75gal Mixed Reef Saltwater Aquarium 5yrs 1mo Marine Aquarium Anniversary
Channel: National Reefing
Date: 2019-11-28

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I'm documenting the 5 year anniversary of this 75 gallon mixed reef saltwater aquarium including the 5 year update/review of all the equipment (yup it's all still Thankfully working ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ) as follows:

2 Fluval eSeries heaters w/ 5yr warranty (time to replace)
-200watt
-300watt

All Tunze equipment has been solid.  It's not the cheapest but it's also not the most expensive too.  I replaced the Tunze ATO pump once during the past 5 years.  But I don't dose Kalk via my ATO container.  The lighting started originally with 2 Kessil a360we then adding on slowly towards 4 maybe 5.  I'm currently at 4 Kessil a360we.  I bought the #10 Torx tool and air can to begin deeper cleaning that's long over due.

75gal Display (48”w x 18”d x 21”h)
30gal Trigger System sump CRYS36S
Fiji dry rock structure
Tropic Eden Sandbed

Salt: Red Sea blue bucket, 20gal every 45 days

Water: BRS 6-Stage RODI unit 

Filtration/Maintenance Schedule: 
- Tunze 9415 Skimmer cup cleaned in-between weekly to bi-weekly
- Raised the skimmer stand 1 inch from 4" to 5" with a fixed sump water level of 9.5"
- Refugium w/ 1of2  Kessil H160s running 24/7 other reverse DT
- 1/3 cup of Carbon 2-3wks
- No filter socks 
- No GFO

DC pumps with controllable flow by the Tunze 7000: 
1x Tunze 1073.05 return pump
2x Tunze 6095s 24/7
2x Tunze 6055s in waveboxes 6208
2x Tunze 6040 - summertime only

Lighting
- 4x Kessil a360we + Spectral Controller 
- 2x Kessil H160

Core 9 Water Parameters
* Salinity 1.026 | 35.5 S.G.
* Temp 78.5F
* pH 8.12

* Alk 8.4 thru 9.8dKH (been running a little higher lately)
* Mg 1380ppm
* Ca 420

* NO3 ~5ppm 
* PO4 0.03-0.04
* Potassium rarely tested (ICP test in 2020)

Dosing
- Seachem FUEL 1-2 capfuls per wk SUN/FRI
- Red Sea A/B/C/D 3ml each WED
- AcroPower 10ml once per wk
- Reef Chili 2-3x per a month

Feeding
- 3-4x SanFran Bay Brand frozen cubes every other day
- 3x NLS algae wafers in-between frozen cubes

Livestock
- 3x Ocellaris clowns
- 3x Dwarf Angels
- 1x Yellow Tang
- 1x Purple Dottyback
- 1x Royal Gramma
- 1x Wrasse

Invertebrates
- 7x Blue Leg Hermit Crabs
- 3x Tiger Conch
- 9x Astraea Turbo Snails

https://aquaticlog.com/aquariums/national_reefing/1/diary