ok so. Full in depth system guide. For my tank, i tried to keep it relatively simple and hands-free.
Daily maintenance
Everyday all I do is top off, feed my tank, and inspect closely
What do i feed
I feed a mix of food for my fish/inverts living in my tank. I feed frozen mysis, and rods food. I sometimes feed pellets and flakes aswell
Occasionally, I will put in drop some reef blizzard mixed with phyto or oyster feast in for the filter feeders. This leads to the next topic.
Filtration
As for filtration, I keep it 99% natural. I have a singular filter sock with some carbon in it.
this is all the mechanical filtration I have.
I have a refugium that consists of red ogo, dragons breath, and I have some halimeda in the main display.
There is also around Idk many pounds of saltybottom live rock in my tank. The tunicates, sponges, clams, and other filter feeders clean my water aswell.
Next,
Clean up crew
As I said before, I purchased saltybottom live rock. There are many snails and mithrax crabs that came with it. That is my main clean up crew. I also have a ton of stomatella snails.
livestock
I currently have 2 cowfish, 2 dartfish, 1 blenny, 3 allardi clownfish, and one pipefish. I may be getting a cool eel soon.
Equipment
As for equipment, I have 2 nero 3s along with the return pump that provide flow and lots of surface agitation.
My light is the Ai prime running at 100 percent uv, 79 percent white, and 66 percent blue+royal
Parameters
my tank is relatively stable.
Alk -10.2 idk
PO4 - 1 ppm
NO3 - 5ppm.
Calc - 480ppm
All basically same as last month when i tested except nitrates which was 0 last month. Been trying to get it up and it worked
Corals
I have a mixed reef - some softies like gsp, some sps like my digi, and some lps like my candy cane coral.
Now its at 5ppm.
