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Set Up Date 2/11/00

Tank Size 6'x2'x2' 180g

Sump Size 55g Rubbermaid Tub

Live Rock 256 lbs Fiji

Live Sand 180 lbs Agramax, 88 lbs Agranite, 50 lbs Live Fiji Sand, 18 lbs Aruba Shell

Lighting Two 400W 12kK, Two 400W Blue Line eBallast, Spider Reflectors
8 hr photoperiod increasing to 12 hr

Protein Skimmer Lifereef VS2-24

Biological Filtration LR & LS

Chemical Filtration Protein Skimmer only

Circulation Four MicroJet 1200's with Wavemaster, Two 3/4" Sea Swirls

Return Pump 1150 gph @ 4 ft head, Little Giant 4MDQX-SC

pH 8.4

Temperature 78 F to 82 F

Specific Gravity / Salintity 1.025

Alkalinity 4.0 to 4.4 meq/l 11.2 to 12.2 dKH

Calcium 470 to 490 ppm

Ammonia < 0.5 ppm

Nitrite 0.04 ppm (3-3-00)

Nitrate Between 2.5 and 5.0 ppm (3-3-00)

Phosphate Between 1 and 3 ppm (3-3-00)

Fish Two Clowns (A. Ocellaris)

Corals A few may survive that came with LR

Invertebrates Atlantic anemone
50 Blue Legged Hermit Crabs
9 Baby Bristle Worms
5 Pepperment Snails
4 Miniature Brittle Stars
4 Spaghetti Worms
Mysis Shrimp - Few adults, 50-100 juveniles
Gammarus Shrimp - Couple adults, several juveniles
Misc Amphipods, Copepods, etc.
11 Nerite Snails
10 Calcinus Hermit Crabs
6 Trocus Snails
4 Strombus Maculatus Snails
4 Hawaiian Turbo Snails
3 Left Handed Hermit Crabs

Maintenance Program 50 g water change on 2-26-00 is all so far

Additional Information My tank broke out with some kind of brown algea all over the place yesterday and it looks worse today ... arghhhhh!!!

[This message has been edited by Davo (edited 05 March 2000).]

[This message has been edited by Davo (edited 05 March 2000).]