mck's Reef

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Welcome to our reef aquarium page. From here you can learn all about our addictive hobby; the livestock we keep, the maintenance it requires, the battles we fight, the joys we receive at the end of the day. For all the frustrations it can create, it truly is a piece of tranquility in the house.

 

Livestock Photos

The System Stats:

Custom-Built Acrylic 70-gallon Reef Tank

Measurements: 31.5" x 27" x 21" High

Est. November, 2006

DIY 15-Gallon Glass Refugium/Sump

Shallow Sand Bed

 

The Equipment:

(2) 175-Watt Iwasaki 15K Metal Halide Lamps

(2) 65-Watt PC Actinic Lamps

DIY LED Moon Lights

Eheim 1260 "Sweeping" Closed Loop with OM Valve

Vortech MP40w

External Direct-Fed, Modded AEUSA 135rc Skimmer

 

The Maintenance & Treatments:

Weekly Water Changes with Tropic Marin Pro Reef Salt

Food: Rod's Food (Original), Spectrum Pellets, BBS, Frozen Mysis

Kalkwasser Dosed via DIY Automatic Top-Off System

Daily Dosing of VSV [Currently On Hold]

Bi-Weekly Dosing of Prodibio BioDigest [Currently On Hold]

 

The Inhabitants:

(2) Onyx Clownfish

(2) Pajama Cardinalfish

(2) Brazilian Flameback Dwarf Angelfish

(1) Starry Blenny

LPS, SPS, Anemones and Soft Corals

Snails, Crabs, Starfish, Anemone Shrimp, Urchin

 

Please click any of the links below to learn more!!

 

Livestock Photos
Reef Blog
Progress Photos
     
Equipment & DIY Information
Installation Photos
Breeding