Coral Master
Your Best Source for Quality SPS Frags
Home Page
SPS Corals
LPS Corals
Soft Corals
Custom Frag Packs
Purchasing Info
Shipping Info
 
ABOUT US | CONTACT | ACCLIMATION | PICTURES & LINKS | GUARANTEE | TESTIMONIALS
My Reef Tanks
 
 


Main Display - 130 gallon ½" glass euro-braced, 72"Wide x 18"Deep x 24" High.

 

Refugium - 45 gallon acrylic hex front with built in rear sump (old school), 48" Wide x 18: Deep x 24" High
 
 

Water Parameters:
• Temp - 27°C / 79-80°F
• SG - 1.026
• pH - 8.2
• Ammonia - undetectable
• Nitrates - undetectable
• Calcium - 440 ppm
• Alk - 8 DKH
• Mag - 1350 - 1400 ppm

 

Equipment:
• Return Pumps - Ocean Runner 6500 - Ocean Runner 3500 (return for frag tank)
• Protein Skimmer - Euro-Reef RC500
• Skimmer Pumps - 3x Eheim 1262
• Chiller - Aqua Medic AT5000
• Lighting Fixtures - Aqua Medic "Sexy" Ocean Light (all HQI) - Aqua Medic T5 fixture 72"
• Bulbs - Aqualine 3 x 250 watt 10k & 2x 150 watt 20k - T5's Koralen Zucht 4x 39 watt Fiji Purple
• Moon Lights - 2x 1 watt LED (blue)
• Powerheads - 2x maxi-jet (for additional flow in behind the rock work), Seio 820, Hydor Koralia #4, Tunze Nanostream 6045, Tunze Turbelle Stream 1x 6000 & 1x 6100 with Tunze 7095 Multi Controller (with single white LED moon phase light)
• Refugium Lighting - 2x 96 watt Power Compact 2x 96 watt Actinic Power Compact
• Filters - 100 micron pre-filter socks installed in sump beneath tank's overflow and on the skimmer return to improve water clarity and bubble control
• Heater - 200 watt titanium heater with Aqua Medic Temperature Controller
• RO/DI - Coralife 3 stage with pump
• F/W Reservoir - 45 gallon container aerated 24/7 to maintain PH level
• Top-Off Unit - Aqua Medic SP3000 Single Dosing Pump

 
 
 


Routine Maintenance:
• Skimmer - empty & clean twice a week
• Pre-Filter bags - change twice a week
• Carbon - change out monthly (media bag runs through an Aquaclear filter in the refugium)
• Water Changes - 10-15% monthly
• Prune & frag corals - as needed

 


Lighting Schedule:
Main Display:
• 8:00 AM -1 watt moonlights on 10:30 AM - moonlight off
• 9:00 AM - T5's on 9:30 PM - T5's off
• 10:00AM - 150 watt 20k m/h on 10:30 PM - 150 20k's off
• 12:00 PM - 250 watt 10k m/h on 8:30 PM - 250 10k's off
• 10:45 PM - 1 watt moonlights on 12:00 AM - moonlights off
• White led moon phase light runs automatically via sensor while main lights are out

NOTE: I try to time the photo period in a way in which I can spend more time on the reef while it's active. By starting the lights a little later in the day they are on for a longer time after I get home from work which gives me more time to tinker and enjoy.

Refugium/Softie Tank:
• 40 watt light on reverse photo period in the rear sump "Cheato chamber"
• 8:00 AM -actinics on 11:00 PM - actinics off
• 9:00 AM - pc's on 10:00 PM - pc's off
• Frag Tank (250 watt Geisman HQI pendent)
• 9:00 AM - on 9:00 PM - off

 

Feeding Schedule:
Feeding is provided on a daily basis, generally twice per day, and food is alternated to give their diet a variety of flakes, pellets, brine (super) shrimp, mysis shrimp, cyclopeze and "nori" seaweed. I also mix in some "Reef-roids" or similar product, on occasion to provide some extra food for the corals.

 
 
Silte Links'
   
 
 
To Order Email: info@coralmaster.com Interac Online
ABOUT US | CONTACT | ACCLIMATION | PICTURES & LINKS | GUARANTEE | TESTIMONIALS