NatuReef's® Featured Tank # 11...

The South Florida Science Museum's Reef 

Nick writes...

I have been a big fan of all the NatuReef products for years and I am delighted about your consideration of our 200 gal Pacific Reef. The aquarium you (see)  is the pride and joy of the Aquarium here at the South Florida Science Museum. It has been set up for over 4 years, but had a remodeling after a rather large donation of corals last July. The tank is powered by a wet dry filter and 2 hidden circulation pumps. As for lighting, three metal halides, and four power compacts combine to give the aquarium about 3.5 watts per gallon. The reef is nourished almost exclusively by NatuReef products including: SeaAlk, Calcium Concentrate, Iodine Plus, Iron Plus, NatuVite, Lifo, Bromactine, Strontium, as well as small amounts of Alkalinity Plus and Hardness Plus. The tank only houses 9 fish- 2 Percula Clowns, Yellow Watchman Goby, 6-line Wrasse, Green Chromis, Flame Hawk, Orange Spotted Goby,  2 algae blennies, and over 56 known species of invertebrates including:

Details on the contents:

2  Encrusting Gorgonians--- Eunicea spp.

2 Bubble Corals(Lg, XLg)--- Plerogyra sinuosa. 7 & 11 inches

1 Lg. Green Carpet Anemone---Stichodactyla haddoni over 13 in

1 Giant Clam—Tridacna maxima 5.5 in

1 Lg.Long Tentacle Anemone---Heteractis malu 9 in

3 Colony Green Star Polym--- Briareum spp.

1 Colony Pipe Organ---Tubipora spp.

2  Leather Toadstool--- Sarcophyton spp. 9 in. across

1 Lg Devils Finger---Lobophytum spp. 8 in

1 Colony Mat Polyp--- Erythropodium caribaeorum

Various colonies of Xenia spp.

1 Plate Coral--- Fungia spp. 6 in

1 stony coral- Acropora spp.

1 Branching Frogspawn---Euphyllia divisa

1 Trumpet coral---Caulastrea curvata

1 Thorny Oyster---Spondylus sp.

2 Yellow Sponges---Ptilocaulis sp.

1 Brain---Colpophyllia spp.

1 Brain—Blastomussa wellsi

2 colonies of Colt Coral--- Cladiella spp.

8 colonies of Mushroom—Rhodactus spp.

Various colonies of Anthelia spp.

2 colonies of Leattus Leather---Sinularia dura.

1 Stony Coral---Porities spp.

Over 7 different varieties of mushrooms---Discosoma spp.

1 colony polyps---Protopalythoa spp.

Over 3 colonies of polyps---Zoanthus spp.

Turbo Snails

Emerald, and Hermit Crabs

Brittle Stars

Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp

Peppermint Shrimp

Coral Banded Shrimp

 

Not to mention whatever else snuck its way in over the years, or is hiding somewhere.

Here are some shots of the tank...

 

When visiting the South Florida Science Museum, ask for Nick. He tell you about the fabulous reef tank...

updated 07/23/06 01:46:42 PM

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