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Joe T's Reef System

Tank 1 of 1 from 20 YEAR OLD Reef Tank! Keys to a Mature and HEALTHY Reef Tank!

180
Gallons
SPS dominant
Style
204
Months Old
custom
Brand
60" x 24" x 22-23"
Joe T's reef system is a 17-year-old, 180-gallon custom tank, primarily SPS dominant, but also features LPS and gorgonians. The tank has a closed-loop system for flow, supplemented by MP40s and Tunze powerheads, and is lit by a combination of metal halides, T5s, and Reef Brite LED strips. Joe emphasizes stability in parameters, maintaining a 100:1 nitrate to phosphate ratio, and utilizes a deep sand bed with Nassarius snails for natural filtration.
Equipment

Gear in this tank

Lighting
Metal Halide, T5, Reef Brite LED strips $359.73in stock
Skimmer
Royal Exclusiv Royal Exclusiv (Germany)
Return
Reeflo $591.20in stock
Flow
EcoTech Marine MP40 ×2 $431.99in stock, Tunze ×3 $76.49in stock
Controller
GHL
Dosing
calcium reactor
Filtration
refugium
Salt
Tropic Marine Pro $23.99in stock
Water Changes
automatic water changes
Feeding
Mix of all frozen food (cyclopes, small particulates) daily; liquid oyster feed at night every now and then. No dry food, pellets, or flakes.
Stocked

Livestock

Corals
9
SPSLPSGorgoniansBirds NestChaliceAcropora tenuisAcropora granulosaAcropora spathulataRed Dragons
Fish
6
Blue TangBlack TangFeminine WrasseLonardi WrasseFilefishWrasses
Inverts
3
Nassarius snailsHermit crabsConchs