Here is the tech nitty gritty for the reefs geeks among us.



220gal

2X 250w MH 14000k with standard ballasts,

Red sea skimmer.

45 gal sump with 55w pc 24/7

Kent bio-sediment and lots of Macro in sump

7 in deep sand bed - 300 lbs of live rock.

xenia, mushrooms, star polyps, carpet anemone, leathers and asst hard coral.

I have purchased a lot from the Reef Tank and Marine Scene.

Asst small fish. 150 hermits and 50 snails 15 sand sifting stars and hundreds of tiny brittle stars and tiny bristle worms.

1 tsp Kalkwasser, 2 drops Kent lugols, 8 drops Kent strontium

& molybdenum in 2 gallon of make-up water every morning.

1 tsp Caribsea aragomilk ever night.

I feed the tank a lot.

For the coral: DT's mixed with Marc Weiss* black powder and spectra vital.

For the fish: brine shrimp and krill and squid mixed in a food processer. I then add garlic and a very strong anti-oxident called OPC3. It is made from red wine extract.

I overfeed a little but the large amount of clean-up crew (see above) takes care of any waste and all of the macro takes care of of any overload that feeding would cause.

*I know all of the stories (pro & con) about this stuff. I have done a lot of lab grade testing (In my prop systems) of this stuff and color, growth and overall health is always better when I use it. The combination of these two products will change the color and polyp extension for the best looking coral.