MidnightReef's 200-gallon tank

Gear in this tank

Lighting

Aqua Illumination Hydra 32 ×4 $701.99in stock, Kessil ×4 $39.00in stock, Reef Brite XHO 50/50 ×2 $359.73in stock

Skimmer

Bashsea

Flow

EcoTech Marine Vortech MP60 ×2 $836.99in stock, Jebao ×1

Controller

Neptune Systems Apex $989.99in stock

Dosing

calcium reactor, doser, kalkwasser

Filtration

refugium, roller mat, filter sock

Water Changes

Automatic 2 gallons daily (1% of tank volume) at night using a Fretz system.

Feeding

Seaweed every morning; frozen food (Pets from Benereefs) four times a week in the evening.

Protocols & Practices

• Lighting scheme evolved from AI 32s to include ReefBrite XHO 50/50 strips and Kessil lights for intensity and shimmer.
• Flow was initially challenging in the peninsula tank, starting with MP40s and Jebao pumps, then transitioning to MP60s for varied flow.
• Uses AB+ to test water flow patterns in the tank.
• Maintains a mixed reef, despite a perception of being SPS dominant, with a love for soft corals, torches, and elegance corals.
• Rescued a nearly dead Acropora that regrew with two colors.
• Has a burgundy coral that is three and a half years old, originating from a fish-only tank transition.
• Has a Green Slimer Acropora that is about two years old and grows continuously.
• Clownfish host in a leather coral and tend to stay in one corner.
• Acquired clams from Clam Mania at Reefapalooza.
• Utilizes a calcium reactor, kalkwasser, and a doser with AWC to maintain stable parameters and counteract pH fluctuations from the calcium reactor.
• Feeds seaweed every morning and frozen food four times a week.
• Maintains nitrates between 15-25 ppm, preferring no less than 10 ppm and no more than 30 ppm.
• Aims for phosphates at 0.08 ppm or below.
• Grows mangroves in the refugium for nutrient export, which are about four years old.
• Uses a roller mat, filter sock, and additional floss for mechanical filtration.

Target Parameters

Livestock