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90 Gallon Stony Coral Reef Started in July 2002

Stony Corals:
All started as propagated fragments (1/2"-2" in size)
Acropora abrolhosensis, turquoise (aka Most Wanted)
Acropora formosa, purple
Acropora formosa, teal
Acropora lovelli, teal
Acropora millepora, blue
Acropora millepora, pink with yellow tips
Acropora millepora, purple/blue
Acropora prostrata
Acropora solitaryensis
Acropora spicifera, red hairy table
Acropora tortuosa, deep blue
Acropora sp., "Purple Bonsai" (A. nana?)
Acropora sp., "Purple Monster" (A. valida?)
Acropora sp., blue
Acropora sp., green with blue tips
Acropora sp., super blue staghorn from Bali
Montipora aequituberculata, lime green
Montipora capricornis, purple/green (aka Most Wanted)
Montipora capricornis, purple scrolling
Montipora effluorescens, orange
Montipora foliosa or deliculata, orange
Montipora verrucosa, green
Montipora sp., army green plating
Porites sp., blue encrusting from the Red Sea
Porites sp., purple plating


Equipment:
Lee-Mar 90 gallon tank, Euro bracing
Marine Systems oak stand, 36" tall with Euro doors
Two 400w lights, 20K Radiums on PFO HQI ballasts
Two 55w PC actinics
Precision Marine Bullet 1 skimmer and acrylic sump
Geo reactor, 5 lb CO2 bottle
1/4 HP Aqua Logic chiller, drop-in coil
200w EBO Jaeger heater
Two Mag 12's for sump return and skimmer
Two Gemini powerheads
Neptune Systems Aquacontroller II, backlit
AquaFX RO/DI system, 4-stage Barracuda
DIY Nilsen reactor with magnetic stirrer
DIY automatic top-off
DIY mini-refugium
Titanium probe
Several fans
Dedicated GFCI circuits

Other Inhabitants:
Japanese pygmy angel (Centropyge interruptus)
Golden fairy wrasse (Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis)
Black tang
School of Chromis
Starfish
Lots of snails and a few crabs
Queen and fighting conchs
Sand sifting cucumbers

Parameters:
Salinity 1.024 specific gravity
Temperature 78-80˚F
Calcium 450 ppm
Alkalinity 12 dKH
Magnesium 1200 ppm
Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, Phosphate, Silicate 0

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