Peninsula Tank Build
Peninsula Tank Build – Coral Stocking Plan
When is it time to add corals to a reef aquarium? A good sign a tank is ready for corals is the presence of coralline algae.
July 30, 2021
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Peninsula Tank Build
Peninsula Tank Build – Coral & Fish Food, Supplements and Trace Elements
Over the years I have not used coral food or amino acids too often with my reef tanks. I feed my fish a lot and believe fish poop is beneficial to corals.
July 16, 2021
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Peninsula Tank Build – Maintenance & Husbandry
Maintenance is really important for a reef tank and I do not always look forward to it. But I know in the long run it increases the chances for success.
July 2, 2021
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Peninsula Tank Build – Adding Fish to the New Reef
When I start a new tank I like to come up with what I call a fish stocking plan. It is a list of the fish I would like to add to the tank.
June 4, 2021
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Peninsula Tank Build – Monitoring & Controlling Tank
I always try to stay away from too much automation with my tanks. However, I do believe aquarium controllers and automated monitors are very important.
May 26, 2021
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Peninsula Tank Build – Circulation
Peninsula reef tanks can present challenges when it comes to providing sufficient circulation for corals, especially SPS.
May 4, 2021
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Peninsula Tank Build – Calcium & Alkalinity Supplementation
Over the years I have used both two-part dosing and calcium reactors for calcium & alkalinity supplementation. For this tank I decided to go with a reactor.
April 8, 2021
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Peninsula Tank Build – Controlling Excess Nutrients
I keep a slightly “dirty” tank for SPS and to do that I rely on a high import/export system. I prefer 2-5 ppm for nitrates and .03 to .07 ppm for phosphates.
April 2, 2021
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Peninsula Tank Build – Lighting
I have never used LED’s over any of my SPS reef tanks but that is going to change with this tank. My plan is to use the GHL Mitras.
March 19, 2021
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Peninsula Tank Build – Cycling The Tank
I have had great experiences cycling reef tanks with live rock so I wanted to use it again for this new peninsula tank build.
February 19, 2021
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Peninsula Tank Build – Going Bare Bottom
Strong flow is important for SPS and with a peninsula tank it will be a challenge to keep sand in place. Therefore, I am going with a bare bottom tank.
February 9, 2021
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Peninsula Tank Build – Aquascaping
Minimalistic aquascapes are very popular today and my plan with this tank was to go light on the rock to provide corals a lot of room to grow.
February 2, 2021