Hex's Reef
Harrisburg PA
Introduction
I have been In the hobby for close to 12 years. My first tank was a 10 gallon and quickly moved up to a 30 long and a 55 gallon cichlid tank. Up until recently I had several tanks and found that having one main tank was all I really needed. I have always enjoyed the calming feeling of sitting in front of any tank and letting my mind drift away. I have worked hard to get what i currently have and look forward to growing with this hobby.
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Lighting
I am currently using 3 165 Watt LED lights with two 78 watt t5 lights.
Flow
I am currently using 1 WP 40 with two powerheads on the back of the tank. The wavemaker is on else mode and that changes between different flow modes during the day.
pH
Temperature
Magnesium
Calcium
Alkalinity
Salinity
Phosphate
Nitrate
Nitrite
Two Clownfish
One Foxface
One Yellow Tang
Two starfish
General Cleanup crew
One Foxface
One Yellow Tang
Two starfish
General Cleanup crew
36 Coral
Closed Brain
Sp sp
Zonathids
Sp sp
4 Fish
3 Invertebrate
3 Plant
Equipment
Additive
Bulk Reef Supply Sodium Carbonate
Seachem Reef Calcium
AutoTopOff
Bulb
75 watt plant bulb from homedepot
Cleaning
BRS filter Sock
Controller
Dosing
Heater
Lighting
3
165 watt Led Light
Media
Bulk Reef Supply Bulk GFO
Coralline covered Rock purple
Kent Strontium & Molybdenum
Powerhead
RODI
6 Stage RO/DI System
Skimmer
protein skimmer 250 gallon
Substrate
Sump
TestKit
Red Sea Nitrate & Phosphate Test Kit
Red Sea Reef Foundation Test Kit Cal, Alk, Mag
Other
16 watt (100w) LED Refugium Bulb
Custom PVC Overflow
Dlink DCS-933L
frag plugs
I currently use Red Sea Test Kits for Cal, Alk, Mag, Nitrate and Phosphate.
I use a BRS Refractometer for Salinity. I stay between 1.0245 and 1.025 at all times.
I use Apex PH Probe and my ph stays around 8.18 - 8.3
I use Apex Temp Probe and temp stays between 79.0 - 79.3
I have calibrated the ph and temp probes twice due to resetting my apex to factory settings one time.
I use a BRS Refractometer for Salinity. I stay between 1.0245 and 1.025 at all times.
I use Apex PH Probe and my ph stays around 8.18 - 8.3
I use Apex Temp Probe and temp stays between 79.0 - 79.3
I have calibrated the ph and temp probes twice due to resetting my apex to factory settings one time.
Dosing See more
Seachem Reef Plus 20 ml · Seachem Reef Plus 20 ml · Seachem Reef Plus 10 ml · Auto (1) Kent Marine Strontium & Molybdenum 1 ml · Seachem Reef Plus 5 ml · Seachem Reef Plus 5 ml · Peroxide 13 ml · Peroxide 13 ml · Peroxide 13 ml · Peroxide 13 ml · Peroxide 13 ml · Peroxide 13 ml · Peroxide 13 ml · Peroxide 10 ml · Kent Marine Strontium & Molybdenum 5 ml · Auto (4) BRS Sodium Carbonate 12 ml · Auto (3) BRS Magnesium Chloride & Sulfate 8 ml · Auto (4) BRS Calcium Chloride 20 ml · Auto (4) Seachem Reef Plus 9 ml · Seachem Reef Calcium 30 ml · Seachem Reef Plus 30 ml · Seachem Reef Plus 30 ml · Seachem Reef Calcium 30 ml · Seachem Reef Calcium 30 ml · Seachem Reef Plus 30 ml · Seachem Reef Plus 30 ml · Seachem Reef Calcium 30 ml · Seachem Reef Calcium 30 ml · Seachem Reef Plus 30 ml · Seachem Reef Calcium 30 ml · Kent Marine PhytoPlex 10 ml · Seachem Reef Plus 20 ml · Seachem Reef Calcium 30 ml · Seachem Reef Calcium 30 ml · Purple Up Coralline Algae Accelerator 10 ml · Purple Up Coralline Algae Accelerator 10 ml · Kent Marine Coral Accel 15 ml · Kent Marine Coral Accel 15 ml · Kent Marine Coral Accel 15 ml · Kent Marine Coral Accel 15 ml · Kent Marine Coral Accel 15 ml · Kent Marine Coral Accel 15 ml · Kick-Ich 10 oz · Kick-Ich 10 oz · Kent Marine Coral Accel 15 ml · Kent Marine Coral Accel 15 ml · Kick-Ich 10 oz · Kent Marine Coral Accel 15 ml · Kick-Ich 10 oz · Kick-Ich 8 oz · Kent Marine Coral Accel 15 ml · Kent Marine Coral Accel 15 ml · Kent Marine Coral Accel 15 ml · Kent Marine Coral Acce 10 ml · kent marine coral accel 10 ml · Purple Up Coralline Algae Accelerator 10 ml · Purple Up Coralline Algae Accelerator 10 ml · Purple Up Coralline Algae Accelerator 10 ml · Purple Up Coralline Algae Accelerator 10 ml · Purple Up Coralline Algae Accelerator 10 ml · Purple Up Coralline Algae Accelerator 10 ml · Purple Up Coralline Algae Accelerator 10 ml · Purple Up Coralline Algae Accelerator 10 ml · Purple Up Coralline Algae Accelerator 10 ml · Purple Up Coralline Algae Accelerator 10 ml · Purple Up Coralline Algae Accelerator 10 mlAuto Dosing
20 ml
BRS Calcium Chloride
5 ml every 6 hours
8 ml
BRS Magnesium Chloride & Sulfate
2.7 ml every 8 hours
12 ml
BRS Sodium Carbonate
3 ml every 6 hours
1 ml
Kent Marine Strontium & Molybdenum
1 ml every 24 hours
Feeding See more
Fed Seachem Reef Zooplankton 10 ml · Fed Seachem Reef Zooplankton 10 ml · Fed Seachem Reef Zooplankton 10 ml · Fed Seachem Reef Zooplankton 10 ml · Fed Seachem Reef Zooplankton 10 ml · Fed Seachem Reef Zooplankton 10 ml · Fed Seachem Reef Zooplankton 15 ml · Fed Seachem Reef Zooplankton 10 ml · Fed Seachem Reef Zooplankton 10 ml · Fed Kent Marine Phytoplex 10 ml · Fed Seachem Reef Zooplankton 10 ml · Fed Kent Marine Phytoplex 10 ml · Fed Seachem Reef Zooplankton 10 ml · Fed Kent Marine Phytoplex 10 ml · Fed Seachem Reef Zooplankton 10 ml · Fed Seachem Reef Zooplankton 10 ml · Fed Garlic Seaweed 1 g · Fed Garlic Seaweed 1 g · Fed 1/2 Brine Shrimp 0.5 tab · Fed Garlic Seaweed 1 g · Fed Seachem Reef Zooplankton 10 ml · Fed Garlic Seaweed 1 g · Fed Garlic Seaweed 1 g · Fed 1/2 Brine Shrimp 0.5 tab · Fed 1/2 Brine Shrimp 0.5 tab · Fed Kent Marine Phytoplex 10 ml · Fed Garlic Seaweed 1 g · Fed Kent Marine Phytoplex 10 ml · Fed 1/2 Brine Shrimp 0.5 tab · Fed 1/2 Brine Shrimp 0.5 tab · Fed Kent Marine Phytoplex 10 ml · Fed Garlic Seaweed 1 g · Fed Kent Marine Phytoplex 10 ml · Fed Long Tentacle Anemone Frozen Silverside 1 g · Fed Kent Marine Phytoplex 20 ml · Fed Kent Marine Phytoplex 10 ml · Fed Long Tentacle Anemone Frozen Silverside 1 g · Fed Kent Marine Phytoplex 20 ml · Fed Long Tentacle Anemone Frozen Silverside 1 g · Fed Long Tentacle Anemone Frozen Silverside 1 g · Fed Kent Marine Phytoplex 20 ml · Fed Long Tentacle Anemone Frozen Silverside 1 g · Fed Long Tentacle Anemone Frozen Silverside 1 g · Fed 1/2 Brine Shrimp 0.5 tab · Fed Long Tentacle Anemone Frozen Silverside 1 g · Fed Long Tentacle Anemone Frozen Silverside 1 g · Fed Long Tentacle Anemone Frozen Silverside 1 g · Fed Long Tentacle Anemone Frozen Silverside 1 g · Fed Long Tentacle Anemone Frozen Silverside 1 g · Fed Long Tentacle Anemone Frozen Silverside 1 g · Fed Long Tentacle Anemone Frozen Silverside 1 g · Fed Long Tentacle Anemone Frozen Silverside 1 g · Fed Long Tentacle Anemone Frozen Silverside 2 g · Fed Carpet Anemone 1 Fish 5 gMaintenance
Fill a 4.7gal ATO bucket every three days.
Clean protein skimmer every two days.
Replace filter sock every three days.
Clean glass every two-three days.
Weekley 15% water change.
Replace BRS GFO every 4 weeks. In a Reactor.
Replace BRS Carbon every 4 weeks. In a Reactor.
Pull out Chato from sump.
Turkey base rocks every week and suck out any detritus during water change.
Clean protein skimmer every two days.
Replace filter sock every three days.
Clean glass every two-three days.
Weekley 15% water change.
Replace BRS GFO every 4 weeks. In a Reactor.
Replace BRS Carbon every 4 weeks. In a Reactor.
Pull out Chato from sump.
Turkey base rocks every week and suck out any detritus during water change.
On average you perform a 11.2% water change every 10 days.
0% total water change in 2024-11-28T10:53:30.138128Z[GMT].
Inspiration & Goals
Everyone wants the biggest and baddest Coral Reef with all the coolest corals... but lets get real here that takes a ton of time and money. So with that being said my goal is to Grow with this hobby on several levels and in time i will have that beautiful tank i always dreamed of.
