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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
I am pretty sure I will purchase a tank during black Friday sales. I talked to someone today who said they could get me a new tank cheap from the manufacturer and another 10-20% off from black Friday.
What kind/size are you looking at?
 
I am pretty sure I will purchase a tank during black Friday sales. I talked to someone today who said they could get me a new tank cheap from the manufacturer and another 10-20% off from black Friday.
Nice Walker, Which tank are you thinking?
 
Nice Walker, Which tank are you thinking?
What kind/size are you looking at?
Im hoping 100-125 gallons. The guy who's helping me is going to research what he thinks is the best, then I'll approve of it and we will order it. Probably something high quality like IM or Waterbox. Definitely not going Red Sea though.
 
Busy day here just got home from getting things ready in Georgia then went to where I'm going to put Lucy and helped my son measure and lay out all the post to make sure I had enough it got dark before we could do anything else. I am beat so I'm heading to bed now. I hope everyone had a great day!
 
Im hoping 100-125 gallons. The guy who's helping me is going to research what he thinks is the best, then I'll approve of it and we will order it. Probably something high quality like IM or Waterbox. Definitely not going Red Sea though.
If you want you can also check out Eshopp and Planet Aquarium ;) nice brands and quality tanks
 
Busy day here just got home from getting things ready in Georgia then went to where I'm going to put Lucy and helped my son measure and lay out all the post to make sure I had enough it got dark before we could do anything else. I am beat so I'm heading to bed now. I hope everyone had a great day!
Good night peanut
 
Busy day here just got home from getting things ready in Georgia then went to where I'm going to put Lucy and helped my son measure and lay out all the post to make sure I had enough it got dark before we could do anything else. I am beat so I'm heading to bed now. I hope everyone had a great day!
Good night buttercup, sleep tight!
 
My birdsnest is recovering very well I think hahaha and also this other sps that I don't know what it is but they gave it to me in an lfs maybe ¼ inch
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Sorry guys! Made it home about an hour ago. My daughter finished the job yesterday afternoon so we spent the day trying for grouse and turkey with no success.

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Who's that fella with all the grey in his beard????
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Now we're hopefully off to the hospital soon... Got the text from my wife last night that she was admitted for a UTI.

Sarcastic Season 9 GIF by The Office
 

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