Breeding Journal: Amphiprion ocellaris

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Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General
Species: Amphiprion ocellaris
Social Structure: Communal
Size of Individuals: F- 2" M-1.25"
Age of Individuals: F~12mo, M~6mo
Date added to Tank: 1/15/13


Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank: 150gallon
Substrate Details: 170lbs Caribsea aragonite live sand (.5mm-1mm), ~225lbs live rock
Filtration Details: 800gph overflowbox, 20gal sump w/ refugium (6" live sand with 20lbs live rock, Various Macro algea), Reef octopus Model 2 6" external protein skimmer w/ 500gph mag drive and 500gph pinwheel skimmer pump, 450gph external BlueLine return pump, 36watt Coralife UV sterlizer, (1) VorTech MP40Wes running short pulse mode making a 1" resonant wave in display tank.
Water Changes: Instant Ocean Reef Crystals @ 1.025, 78F
Water Temperature: 77.5F
Lighting: (1) Aqua Illuminations Vega Color Black w/ controller, (saving up for the other one) 40w aqueon fluorescent fixture
Lighting Cycle: FOR AI VEGA COLOR
8:00-10:30- w45, b55, rb55, db55, r35, g35
10:30-12:30- w55, b65, rb65, db65, r45, g45
12:30-2:30- w65, b75, rb75,db75, r55,g55
2:30-4:30- w75, b85, rb85,db85, r55, g55
4:30-6:30- w65, b75, rb75, db75, r45, g45
6:30-8:30- w55, b65, rb65, db65, r35, g35
9:30pm- 8:300am, w0, b4, rb8,db13, r1, g1
Lunar Cycle: On, Start: 10pm, End 8am
Weather Effects: On, 20%, 1/day, random, lighting NO, 8am-8pm
Other Tank Inhabitants:
Fish
(4) Blue / Green chromis
(3) yellow tang
(2) yellow tail damsels
Powder Blue tang
Yellow Eye Kole Tang
snowflake eel
fuzzy dwarf lion
mandarin dragonet
cleaner wrasse
(3) Red Sea Lyretail Female Anthias



Inverts:
flame scallop
(2) emerald Crab
(30) blue leg
(10) brown leg hermit crabs
(5) Mexican Red Leg Hermit Crabs
(2) RBTA
(4) Bumble Bee Snails
(9) Turbo Snails
(24) Nassarius snails
(30) Cerith Snails
Orange Linkia Starfish
Anemone crab


Corals:
Star polyps
Pulsing Xenia
(2) Zoa frags
Flowerpot- blue



Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types: Elite Reef Cuisine (a food blend made my a LFS that contains the following: Hikari: Brine, Mysis, Jumbo Mysis, Blood Warms, Fortified Krill, Argent: Cylop-eeze, Nutramar: Prawn Eggs, Piscine Energetics: Mysis, Brightwell aquatics: garlic powder, AminoMega (Omega/ HUFA) Ocean nutrition: marine algae w/ garlic, ) Kent: Garlic Extreme, Phytomax, VitaChem Marine formula, sally's green marine algea, Hikari: Marine A, Marine S, and Seaweed Extreme, Hikari Frozen Krill flat packs
Feeding Schedule:
Daily: 8:45am- 1"x.5" chunk of ERCuisine, 2-3 hikari krill, 2 drops Garlic Extreme, 5 drops VitaChem, 3 drops PhytoMax defrosted in warm tap water and let sit for 10min before added to tank.
4-5pm- pinch of a mix of marine A, Marine S, and Seaweed Extreme, added slowly to avoid overfeeding. 1/2 sheet of Green Marine algae on veggie clip
Weekly:
RBTA's- 1-2 defrosted krill soaked in 2drops garlic and 4 drops vita chem
Vita Chem @ 3 teaspoons
Garlic extreme @ 17 drops




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Metamorphosis/Settlement
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Grow-Out Tank Details
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