Feeding
The tank is fed daily with Ocean Nutrition’s Formula 1, Formula 2 and a mix of Mysis. Twice each week it’s fed a mix of rotifers, brine shrimp, Golden Pearls and Cyclop-Eeze®. We are feeding after the lights go off using the manual food timer on the Tunze controller to slow the pumps during feeding time.
Maintenance
Water changes of approximately twenty-percent are performed every week. The salt is mixed with RO water using Instant Ocean, aerated for one day and then added to the tank on the following day. The skimmer collection cup is cleaned as needed, which usually is about once per week. Weekly, I also check the proper operation of the calcium reactor, CO2 tank, all the pumps and the controller. Bi-weekly water tests are conducted with Salifert calcium and alkalinity test kits. With the tank now mature and stable other tests are performed only on rare occasions.