Wayne Shang's Fish-Only Aquarium
HISTORY
Owners Name: Wayne Shang
Location: Fremont, California, USA
Year the tank was set up: 2001
Size and Volume of the Tank: 300 gallons
Sump Size: 85 gallons
Pounds of Live Rock:600 pounds + 300 pounds in sump
Sand Type/Depth: CaribSea Special Grade - 3 inches
Type of Biological Filtration: Live rock and sand
EQUIPMENT
Main system pumps: ATK 6560 (1600 GPH)
Additional pumps: Two Tunze Turbelle 2002
Monitoring Equipment: Aquadyne Octopus Controller
Protein Skimmers: ATK Maxi II
Wavemakers: Tunze 7082 Interval power timer
Doser: AquaTune
Chiller: Aqua Logic Cyclone 1/3HP
Heaters: Two 250W Ebo-Jager
LIGHTING
Lamps: Two 36 inch fluorescent 10K and two 36 inch fluorescent 50/50
Photoperiod: 10K - 10 Hours, 50/50 - 12 Hours
CHEMISTRY
Water Temperature: Winter: 78 - 79 degrees F; Summer: 80 - 81 degrees F.
Specific Gravity: 1.022 - 1.023
PH: 8.2 - 8.3
Nitrate: <10 ppm
RO/DI water: 6 stage unit
Brand of Salt Mix: Tropic Marin
GENERAL HUSBANDRY
Water Changes: 25% every 3 weeks
FEEDING
Fishes (14 large and 3 small angelfishes) are fed twice a day. Morning: Hikari Marine A soaked in multivitamin supplement; Evening: Hikari Frozen Mysis & Ocean Plankton, Mega Marine and Mega Marine Algae.