Reef Tanks · 90 US GALLONS

Crystal Basin

M Minh Perry · Established March 2026

About

should have gone bigger on flow from day one, kept fighting dead spots behind the rockwork until i finally added the wavemaker.

Photo Timeline

New gear installedPhoto Date Jul 14, 2026 · day 130

Just filledPhoto Date Mar 9, 2026

Hardscape, before waterPhoto Date Mar 6, 2026

Journal

6 updates

Note Aug 23, 2026

week 24ish

chalice is spreading out nice and the montipora finally has some good color to it, rock is mostly covered now. firefish still hides half the day but chromis are always out front. pretty happy with how this ones turned out honestly.

Note Jul 14, 2026

day 130

swapped in the jebao wavemaker today, flow feels a lot better already.

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Comments

Nova JamesSep 11Question

What's your dosing schedule on this one? Low maintenance reef with a chalice and montipora going still surprises me.

Nova JamesSep 4Question

What schedule are you running the AI Prime on, and do you have PAR numbers down at the sand bed?

Tank owner replied

also not my tank, i dont have an AI prime, just the fluval light on this one so no par numbers to give you.

Noah WhiteAug 24Question

Controsoil in a reef tank is not something I see often, does it stay put or shift around with flow near the rock?

Tank owner replied

not the right tank for me, im running sand not controsoil, so cant really speak to that one sorry.

JJasmine TranAug 14Question

No soil in my system so cant answer that one, but controsoil under a reef setup is not something ive seen before, how are you keeping salinity stable with that substrate

AAlexis HowardAug 7Question

chalice colors look solid there, how deep is the light sitting above it