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Tank Stats:
- 180 gallons (60 inches X 24 inches X 30 inches tall) – Acrylic
- Sump: Zero Edge 42″ (42X16X16) with Sicce 4 return pump
- Lighting: 5 Kessil A360WE LED Spotlights custom mounted via Kessil mounting arms to maple canopy
- Stand: custom maple cabinetry with acrylic liner and LED strip lighting
- Monitoring: Apex Gold with pH probe and temperature probe. Apex power bar controls lighting and heater
- Heater: Eheim 200 watt submersible
- Skimmer: eShopps S-200 with Sicce PSK 1000
- Filtration:
- Mechanical: 2X 7inch filter socks (6 filter socks in total, changed 2 to 3 times per week machine washed in bleach between use); Kent Marine Reef carbon – 2 cups placed in large micron bag which sits in sump baffle, changed bi-monthly;
- Chemical/biological: Red Sea NO3:PO4-X Algae Management: 20ml per day; Microbacter7: 30ml every two weeks or at discretion; Brightwell Aquatics Xport BIO Dimpled Brick and 70+lbs of RealReef Rock, other misc live rock and ~30lbs of CaribSea live sand
- Circulation: EcoTech Marine VorTech MP40wQD Propeller Pump w/QuietDrive Driver
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