Recognized his Magnifica anemone was starving from too-low phosphate/nitrate and dosed them upward; it began growing again after three years of decline.
A three-tier 'mode rack' retail display converted from a fish quarantine system into a coral-packed setup, each ~40-gallon tier sharing a built-in sump filtered by a Tunze 9004 DC skimmer and ClariSea roller. The top tier houses show anemones, the middle a dense LPS/'mussa collection, and the bottom a 'shroom room and 'chalice palace,' all fed by elevated nutrients and deliberate nitrate/phosphate dosing.
Recognized his Magnifica anemone was starving from too-low phosphate/nitrate and dosed them upward; it began growing again after three years of decline.
Re-drilled the mode rack so the return pump feeds an individual outlet into every tank, providing flow without cluttering each aquarium with power heads.
Runs mushrooms and NPS corals on deliberately higher nutrients plus nitrate/phosphate dosing, since these corals color and thrive better than under ULN conditions.
The 120-Gallon Multilevel Reef — Full Equipment List
$735
est. build cost
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Filtration
Tunze
9004 DC
Protein skimmer
The only skimmer short enough to fit the built-in sump with room to pull the cup — form factor picked it, and it filters all three tiers.
