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DJ88
12-24-2001, 11:27 PM
Set Up Date : Sept 2000 transferred from 2 year old 20 gallon system

Tank Size : 36x18x12 | 33 gallons

Sump Size : 24x12x12 | 20 gallons

Live Rock : 45lbs between tank and sump

Live Sand : 150 to 180 lbs between tank and sump

Lighting : MH 250W Iwasaki 9 hours; VHO 3x95W actinic 12 hours

Protein Skimmer : Precision marine CV-426 run by Mag7

Biological Filtration : DSB(5-6inches) LR

Reactors : DIY Ca reactor, DIY Kalk reactor both running 24/7

Circulation : 5x MJ-1200's; 1x MJ900; 1/2" Sea Swirl. MJ's on wave maker.

Return Pump : Mag 7

pH : 8.2 morning | 8.4 Evening

Temperature : 80.0 to 83.0 Deg F

Specific Gravity / Salinity : 1.026

Alkalinity : 12.5 dKH

Calcium : 450 ppm

Fish : 2x True percs, Royal Gramma, Six line Wrasse and Watchman Goby

Corals : Numerous Montipora(scrolling and branching), unk Acropora's, Millepora, Meurlina, Brain, Gorgonian, Disk, Cup, Hydnophora, Pocillipora & Chili. Two Maxima clams.

Invertebrates : Coral Banded Shrimp, Emerald crabs, snails(Nassarius, Astrea, Trocchus & Cerith), Red Leg South American hermits, Bubble Tip & Saddleback anemones & lettuce sea slugs.

Maintenance Program : weekly 10 gallon water change.

Additional Information Est. cost $5,000+ recently had a heater stick on and take the tank temp to 90 degrees. Killed most of the corals.

Started over in Nov 2001. First pic is old tank before crash. Second is this month.

http://members.home.net/darren0469/tank.jpg

http://members.shaw.ca/montipora/pictures/tank_dec5.jpg