R170The Living ReefComplete system · Central Florida For sale
04 · BUYER HANDOFF

Useful after the sale. Quiet before it.

The owner guide is included because it helps preserve the reef—not because a buyer should have to admire an AI feature before deciding to buy.

01 · MOVE DAY

Sequence before improvisation.

A packing order, livestock checklist and restart sequence puts temperature, oxygen and circulation first.

  • Label plumbing and power
  • Keep rock wet and livestock warm
  • Restore heat + flow before fine-tuning
02 · SETTINGS SNAPSHOT

Start from the current normal.

Both Nero 3s, the Hydra schedule, AquaTop return setting, UV flow and ATO logic are documented for transfer.

Current myAI flow settingsCurrent myAI lighting schedule
03 · CARE RHYTHM

Three useful checklists. No therapy voice.

DailyLook · feed · sock · ATO
WeeklyFour-gallon change · glass · light siphon
PeriodicPumps · sensors · tubing · filter media
DOCUMENTED SUMP LOGIC

Three water paths. No mystery plumbing.

The primary Fluval E 300 heater is installed in the sump. The 75W hygger and 50W FREESEA heaters are itemized separately as support/QT gear.

MAIN FILTRATIOND drain → sock → A/skimmer → B sponge → C/returnThe AquaTop MWP-1500 is the main return pump.
UV SIDE LOOPA → Sicce 1.5 → Aqua UV 8W → DIndependent loop recorded near 160 GPH.
TOP-OFF CHAINReefCan → Tunze → factory tank → float → CThe factory 5.4 L tank is gravity-fed; Tunze supplies the added pump and sensor.
LATEST LOGGED BASELINE

The starting numbers go with the system.

These are dated manual readings, not a claim of live telemetry. Salinity remains the highest-priority variable to monitor.

Temperature77.6–77.8°FSalinity1.026 SGpH8.0Alkalinity8.9 dKHCalcium473 ppmMagnesium1,270 ppmNitrate1.7 ppmPhosphate0.02 ppm