31/07/14
TotM August 2014
This month's Tank of the Month belongs to Luke Mercuri!
Inhabitants:- * 13x blue chromis
- * 7x lyretail anthias
- * 1x sixline wrasse
- * 2x mandarin dragonet
- * 2x cardinal
- * 1x yellow tang
- * 1x purple tang
- * 1x foxface tang
- * 1x vlamingi tang
- * 1x gigantea anemone
- * 2x red line cleaner shrimp
How big is your tank?
1000 Litres.
What equipment are you using (filtration, lighting, heater, CO2 gear etc)?
GHL ProfiLux Controller, Rlss R8i Skimmer, 3x Aqua Illumination Vega LED Lights, 4x MP40wES, Kamoer Dosing Pump, Teco TC20 Chiller, Reef Octopus Biopellet Reactor, JNS Phosban Reactor, Red Dragon Return Pump, 2x Jäger 300w Heater, Marine Pure Cube, caulerpa macro algae, Smart ATO, Twist 40w UV.
What aquascaping have you done (gravel, plants, corals, etc)?
Coral species include various types of lps, soft sps & nps corals (some are hammer corals), acans, zoanthids, acorpora, leather corals, blastos, gold, orange, red morphs, ricordeas, montipora, elegance coral forest green pasammocora, frogspawn etc.
How much time do you spend maintaining your tank per week?
5 hours a week
What do you feed the inhabitants of your tank?
I feed the full range of marine ocean nutritions frozen food mixed with garlic and vitamins, new era aegis & marine pellets, full spectrum pallets, krill grain, new spectrum flakes, omega one marine pellets, reef roids, amino acids, coral snow etc.
Tell us some interesting/unique about your tank?
This tank is situated in my underground garage I would have loved for it to be upstairs but that much weight could not be supported upstairs, I've been in this hobby for 2 years now and I still learn new stuff everyday, it's such a challenge being only 17 and having a tank this large and it does take a lot of my time/money but I really love this hobby and don't think I'll ever give up with it!
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If you'd like to be our next Tank of the Month winner, please email photos or youtube videos with a brief description of your tank, and the species being kept to online@coburgaquarium.com.au. The winner receives a $50 gift voucher that can be spent in-store or on-line. Good luck!