nano reef

E Q U I P M E N T

CORE AQUARIUM SETUP

8 gallon Jalli bowfront glass aquarium with metallic trim

Aquarium's top is fully covered with an acrylic sheet.

4 lbs Fiji Live Rock

3 lbs Marshall Island Live Rock

20 lbs Caribsea Aragonite Live sand

+ 10 lbs Fiji Live Sand (~3" deep)

Saltwater constitution:

Aquarium System Reef Crystals salt mix + R/O water

FILTRATION & TEMPERATURE CONTROL

Tetratec PF150 hang-on power filter (no media)

CPR BakPak Pre-Skimmer Unit (modified)

Aquarium Systems Mini-jet 606

Integrated Tetratec heater

Coolworks Iceprobe mini-chiller

LIGHTING

Jalli lighting enclosure (completely gutted to incorporate:)

70 watt Sunlight Supply Inc. "HQI" lighting ballast

70 watt Aqualine Buskhe 10,000K "HQI" DE bulb

2 x 14W 15" Voltrac actinic bulbs

Coralife E-Z Ballast system operating the fluorescent bulbs

Additives and Foods:

ESV B-ionic (1/2 recommended dosage)

Ocean Nutrition frozen Prime Reef (Selcon enriched)

DT's Phytoplankton

Maintenance:

Semi-monthly 50% water change

Macroalgae harvesting when needed

Aquarium Parameters:

pH: 8.0 - 8.4

dkH: 10

NH₄, NO₂: 0 ppm

NO₃: 10 ppm

Ca: 400 ppm

Temperature: 82 - 84⁰ F

Salinity: 35 ppt (1.025 s.g.)