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Country:
Australia
Description:
3ft - custom 32gal display with false back allowing for a further 18gal refugium at the back... initially used for bio-balls in a wet and dry setup however now the live rock and sand have taken over the balls have been removed and the area filled for use as a refuge...
35kg of live rock in the display
10kg of live rock to be added to the fuge with oolitic DSB for phytoplankton production and Nitrate reduction...
Tank will be 2 months on 7/12/06 - so still a way to go...
Advice:
For a reef Nitrate reduction and skimming is important / keep plenty of waterflow and plenty of Live Rock. Macro Algae for natural food and Nurtient export / along with differing sand beds for producing other important food for some Corals...
Fish Kept:
Purple Firefish
Corals/Plants:
Green OrganPipe / Yellow Toadstool Leather / Purple Finger Leather / Branching Excellence
Button polyps and Xenia also some type of SPS growing naturally on Rock.
Tank Size:
32 gallons
Quote:
Stress less (care more)
About Yourself:
Sydney, Australia / Systems Manager
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