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Andrew Sandler's 17,000 Gallon Tank

Tank 1 of 6 from WWC Visits The Largest Private Reef Tank in America

17000
Gallons
FOWLR
Style
24
Months Old
16' x 16' x 9'
This is Andrew Sandler's main 17,000-gallon display tank, set up in November 2019. It houses an estimated 400-500 fish, including a large hybrid sailfin tang named Mr. Picasso. The tank is primarily FOWLR due to angels picking at corals, but corals are being introduced slowly. It features an extensive filtration system including massive skimmers, GFO/carbon reactors, a sulfur reactor, and a large fluidized sand filter, all supported by a dedicated sub-basement infrastructure.
Equipment

Gear in this tank

Dosing
calcium reactor
Filtration
GFO, carbon, sulfur reactor, fluidized sand filter, UV
Water Changes
1000 gallons weekly (backwash from sand filter), computer-controlled automatic water changes.
Feeding
Four times a day, about 4-5 pounds of mixed frozen food daily. 1-2 times a day several sheets of nori.
Stocked

Livestock

Fish
3
Mr. Picasso (hybrid sailfin tang)AngelsPowder Blue Tangs