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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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kevgib67 said:
Definitely not Columbus, booming metropolis. Every year when I go down for a football game it has grown some more. You may have been southwest near West Virginia, Applachia. Or perhaps the old steel towns in the northeast.
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my buddy said it was near cedar point area...
 
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1ocean said:
my buddy said it was near cedar point area...
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Cedar Point is in Sandusky right on Lake Erie. It is between Toledo and Cleveland. No big cities around there. Perhaps Akron?
 
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well ya know,,,coffee time here....tank has is responding good to the DIY carbon dose formula(vinegar,vodka and rodi mix) and the zoa have doubled in a few weeks and chalices have grown about 1/4 inch new growth ring..plus been dosing tropic marin A- and K+.
 
kevgib67 said:
Cedar Point is in Sandusky right on Lake Erie. It is between Toledo and Cleveland. No big cities around there. Perhaps Akron?
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ahhh sandusky area rights a bell...ding ding you win..chicken diner....It was not a really big town. It was like a old small working town back in the day..Most of it was abondoned except for a few bars and stores on one side of the old town but the rail road went right to this big old warehouse.. I think it was a steel factory or something long time ago,,,some buildings were burnt out too...alot of two lane roads(or dirt roads) and dairy farms around it...The old factory would have made a great laser/paint ball place...
 
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00W said:
Sometimes the coralline has to go....
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Get a Tuxedo urchin it will gladly help with the coralline algae.
 
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Calmwaters said:
Here's my first try at crocheting so far it will be a lap blanket when I'm done.
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looking really good! my wife started one of those 20 years ago, wonder where that went.....
 
drove 2.7 miles into the forest and got this machine loaded and out! well spent holiday. only got my truck stuck once in mud coming out.
took a picture of the GPS also, I dont think AAA would have come got me
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kevgib67 said:
Get a Tuxedo urchin it will gladly help with the coralline algae.
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I had one years and years ago Kev.
My Niger trigger terrorized that thing.
It ate all my coralline but I had to get rid of it because I didn't know who was going to win, it or trigger.
As you know my big boy is pretty well behaved but I don't want to give it a new toy, if you know what I mean. ;)
 
00W said:
I had one years and years ago Kev.
My Niger trigger terrorized that thing.
It ate all my coralline but I had to get rid of it because I didn't know who was going to win, it or trigger.
As you know my big boy is pretty well behaved but I don't want to give it a new toy, if you know what I mean. ;)
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I forgot about the invert eater you have in your tank.
 
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Speaking of invertebrates, my red blood shrimp has passed, I just took it out, it changed its shell at night because in the morning I saw the shell in the tank but now I saw it and there were like 7 blue leg hermit crabs eating it.
 
luis angel said:
Speaking of invertebrates, my red blood shrimp has passed, I just took it out, it changed its shell at night because in the morning I saw the shell in the tank but now I saw it and there were like 7 blue leg hermit crabs eating it.
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You sure you are not just looking at its molt. They tend to hide for a couple of days to let the new one harden up.
 
kevgib67 said:
You sure you are not just looking at its molt. They tend to hide for a couple of days to let the new one harden up.
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Nah, I had to take out the 2 things out, I've seen it before, and I grabbed it with a pair of tweezers and took it out.
 
Top Shelf Aquatics
luis angel said:
Nah, I had to take out the 2 things out, I've seen it before, and I grabbed it with a pair of tweezers and took it out.
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Maybe a failed molt, I know they need proper levels of iodine.
 

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WHICH KIND OF INVERT HAS CAUSED THE MOST MISCHIEF IN YOUR TANK?

  • Sea urchins

    Votes: 15 23.1%

  • Hermit crabs

    Votes: 11 16.9%

  • Other crabs

    Votes: 4 6.2%

  • Shrimp

    Votes: 5 7.7%

  • Snails or conchs

    Votes: 3 4.6%

  • Sea stars

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Anemones

    Votes: 12 18.5%

  • None! My inverts are model citizens. :-)

    Votes: 11 16.9%

  • Something else (tell us in the comments)

    Votes: 4 6.2%
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