When it comes to color, shape and texture, Michael Lukaczyn’s azooxanthellate (non-photosynthetic) rimless reef aquarium competes with the best. This simple, well aquscaped, 50g glassbox houses animals that were once considered impossible to keep. Today we believe Mike’s tank will inspire new modern spins on non-photosynthetic reef displays. Tank Specs: Cadights Artisan series 50 gallon [...]
When it comes to color, shape and texture, Michael Lukaczyn’s azooxanthellate (non-photosynthetic) rimless reef aquarium competes with the best. This simple, well aquscaped, 50g glassbox houses animals that were once considered impossible to keep. Today we believe Mike’s tank will inspire new modern spins on non-photosynthetic reef displays.
Tank Specs:
- Cadights Artisan series 50 gallon Starfire glass aquarium
Stand:
- Cadlights Artisan series stand in Walnut
Lighting :
- Nanotuners 21 watt PAR 38 lamps left side is 12K with 40 degree optics and the right side is 20K with 40 degree optics
- 2x Neo Arm clamp style multi-position arm light fixture
Filtration:
- Sump was custom made by Cadlights
- Skimmer: Bubble Magnus NAC-6
- 1 liter of Fauna Marin Ultra-Lith in a mesh bag
- Ultra Bio, Bak, MinS
Circulation:
- In tank: Vortech MP40W set to 100% on reef crest mode
- In sump: Tunze 1073.04
Feeding
Daily
Using a fishmate auto feeder, the following dry foods are added: Ultra Seafan, Ultra Clam, Ultramin F. This is fed 4x a day, over a 2 hour period of time. (All three foods are mixed into a large container then 1/8 teaspoon is added in each compartment of the autofeeder).
Daily 7am
- FM UltraMin D and FM UltraMin S
Daily
- Reef Nutrition ArticPods at 6:30am and 6pm dosed manually
- Reef Nutrition OysterFeast at 7am dosed manually
- Reef Nutrition Shellfish Diet at 7pm dosed manually
- Reef Nutrition Rotifeast at 9pm dosed manually
Daily at 6pm & 9pm
- frozen mysis shrimp
Mike also houses the rare Red Stripe Perchlet (Ellerkeldia rubra) shown above, and Centrogenys vaidiensi.
Daily at 8pm
- frozen cyclops
- frozen H20 foods coral food
Water Changes:
- 25% every Wednesday & 25% every Saturday using E.S.V B-Ionic Seawater System salt mix.
Hats off to Mike for the effort and cost involved in keeping these colorful animals. To stay updated, check out his tank builds on the following forums:
