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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
Love colombian food, as in life, I don't discriminate when it comes to food either, I love food from all parts of the world lol, as long as my eyes like it :face-with-tears-of-joy: :face-with-tears-of-joy:
Same here I'm not picky and will try most any food at least once sometimes twice just to be sure if I like it or not. Lol
 
Any reason why I can't put a small neon cleaner Goby in a net breeder basket I used for freshwater fish? I have an acclimation box but I'm worried he might go through the slots in it. I was not expecting him today but they shipped just this one fish from my order.
Should be fine Amanda.
 
I was really worried about my little cleaner Goby he was super pale and swimming funny in the bag but seemed to be doing better once I got him warm and in the basket in the tank. Hopefully he will be ok when I get home from work. His water was really cold and his heat pack was not warm at all.
 
hope they didnt cause a lot of damage that you need to have your vehicles in the shop for. If you don't have them, I'd get a couple wireless cameras. I use the Nest and really like it. holds a long battery charge but has a function that saves power when its really cold out unless it's plugged in. but they sell some really long plug in power cord that you can run out a window. I also have one on the fish tank so I can see if it's running, the fish, and the temp. also has a alarm setting to recognize fire etc...and in theory "should" detect heater failure tones etc...
No damage, my truck automatically locks (I love that feature) and my wife’s was also locked. They were hitting handles to see what opened up.

Happened to us in 2020, except my vehicle back then WAS unlocked. They popped the garage door open and were trying my wife’s Volvo when I opened the garage door.
 
I have ordered from Dinkins, Reef by Steele, TSA, and AlgaeBarn. By far Dinkins and Reef by Steele had the better products. TSA was a bit pricey but I wanted to give their phyto blends a shot, AlgaeBarn was a BRS add-on.

I was going to be ordering some pods and phyto this week as well but our temps are way down so I’ll be waiting.

I picked up some frozen food that was all pods, I’ll have to grab a picture tonight when I’m home. I didn’t realize it until it poured it in. Never seen so many pods lol - the fish were going berserk.
 
@kevgib67 Now thinking about what you said about their costumer services, I remembered one day when you said that Dinkins was sending you a card for your birthday and I realized that you are also an Aquarius.
What day is yours, end of January or beginning of February? We were born in the sign for water, it all makes sense now.
 
What day is yours, end of January or beginning of February? We were born in the sign for water, it all makes sense now.
A few days before yours
 
Probably the same year!
I'm not that young, oh wait, it was the other way around :face-with-tears-of-joy: :face-with-tears-of-joy:
 
I have ordered from Dinkins, Reef by Steele, TSA, and AlgaeBarn. By far Dinkins and Reef by Steele had the better products. TSA was a bit pricey but I wanted to give their phyto blends a shot, AlgaeBarn was a BRS add-on.

I was going to be ordering some pods and phyto this week as well but our temps are way down so I’ll be waiting.

I picked up some frozen food that was all pods, I’ll have to grab a picture tonight when I’m home. I didn’t realize it until it poured it in. Never seen so many pods lol - the fish were going berserk.
I did the same thing w frozen rotifers. I was like dang guys...lol
 
I did the same thing w frozen rotifers. I was like dang guys...lol
Mine go nuts over any of the frozen foods I give them. I can for sure tell they prefer it to flakes or pellets.
 

WHAT PART OF LIVING WITH A REEF TOOK YOU BY SURPRISE?

  • How much space the supplies and equipment take up

    Votes: 9 42.9%
  • Salt creep, spills, and cleanup outside the tank

    Votes: 2 9.5%
  • Planning trips or finding someone to care for the reef

    Votes: 7 33.3%
  • How attached I’d get to individual animals

    Votes: 2 9.5%
  • Making decisions when there’s no clear right answer

    Votes: 4 19.0%
  • How much the reef affects everyday household life

    Votes: 6 28.6%
  • Nothing in particular, I felt well prepared

    Votes: 1 4.8%
  • Other (Post in the comments)

    Votes: 1 4.8%
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