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00W's AIO Smorgasbord

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
For the record, I have ignored a total of 1 person on this forum. I am probably slightly different than you in that I am a highly sarcastic person. Most of you on this forum don't know that I tend to be a real jerk when I want to, because I don't want to be with most of this forum.

With that said, I really enjoy dealing with the difficult people at times. I much prefer dealing with this fine group and the Café inhabitants over stupid people any day. This group is super friendly and the Café gives me my dose of sarcasm (sorry Kevin, you're sarcastic but...).
No need to be sorry, not the first person to point that out, I’m just glad I’m not the one person you ignore!
 
I only had a steak and 6 pieces of bacon and a large water.
But that's OK I cooked enough food for one day.
I had a portion of the Pork Loin, a plum, and some nachos.
 
No need to be sorry, not the first person to point that out, I’m just glad I’m not the one person you ignore!
Not the first person to point out that your sarcasm is sarcasm just not sarcastic enough sometimes????
 
Good Morning!!! only one cup in so far.

Always start with used stuff then fix or weed through it. End up with new when I wreck stuff usually. In my 90 build I should have included some of those things... guess its not to late.

Skimmer was used and all the plastic screws were broken off or stripped so I drilled everything out, re-tapped it all, ordered new screws, new seals, it all worked! Then I immediately dropped the skimmer cup and it shattered on the concrete floor!!!

Following your 125 rebuild thread @WalkerLovesTheOcean
 
Good morning people, have a great week!
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OMG Kevin is this picture fake holy cr!p insane it's so beautiful!!! :star-struck: :star-struck:
 
OMG Kevin is this picture fake holy cr!p insane it's so beautiful!!! :star-struck: :star-struck:
It’s an older picture, I believe I used an orange or yellow filter. Enjoy your day off Joel!
 
I've had really weird experiences with my phone carrier down here lately. Maybe that's why, but I've not been getting notifications from r2r and some other sites. I promise I'm not ignoring anyone if you've tried to contact me lol. I do show notifications on private messages but don't see them. Oh well anyway, hello again friends. And it was good to see the Bobby Cox photo!
 
I've had really weird experiences with my phone carrier down here lately. Maybe that's why, but I've not been getting notifications from r2r and some other sites. I promise I'm not ignoring anyone if you've tried to contact me lol. I do show notifications on private messages but don't see them. Oh well anyway, hello again friends. And it was good to see the Bobby Cox photo!
Glad you are here now John.
 
Just really liking the blue bucket.
20 gallon change done in no time.
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I have the same feeling as you my friend, a couple of hours after changing the water, I don't know if it's just me, but everything looks better and with better color. Team blue bucket ;)
 

IF YOU HAD TO OPERATE EVERYTHING ELSE MANUALLY, WHICH AUTOMATED SYSTEM WOULD YOU KEEP?

  • Auto top-off

    Votes: 56 57.7%
  • Automated dosing

    Votes: 6 6.2%
  • Mechanical filtration / roller filter

    Votes: 4 4.1%
  • Automated water testing

    Votes: 3 3.1%
  • Automatic feeding

    Votes: 1 1.0%
  • Lighting schedule

    Votes: 18 18.6%
  • Controller and remote monitoring

    Votes: 4 4.1%
  • Leak detection and emergency shutoff

    Votes: 1 1.0%
  • Automatic water changes

    Votes: 3 3.1%
  • None. I prefer to operate everything manually

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Something else (explain in the comments)

    Votes: 1 1.0%
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