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00W's AIO Smorgasbord

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Overview Discussion

Aquarium Profile and Equipment

What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
Mixed Reef
Total Water Volume
115
When did you start this tank?
Jun 16, 2015
What is your aquarium made of?
Glass
Aquarium Length (inches)
48
Aquarium Width (inches)
18
Aquarium Height (inches)
24
Aquarium Overflow/Drain
Drain Style (durso, herbie, etc)
Aquarium Sump
YES
Sump Water Volume
20
Aquarium Stand
Wood
Aquarium Controller
NO
Protein Skimmer
NO
Protein Skimmer Make and Model
Lifereef vs3-24
Aquarium Reactors
  1. None
Return Pump
Eheim compaction 3000
What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
  1. Powerhead
  2. Wavemaker
Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
Jebao OW 20 x2, OW10, Jebao 1300, 2 sicce small WaveMaker.
Aquarium Lighting
  1. T5 Fluorescent
  2. Natural Sunlight
Lighting Equipment List
Odyssea T5 HO fixture
Lighting PAR and Goals
Low
Dosing Equipment Detail
None
Auto Top Off or ATO
NO
Aquarium Heating and Cooling
  1. I am using a heater or heaters
Water Temperature
77
Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
Eheim 300w with ink bird controller

Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters

pH Level
8.3
Specific Gravity
1.027
Nitrate or NO3
19
Phosphate or PO4
1.12
Calcium
440
Alkalinity
7
Magnesium
1300
Salt Brand
Red sea blue bucket
Trace Element Dosing
Kent essential elements

Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration

Substrate
Bare Bottom (BB)
Substrate Level
No Substrate
Live Rock
75
Live Rock Type
Unknown
Nutrient Export
  1. Protein Skimmer
  2. Filter Sock
Water Changes
YES
Water Change Details
10% every Monday

Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)

Fish List
  1. Angelfish
  2. Clownfish
  3. Surgeonfish Tang
  4. Other Predatory
Total Fish
4
Coral List
  1. Zoanthids
  2. Soft Coral
  3. Mushroom Coral
  4. Other
Total Corals
6
Invert List
  1. Anemone
  2. Snails
  3. None
Total Inverts
0
Livestock Detail
Have a trigger which is not listed.
Livestock Quarantine
  1. No Quarantine

Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)

Fish Feeding Frequency
Multiple Daily Feedings
Coral Feeding Frequency
Do Not Feed Coral Directly
Fish and Coral Feeding
  1. Flake
  2. Pellet
  3. Frozen
  4. Algae Strips
  5. Other
Auto Feeder
NO

Additional Aquarium Information

What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
Patience
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tbrown said:
We replaced the capacitor for good measure already before we replaced the condenser fan motor. The new motor also came with a secondary inline capacitor which we wired in. The condenser fan kicks on everytime and stays running, it's just blowing 75 instead of 60. It ran a lot last night and it was raining and hot. I can check for a leak this evening when I get home if it doesn't rain (clay roofs with rain aren't safe to climb on...)
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oh your ac unit on roof exposed....totally not what I have or used to dealing with...yeah wet tile roof is not fun....
 
Top Shelf Aquatics
00W said:
20 gallon change with red sea blue bucket!
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I did not like the residue in the bottom of the mixing buckets but quite a difference in the tank.
It appears more vibrant, gsp especially and all 4 buckets mixed in less than 1/2 hour.
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yes this inspired me to put gsp on the back of the 300...
 
@JoJosReef , the new wrasse goes under the sand before the evening feeding but does get plenty of the morning feeding. Is she getting enough nutrition? I don’t get home from work until after 8:00 pm but there are tons of pods in my tank.
 
kevgib67 said:
@JoJosReef , the new wrasse goes under the sand before the evening feeding but does get plenty of the morning feeding. Is she getting enough nutrition? I don’t get home from work until after 8:00 pm but there are tons of pods in my tank.
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Is she fat? I feed my tank 5 times daily. Multiple food types. My wrasses are fat and happy.
 
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kevgib67 said:
@JoJosReef , the new wrasse goes under the sand before the evening feeding but does get plenty of the morning feeding. Is she getting enough nutrition? I don’t get home from work until after 8:00 pm but there are tons of pods in my tank.
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She'll get on schedule and will pick away at the rocks all day long. Keep an eye on her weight. A good belly on a wrasse is a happy wrasse.
 
JoJosReef said:
She'll get on schedule and will pick away at the rocks all day long. Keep an eye on her weight. A good belly on a wrasse is a happy wrasse.
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My Leopard has a good belly but she's not fat. I wish she'd thicken up some but she only browses the rocks and the occasional floating food particulates.
 
tbrown said:
My Leopard has a good belly but she's not fat. I wish she'd thicken up some but she only browses the rocks and the occasional floating food particulates.
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Their tastes change over time. Mine started out eating everything and really downing the ROE, but now she has a strong preference for TDO pellets.
 
JoJosReef said:
Their tastes change over time. Mine started out eating everything and really downing the ROE, but now she has a strong preference for TDO pellets.
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Well, I feed flakes (Reef Nutrition Prime and Reef Nutrition Formula 2), pellets (Ocean Nutrition Formula 1 and a mix of LiveAquaria pellets), and freeze dried Reef Jerky plus the occasional coral broadcast and off and on frozen Mysid. I also dump in Reef Chowda every week or 2 which is a live mix of Phyto, rotifers, brine, and copepods. She doesn't even chase the live, just hunts and pecks at the rocks constantly. Again, she's not skinny and her stomach isn't sunken, she just isn't thick like the rest of the fish.
 
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tbrown said:
Is she fat? I feed my tank 5 times daily. Multiple food types. My wrasses are fat and happy.
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I wouldn’t say she is fat but does not appear to be losing weight. I’ve only had her 4 days.
 
JoJosReef said:
She'll get on schedule and will pick away at the rocks all day long. Keep an eye on her weight. A good belly on a wrasse is a happy wrasse.
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Thanks JoJo!
 
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