MelloReef

Tank Setup

The Tank

	Standard 55-gallon All-Glass Aquarium (Setup September 2003)
	Oak Canopy and Cabinet

Water Filtration/Current

	Del Rey 125 Wet/Dry Filter Powered by CA3000 Pump
	AquaC Urchin In-Sump Protein Skimmer
	Eheim ECCO 2233 External Canister Filter
	One MaxiJet 600 and one MaxiJet 1200 Powerhead Operated by a Natural Wave from Aquarium Systems

Heating/Cooling

	Titanium 150-watt Heater in Sump
	Two 3-inch Fans Installed in Canopy

Lighting

	Two 36-inch 96-watt Custom Sea Life Power Compacts (Daylight)
	Two 48-inch 110-watt URI VHOs (Super Actinic)
	Custom Sea Life Moonlite

The lights are on separate timers. The Actinics come on at noon and the Daylights follow at 1:00 p.m. The Daylights shut off at 11:00 p.m., and the Actinics shut off at midnight. I chose those hours for the simple reason that I get home from work late in the afternoon, so most of my viewing time is at night. The CSL Moonlite is on 24 hours a day, but is only visible when all the other lights are off. It was a nice little addition that allows me to view the tank at night without the use of a flashlight.

Furnishings

75 pounds of Live Rock

40 pounds of Live Sand

Water Parameters

	Temperature = 78°
	Specific Gravity = 1.024
	pH = 8.2
	Calcium = 450
	Alkalinity = 3.54
	Ammonia = 0
	Nitrite = 0
	Nitrate = 0
	Phosphate = 0.1