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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:
It went well, they went out of their way to welcome me. A large welcome sign, a picture and my bio, cake that had “Welcome Dr. Kevin and I bottle of wine that I drank while driving home. ;) A little overwhelming, new tables, software and a quick tutorial on using the x-ray unit. But I left feeling good, thanks for asking Joel!
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So happy for you Kev!
 
luis angel said:
Why flow is so hard to perfect?
I Don't know what silicates is Tim, How can I check silicates?
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Silicate s are often in new sand or tap water ( I know you don’t use it). Diatoms feed on it and once all is consumed so are diatoms. Pods eat diatoms so if you gone faster add some or more.
 
luis angel said:
If it's true about that welcome hahaha then well deserved my brother, But I don't know why I don't believe it lol
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No all true except I didn’t drink the bottle of wine on the ride home.
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kevgib67 said:
No all true except I didn’t drink the bottle of wine on the ride home.
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That part about the wine is because I thought it was a joke hahaha, well deserved welcome my friend!!!
 
luis angel said:
Why flow is so hard to perfect?
I Don't know what silicates is Tim, How can I check silicates?
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If it's diatoms, silicates are in the water and they'll eventually consume them until gone, then they'll go away. Almost always show up in new aquariums with new sand/new rock/new water (especially water from a spent RODI since the DI contains silicates and releases them to the water when spent). They don't usually like flow.

If Dinos (from low phosphates or nitrates) they don't like flow and are rarely present if phosphates and nitrates are both present.

As mentioned, stirring the sand with your hand or sand stirring CUC (conches, Nassarius snails, and Ceriths) will help them go away for a little bit while you work on correcting whatever is causing them.
 
AS
WalkerLovesTheOcean said:
I'm still researching that part but it doesn't seem too bad. Shipping doesn't have to be quick. I think 3-4 days would work. Now how I package it I have no idea.
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Just an idea but maybe you could reach out to reef nutrition. They're active on r2r. Or maybe some of our buddies here could tell you how they received theirs.
 
kingranch2003 said:
Just an idea but maybe you could reach out to reef nutrition. They're active on r2r. Or maybe some of our buddies here could tell you how they received theirs.
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Was thinking the same thing!
I've seen like plastic screw top bottles????
Might check out some places on line, even Amazon and see what they are doing?
They sell refillable bottles with screw top lids at the health food store.
 
Top Shelf Aquatics
00W said:
Was thinking the same thing!
I've seen like plastic screw top bottles????
Might check out some places on line, even Amazon and see what they are doing?
They sell refillable bottles with screw top lids at the health food store.
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Yes! And that could be part of the learning process just as much as culturing the phyto
 
luis angel said:
This is the best photo I've been able to take so far as it must be upset about the dip I had to take as I saw suspicious things lol
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Looks great! Give them a couple days to fluff up. They also like being fed. I feed mine every few days.
 
luis angel said:
This is the best photo I've been able to take so far as it must be upset about the dip I had to take as I saw suspicious things lol
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That's a really nice one! I love the contrasting greens and definitely the pink and purple.
 

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WHEN NUISANCE ALGAE OR CYANO FIRST APPEARS, WHAT DO YOU DO FIRST?

  • Manually remove it and observe

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  • Retest nutrients and other parameters

    Votes: 9 20.9%

  • Adjust flow or lighting

    Votes: 1 2.3%

  • Reduce or change feeding

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Add or strengthen the cleanup crew

    Votes: 6 14.0%

  • Improve filtration or nutrient export

    Votes: 2 4.7%

  • Use a targeted treatment

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Wait and let the tank find its balance

    Votes: 12 27.9%

  • Phone a friend...

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • It depends (explain in the comments)

    Votes: 3 7.0%
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