With all of the hard work that goes into keeping a reef tank, a certain level of appreciation is found in seeing an established aquarium filled with healthy corals and animals. All of us here at Marine Depot find great satisfaction in hearing and reading about the success of our customers so today we decided to spotlight one of our favorite tanks.

In this video we visited a local customer, Bret, and filmed his mature 55 gallon reef tank that has been running for over 8 years.

One of the most impressive aspects of this aquarium were the large SPS colonies. The Green Millipora was probably my favorite. The color of the Strawberry Shortcake Acro was stunning! All of the different mushroom corals in the tank are so prolific they get trimmed back almost monthly to keep them from pushing out other corals. Bret also has a pair of clownfish that were tending to a clutch of eggs which is a frequent occurrence in the aquarium.

With minimal fish and quality filtration, the system maintains a low waste level which really helps the corals to grow and thrive. Something I also noticed was how well the parameters are maintained using only supplements. The aquarium does not have a calcium reactor yet still achieves excellent growth among the stony corals.

This tank is only 55 gallons and successfully houses a variety of corals and animals which goes to show that bigger is not always better!

See for yourself exactly how Bret achieves such great success by visiting the Featured Tank section of our website to see a complete break-down of his equipment and livestock: https://goo.gl/oL8wHS

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