I then started my second reef tank, a 180-gallon lagoon style system focused primarily on SPS corals. In 2006 I decided it was necessary to re-design the whole system to reach my dream-an SPS dominated tank. So, in the first two years I kept making modifications to the system, and finally, I learned how to provide proper nutrition to the inhabitants, how to keep calcium and alkalinity in control, and how to deal properly with lighting and flow. The result was terrible! Fortunately, we live in the age of the Internet, and I have learned a great deal from Reef Central and Reefkeeping Magazine, and was able to buy equipment from various websites such as Premium Aquatics. So, as per the recommendation from my LFS, I started out in the hobby using dead rocks, a very low flow rate in the tank and many ceramic rings in the sump with a small and weak skimmer. It was difficult to find the knowledge and equipment needed for a reef tank in China at that time only a few people knew the basic concepts of reefkeeping such as the use of live rock and the Berlin method, and I was not one of them. I was born and raised in Beijing, China, and I started my first reef tank in 2003. I would like to thank the Reef Central team that has made my dream come true and given me a chance to share my story with reefkeepers all over the world. It is so exciting for me that my tank was selected as Tank of the Month, and it is a great honor for me and my country since this is the first Chinese tank to be featured as Tank of the Month.
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