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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
She's getting lunch with her mom. I've got about 15 minutes to clean! Good news is she still can't go a lot of places in the house because of her ankle....?
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We're sitting at 79° with a high of 94°.
80 here! The cooler weather has the trout, redfish,
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and flounder biting like crazy, so I'm not complaining!
 
@tbrown It’s been a good week for the kids and the outdoors. He hasn't gotten a nicedeer yet, but Big John won himself a fishing rodeo! He was the youngest there by a couple of years. As a Dad, it's a hard feeling to describe!
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@tbrown It’s been a good week for the kids and the outdoors. He hasn't gotten a nicedeer yet, but Big John won himself a fishing rodeo! He was the youngest there by a couple of years. As a Dad, it's a hard feeling to describe!
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That's awesome! Congrats!
 
@tbrown It’s been a good week for the kids and the outdoors. He hasn't gotten a nicedeer yet, but Big John won himself a fishing rodeo! He was the youngest there by a couple of years. As a Dad, it's a hard feeling to describe!
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Awesome John!
 
I picked up these tweezers and random flow generator nozzle from vivid creative aquatics today. The nozzle gives a nice random flow affect without any added electronics and these pliers are epic lol
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I picked up these tweezers and random flow generator nozzle from vivid creative aquatics today. The nozzle gives a nice random flow affect without any added electronics and these pliers are epic lol
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Those are cool. I’ve been tempted to order those nozzles before.
 
Me too, but I've been reading that they are a 50/50 chance, that it can be fine for a few months and then suddenly not. Is there any known one that is more resistant?
I think red are someone the easiest. However, the goni has to be aquacultured. The wild ones are very, very hard to keep. Aquacultured ones are not easy, but are wayy easier than wild ones.
 
Those are cool. I’ve been tempted to order those nozzles before.
I have a 40 gallon cube and I've had trouble getting a good flow affect in my opinion, because of the shape of the tank. This is great. My corals are moving more naturally in the tank, and it helps a little with surface agitation. I got the rfg kit because it came with the extra adapters in case I changed the size of my flow pipe in the future if I change my pump. It just slipped on where my existing nozzle was. It couldn't have been easier.
 
It got just below freezing last night. Frost everywhere. I'm suprised my banana tree is still going strong. I forgot to take pictures so I hope it survives another night so I can take them.
 
They said we might get snow in the higher elevations i really really hope they have reached all the people up there that their homes where destroyed or that still don't have power so that they don't freeze tonight.
 
I hope everyone had a good day!
Great!
Day off.
Beautiful fall October day, actually had to mow the lawn then move everything else inside the garage.
Getting cold here....
 

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