ca 15 Ml's of each
temperature of water - 78-80
type of filtration - Chemi-pure Elite - 29 Gallon sump no filter socks or fuge. Running a skimmer rated for 150 gallon tank
Using a Jabeo wp40 and Koralia 750.
Frag is on the sand bed in lower flow area at 130 or so par.
barboyr:
Tank size-155 gal
40 gal sump with 3" deep sand bed, rock and carbon elite,
Temp-78
Lighting- 3- 120 watt led's with blue 9:30 till 12:30 12:30 till 7:30 blue/white and 7:30 till 9:30 blue daily. Par is 450 at top and 120 at sand bed under each light.
Calcium- 485
Mag- 1470
Phosphate- .34
Iodine- .06
Ph- 7.94
Alk- 7.0
Nitrates- 10-15?
Nitrite- 0
Ammonia- 0
Testing done using Hanna Checkers and Salifert Kits
Dose 1x a week using Reef Carbonate 5ml for Alk
Salt- Reef Crystals
Protein skimmer-Eshopps rated for 175 gal.
HOB Eshopps overflow to sump
xumufan:
45 gallon tank
Marineland hang on filter w/ aquatic life115 skimmer
2 koralia circulation and wave pumps
Reef crystal mix
Nitrate level 0
T5HO with 10,000K daylight and two actinic blue bulbs. Duel lights on at 11am switching to actinics at 4 then just moon LEDs 8pm
No doseing
10 gallon water changes weekly
Changing to 75 gallon in a month of cycling
Alex00322DextereefTank: Marineland 120 RR one corner overflow
Lighting: AL 6 bulb t5 w/moonlights (4 ATI blue plus, 1 ATI coralplus, 1 ATI actinic), marineland reef led for sump
2 blues on 4 hours/all 6 for 7 hrs
Pumps/PH: Mag 9.5 return, 2 Sicce 3 PH 1200 gph
Bio/Mechanical Filtration: 40g sump/fuge, 1 square filter sock, bubblemagus c7 skimmer, mineral mud/sand/live rock fuge, culerpa, chaeto, gracilaria
Chemical filtration: Chemipure grande/Purigen in sump, GFO in BRS deluxe reactor
DIY ATO/5 gallon reservior
Levels
Salinity: 1.024
PH: 8.1
Ammo: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 0
Phosphate: 0
Cal: 490-500
Alk: 12.6 dkh
Mag: 1400 ppm
Maintanence:
Red Sea test kits, test once a week
BRS Deluxe RODI unit/10 gallon WC weekly,
Red Sea Reef Energy A/B 6ml once a week
Coral Frenzy 1/4 tsp once per week
vsParticipants from bigbluereefs homerclease:
Tank size: 92 corner bow front
Lighting: 36" sun pod 2x150watt metalhalide light
Light Schedule: noon till 8:30pm
Water parms:
ph 8.1
Alk. 7.2
Calc 475
Mag 1260
Filtration 15 gallon sump. Running cheato with par 30 light growing
Skimmer reef octopus 1000sss in sump
Salt mix is regular instant ocean salt. Switching to reef crystals in the next week or so.
Water flow is 2x WP-25s regulated by a Neptune apex
Tanks age is kinda different. Actual setup day was almost 3 months ago but the rocks all came from my 180 when it was setup and was 4 years old or more.
bpulmano:
Tank size -- 120 gal
Lighting -- Arctic s026 full spectrum led (on the way)
Light Schedule -- TBD
Filtration- Reef Octopus, carbon, GFO, filter sock, macro algae and live rock
Salt- Reef Crystal
Flow- ehiem 1262, MP40, hydro Evo 1400, hydor korallia 600
Total Water -- 1400
Coraltastic:
Tank size -- 180gal
Lighting -- 3 Atlantik orphek led fixtures
Light Schedule -- on at 8:00am ramp up till 12:00 til 3:00pm 100% 3till 10 ramp down
Filtration- Filter socks, 75gal sump,110gal live rock deepsand bed fuge, carbon, asm g4+
Salt- Reef Crystal
Flow- 2 mp 40s, danner mag drive 28 return
Total Water -- 300 gal give or take
Age -- 3 days old
This system is been revamp, frag is in frag tank for a few until everything is moved over to 180.
fishncoralsVetVicLkcurr2:
tank size. 144 half circle. Reef life sump and fuge
Light fixture - 2xradion gen 2
schedule of light- ramp up 8 to 10 100% till 6pm ramp down to 9pm.
Salt mix. Instant ocean
Parameter of minerals
Mag 1400-1500
Cal. 450
Alk 8-10
Nitrate level. 0
If dosing any chemicals please name them. Tropic marin bio calcium and bio mag. Getting ready to fire calcium reactor back.
temperature of water-77
type of filtration. Reef life sump skimmer and fuge.
Auto water change system coming online this month to changes 3 gallons per day.
age of the tank. In this tank for 8 months was in a 150 in basement for 2 years.
MrKickalottlewy:
Tank size -- 75 gallon
Lighting -- DIY leds
Light Schedule -- 10 am to 930 pm. still testing
Filtration- Filter sock, 40g sump, refugium, protein skimmer, carbon reactor
Salt- inatant oceanReef Crystal
Flow- mag 7 return, koralia 1000, 750
Total Water -- ~90
Temp- 75
Dose- BRS two part, aqua vitro fuel
75 has been up 5 months. half rock and sand came from 1 year old nano cube I had set up
Jilnifer:
Tank size: 40 gal breeder
Lighting: MH, 2xT5s (actinic), and moonlight LEDs
Lighting schedule: dawn LEDs 12-2pm; all 2-3pm; MH only 3-9pm; all 9-10; dusk LEDs 10-12
Water parameters: pH- 8.4 Ammonia-0 NO2/NO3-0 Alkalinity-8.4 Mg- 1400 Ca-400
Salinity- 1.026
Temp- 79.5
Salt mix: Reef Crystals
Filtration: Sump and refugium (refugium less than a month old)
Water flow: sea swirl and power head
Tank age: less than 4 months old
reefwatchervsParticipant for WorcreefLazylivin:
tank size - 125g
Light fixture, schedule of light - 2x400w MH 20k - On for 6 hours per day.
Salt mix - Reef Crystals
Parameter of minerals - Ca 400, Alk 9.5 - 10 DKH, Mag 1300-1400, Phosphate .02 - .05
Nitrate level - < 5
If dosing any chemicals please name them - Alk, Ca, Mag
temperature of water 78-79
type of filtration Live Rock + Skimmer
Run GFO and Carbon
Mixed Reef - Stoney's and Softies
ohioreefjr:
Tank size- 29 gallon biocube
Lighting fixture- 28 watt accentic, 28 watt daylight, 3 led moonlights *basic biocube setup*
Salt mix- basic instant ocean salt mix
Dosing chemicals- I don't use any
Temperature of the water- approximately 75 degrees
Filtration- basic biocube setup.
ohioreef:
My tank, in various configurations and a couple crashes, has been set up since Feb 2004.
I tested tonight and here are my results:
Temperature: 78
Salinity: 35
Nitrate, NO3: 0
pH: 8.0
Alkalinity, KH: 2 meq/L
Calcium, Ca: 480
Phosphate, PO4: 0
Travis8896:
tank size - 90g
Light fixture, schedule of light - blue leds 7am whites on at 8:30am whites back off at 8:30 blues off at 10:30
Salt mix - Reef Crystals
Parameters - Ca 398, Alk 9.4, Mag 1350, Nitrate ~0 phosphate ~0 ammonia ~0
If dosing any chemicals please name them - Alk, Ca, Mag
temperature of water 80
type of filtration Live Rock, skimmer, fuge, bioballs
Mixed Reef - LPs and Softies
Steve:
Tank Size-- 90 Gallon
Lighting -- 2x36 inch full spectrum LED ( no optics)
Light Schedule -- Moon lights/dawn 10am-noon, noon-2pm ramping up. 75% from 2pm until 9pm, 9pm-11pm ramping down, 11pm-1am moonlights
Filtration- Old SWC protein skimmer, carbon, GFO, filter sock, macro algae and live rock
Salt- Instant Ocean and Reef Crystal mixed ( usually just IO).
Additives-- Cal Chloride(420 ppm), Alk-baking Soda (10 DKH) , Mag Chloride and Sulfate( 1300-1400 ppm), Kent Essential Elements and Iodide (both 1/2 strength). And recently started using Vita-Chem 1/2 strength.
Flow- 3 Hydor 2's and 1 Hydor 3, Quiet One 1000 gph return pump.
Total Water Volume - approx 110 gal
Nitrates - haven't checked for awhile
Tank has been up and running since 2004 with many changes.
vickiwilson:
tank size. 20gallon
Set up march 2012
Light fixture, schedule of light. 2xfull spectrum led fixtures. On from 9 am until 5.30 pm.
Salt mix. reef crystals
Ca. 420
Alk. 9 dkh
Phosphate. 0
Nitrate level. 0
Dosing I dose alk once per day, 3ml
I dose ca once per day. 3 ml
temperature of water. 78
type of filtration. Live rock. My setup is similar to a bio cube, so aio, I have carbon and gfo in a bag in the back chamber and I change it out once a month. I also use filter floss.
Mixed reef, lps, sps & softies
When I transfer tanks I will be sure to update the changes, not much should change except water volume.
Setup since since march 2012.
image date: 1-7-14
Bucknutz:
tank size - 180 gal
Light fixture, schedule of light -4 250w MH 8hrs
Salt mix - Instant Ocean Reef Crystals
Parameter of minerals - Ca 450, Alk 10.1-11.0 DKH, Phosphate .05-.07
Nitrate level - 0-5.0
If dosing any chemicals please name them - DIY
temperature of water 78.3
type of filtration Live Rock + Skimmer, Sump
Run GFO and Carbon
Mixed Reef - Stoney's and Softies
Tank is one year old.
My frag made its way to me today. Hopefully it opens. Thanks to Lazylivin, and Twizted1 for getting it to me.
Died on 1-26-14
merlin3Wall_Tank:
tank size: 180 + 40 gal Frag
Light fixture, schedule of light: LED, 12 hours
Salt mix: Reef Crystals
Parameter of minerals: Ca=420,Alk=9,Mg=1350
Nitrate level: 5
If dosing any chemicals please name them Ca, Alk
temperature of water: 78
type of filtration: Rock, RDSB, Skimmer
Tank Age:June 2011
BuckeyeFan :
tank size - 180 gal
Light fixture, schedule of light -4 250w MH 8hrs
Salt mix - Instant Ocean Reef Crystals
Parameter of minerals - Ca 450, Alk 10.1-11.0 DKH, Phosphate .05-.07
Nitrate level - 0-5.0
If dosing any chemicals please name them - DIY
temperature of water 78.3
type of filtration Live Rock + Skimmer, Sump
Run GFO and Carbon
Mixed Reef - Stoney's and Softies