Description: This site is dedicated to my 55 gallon reef tank.
reef tank (26) saltwater tank (3) stacey mello (1) melloreef (1)
11/3/2012 EDIT: For personal reasons, I no longer have my reef tank, but I am keeping this site up as a source of information for those interested in reefkeeping.
T his site is dedicated to my saltwater reef tank. For those of you who have visited melloreef.com before, you may notice quite a few changes - and not just the design of the site itself. The biggest change you will notice is that I no longer have the 55-gallon TruVu aquarium filled with critters and corals flourishing beautifully in my little piece of the ocean. As luck would have it, mine ran out, and my entire tank was destroyed by some indestructible algae. I had tried everything to save the tank a
After a couple of months of feeling sorry for myself and all the livestock I lost, I purchased a new tank. Instead of acrylic, I decided on a glass 55-gallon Aquarium. I chose glass because I now know how easily the acrylic gets scratched, and I chose the same capacity so I could use my existing oak canopy and stand. I have made some major changes in my maintenance routine, as well as equipment setup. I am hoping these changes will better my success for this tank and its inhabitants. On the following p