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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
Saw this yesterday.
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Same this morning.
Skimmer helping?
Maybe?
Not worried just not what I'm used to.
Might have to recalibrate the probe, but it went from 8.11 to this in a day.
Thoughts everyone? :thinking-face:
Depends on the CO2 levels in your house/tank.
 
Wife just started using the heater two days ago.
pH SwingApproximate CO2 Concentration

At a difference in pH of 0.05 or lessC02 it is about 340 to 380 ppm

At a difference in pH of 0.10C02 it is about 600 to 650 ppm

At a difference in pH of 0.20C02 it is about 800 to 1000 ppm

At a difference in pH of 0.30C02 it is about 1100 ppm or hi

gher
 
pH SwingApproximate CO2 Concentration

At a difference in pH of 0.05 or lessC02 it is about 340 to 380 ppm

At a difference in pH of 0.10C02 it is about 600 to 650 ppm

At a difference in pH of 0.20C02 it is about 800 to 1000 ppm

At a difference in pH of 0.30C02 it is about 1100 ppm or hi

gher
So more co2 in the house causing rise in ph?
 
Sorry, that was a cut and paste from another post I made previously so it was formatted kinda odd.
 
How hot is it down there Tim?
Now I called the main supply where I buy and they sell me the 22" clockwise one for $56
 
Sorry, that was a cut and paste from another post I made previously so it was formatted kinda odd.
Higher CO2 makes pH drop. Higher surface agitation causes more CO2 exchange and CO2 scrubber makes CO2 lower in the tank raising pH easier.
 
Higher CO2 makes pH drop. Higher surface agitation causes more CO2 exchange and CO2 scrubber makes CO2 lower in the tank raising pH easier.
What do you think is the reason for the sudden jump?
 
For a York?

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The other model that works with all air conditioners and are wider, the ones that now come in the new a/c
 
The other model that works with all air conditioners and are wider, the ones that now come in the new a/c
I was told by multiple people I couldn't use that on my AC. You're referring to the flat blade ones?
 
I was told by multiple people I couldn't use that on my AC. You're referring to the flat blade ones?
No flat, still curved like this one
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Well, another of the day's tasks resolved, the dryer had broken yesterday and it was the belt, the equipment always breaks on days when everything is closed hahaha, now I'm going to see if the generator I have will last me for the whole house so I can be calm. The other thing left is to buy the beers and wait for the hurricane that I see is moving away from Miami but it can turn down again
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Well, another of the day's tasks resolved, the dryer had broken yesterday and it was the belt, the equipment always breaks on days when everything is closed hahaha, now I'm going to see if the generator I have will last me for the whole house so I can be calm. The other thing left is to buy the beers and wait for the hurricane that I see is moving away from Miami but it can turn down again
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Ya, I was watching the predicted trajectory on the news this morning and thought of you when I saw it was going to be just north of Miami. Stay safe!
 

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