West Aussie Waterbox 20

[Ningaloo]

G'day,
After 5 years of thinking and researching about the reef aquarium hobby, I have finally decided to jump in

I live in Perth on the west coast of Australia. I love the ocean and all it's creatures and beauty. I have swum with whale sharks on the amazing fringing Ningaloo reef. Also sailed the Abrolhos Islands which are surrounded by pristine and untouched coral reefs. The West Australian coast is truly one of nature's wonders. The great barrier reef on the eastern coast of Australia is world renowned but waters off Western Australia are just as worthy of equal recognition.

My mission / goal is to showcase some of the fish and corals that are found on the West Australian reefs. Hope you enjoy following my attempt to do so.

This is my first reef tank. I thought I would start with a small tank and with the plan to eventually move onto a larger tank.

Start up date: April 2019

Aquarium/stand: Waterbox 20
Lighting: Ecotech XR30 Pro Gen 3
Return pump: Tunze 1073.008
Powerhead: Ecotech Vortech MP10w QD
Heater: Aquael Professional heater 50W
Auto Top Off: Smart ATO micro
Ecotech Battery back up
Sand: CaribSea Pink
Red Sea net cover

Dosing:
Run Kalkwasser through the ATO container.
Manually add Magnesium and PH buffer.

Filter:
Carbon, standard waterbox sock and seachem phosguard.

Livestock:
1x Picasso Clownfish
1x Percula Clownfish
1x Allen sandshifter
1x Blue Gold damsel

Coral:
1x reverse hammer
1x purple torch
1x green torch
1x Trachyphyllia
1x ultra red chalice
1x pink Zoanthidae
1x green acropora
1x green montipora

 

[Ningaloo]