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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 just did a Wendy's remodel not to long ago. Fun fact, fast food joints always suck to do because they think you can remodel and entire restaurant in 2 weeks lol

And the liquidated damages they try to enforce are very friendly as well.

*commercial roofer here*
 
Would you consider a screen top instead of eggcrate essential for keeping wrasse? @tbrown
I use Egg Crate but my Leopard ended up on top when she was a little girl. My Diamond Goby found a way through, and my Halichoeres garnoti also went through, but she was a small girl.
 
I've considered making a screen top for mine but the egg crate was easy and I already had it.
 
I use Egg Crate but my Leopard ended up on top when she was a little girl. My Diamond Goby found a way through, and my Halichoeres garnoti also went through, but she was a small girl.
Thats what I have currently but I know momma would be pretty upset if her and the baby came out to a dead fish in the morning. Exspecially if the fish jumped out while he was by the tank.. because everything goes in his mouth right now...
 
I've considered making a screen top for mine but the egg crate was easy and I already had it.
I mean, egg crate can be repurposed for frag rack so not a waste
 
Flowers are beginning to fall off so lemons should be coming.
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did you pollenate them? I used to use a mini paint brush. otherwise the fruit just falls off. I have a pitaya that hasn't matured enough yet but only flowers at night. Then bats are supposed to pollenate in the wold but I'll have to stay up when I see them flower.
 
Neither is cheap these days.

What wrasses?
Not sure. I like the flasher wrasses and there were some others I liked. Definitely a "reef safe" one or 3 lol
 
Not sure. I like the flasher wrasses and there were some others I liked. Definitely a "reef safe" one or 3 lol
Flasher's and Fairies will find the holes in the Egg Crate. Almost guaranteed, especially if they get spooked at night.
 
And the liquidated damages they try to enforce are very friendly as well.

*commercial roofer here*
Yea, I'm glad I only do a couple a year tops.
 
Or Eggragoracks.... I made hybrid egg crate Aragocrete shelves and racks in my tanks.
Pictures? That sounds interesting
 

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