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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
just tried each lens from the end of tank, they are aluminum with glass and thread nicely onto each other.

orange+yellow​

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orange​

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yellow​

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orange+yellow+polarized​

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EDIT: forgot to add a lens free pic
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just tried each lens from the end of tank, they are aluminum with glass and thread nicely onto each other.

orange+yellow​

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orange​

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yellow​

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orange+yellow+polarized​

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Nice examples, I have the same exact kit and I love it, The ones I use the most are orange+yellow but sometimes I play with the others too
 
just tried each lens from the end of tank, they are aluminum with glass and thread nicely onto each other.

orange+yellow​

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orange​

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yellow​

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orange+yellow+polarized​

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I cannot wait to play with this kit!! Wow, very nice.
 
What corals do yall recommend for a supper high flow spot in my tank?
What's the light level? Is it straight on high flow or random high flow?
 
What's the light level? Is it straight on high flow or random high flow?
I think the light levels is kinda high. The flow is on random. That spot is just a high flow area because of the wave maker which I circled in yellow. The spot I circled in red is where a coral would go
 
I think the light levels is kinda high. The flow is on random. That spot is just a high flow area because of the wave maker which I circled in yellow. The spot I circled in red is where a coral would go
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High/medium high light and heavy flow I would say maybe a Stylophora or a thicker branched Birdsnest coral. The thinner branches varieties don't tend to appreciate as high of flow
 

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High/medium high light and heavy flow I would say maybe a Stylophora or a thicker branched Birdsnest coral. The thinner branches varieties don't tend to appreciate as high of flow
Like that?
 

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Yep. SPS would work there. You could do a torch or hammer potentially as well if it's a random flow pattern.
 
Like that?
Yep. Milka/Purple are neat, teal is a cool one as well. Rainbow Stylophora are nice. Jason Fox has one called a Bugout that was cool colors as well.
 
just tried each lens from the end of tank, they are aluminum with glass and thread nicely onto each other.

orange+yellow​

20240914_132955.jpg

orange​

20240914_133022.jpg

yellow​

20240914_133053.jpg

orange+yellow+polarized​

20240914_133150.jpg

EDIT: forgot to add a lens free pic
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I don't understand the polarized lens and have never used it. I usually use orange + yellow with or without macro lens.
 

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