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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
Ok, so everyone wanted to hear my Clownfish story but I left you all hanging. Here goes:

I used to have a 5 gallon All-In-One aquarium. In that tank I had about 5 pounds of sand, 10 pounds of rock, a bunch of coral, and a clownfish. She grew into quite a monster and would attack me whenever my hand was in the tank rearranging coral that got knocked over or cleaning the glass. One day, I was in messing with a coral and she charged at my hand and latched on. I yanked my hand out of the tank and she went flying! She hit the floor with a thud. I quickly scooped her up off the floor and plopped her back in the tank - dog hair and all! For the next couple of hours she swam a little goofy and I thought for sure she was a goner. That was almost 5 years ago. To this day she has not bit my hand again - and yes, she is still alive and has moved tanks three times since then.
 
Ok, so everyone wanted to hear my Clownfish story but I left you all hanging. Here goes:

I used to have a 5 gallon All-In-One aquarium. In that tank I had about 5 pounds of sand, 10 pounds of rock, a bunch of coral, and a clownfish. She grew into quite a monster and would attack me whenever my hand was in the tank rearranging coral that got knocked over or cleaning the glass. One day, I was in messing with a coral and she charged at my hand and latched on. I yanked my hand out of the tank and she went flying! She hit the floor with a thud. I quickly scooped her up off the floor and plopped her back in the tank - dog hair and all! For the next couple of hours she swam a little goofy and I thought for sure she was a goner. That was almost 5 years ago. To this day she has not bit my hand again - and yes, she is still alive and has moved tanks three times since then.
That's called old school teaching hahaha, any specific reason why clownfish bite?
 
Anyone have any ideas why these white spots may be forming on the right side of my monti cap?

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did you increase the lights lately?
 
Anyone have any ideas why these white spots may be forming on the right side of my monti cap?

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Are the white spots growths on top of the cap, or spots shere the red flesh has peeled away leaving just the skeleton?
 
That's called old school teaching hahaha, any specific reason why clownfish bite?
Territorial thing.
I had a huge Australian spiked cheek maroon many years ago and it lived down in the front corner.
I couldn't clean there so she just lived in a pile of garbage and algae.
Plus, the females are mean as s**t!
 
That's called old school teaching hahaha, any specific reason why clownfish bite?
Because most of them are jerks when they become female. Not sure but I'm guessing it's their territorial nature. I think they're in the Damselfish family?
 
Anyone have any ideas why these white spots may be forming on the right side of my monti cap?

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Any fish dropping sand or pooping on that area? Could be a change in flow if the powerheads haven't been cleaned lately. If stuff settles on a spot, that area can die.
 
Morning y'all!
Enjoy your day!
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Good morning y'all...:)

Texas Express !! sold his rookie card back in the late 90's for a few hundred bucks... ;)

white spots on monti could be a couple of things, new growth, debris pockets where crap collects,
sure hope not but look at night for monti eating nudi's
 

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