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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 want a screen mesh lid for my tank. The egg crate seems to block a lot of light but I need to find one that works with traditional rimmed tanks and has options for cord cutouts. I don't win enough stuff to bank on winning gift card :grinning-face-with-sweat:
Home Depot window screening works wonders.
 
Home Depot window screening works wonders.
Yeah, I've considered that as well. We had plenty of egg crate laying around so I just cut the lid and printed some brackets for the lid to sit on (rimless tank) so they'd be recessed.
 
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I think I'm going to try to order a screen mesh lid from LiveAquaria if I win another gift card anytime soon and if they get them back in stock. Also I'll likely grab a finer filter sock to help with the fine particulates.
Wow Tim, love it
I hope the second one is clarity or coral snow lol
 
I just had a meeting. Started at 10:15, ended at 10:16. They're still going but I just had to say "No" and then I was done and left. :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:
 
Need advice, I have pineapple sponges in my sump. I decided to leave them be. But they exploded in population and I found a few in the overflow so I know they should be in the DT , But have not found any. My plan is pull my sump this weekend and clean it. what would you do.
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I just had a meeting. Started at 10:15, ended at 10:16. They're still going but I just had to say "No" and then I was done and left. :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:
I always loved the meetings that started to set up the next meeting.
 
I grew up watching the Reds, Johnny Bench was my favorite. The rest of the crew, Pete R., Dave C., Ken G. sr,
I lost touch with baseball in my younger years, Was more into Girls, cars and alcohol , sometimes in that order
Yeah.
Happened to a lot of us.
All I ever wanted to do was play ball, lost touch when everyone started making zillions, kind of wrecked it for me
But old school, even into the 2000's still rings true for me.
 
Need advise, I have pineapple sponges in my sump. I decided to leave them be. But they exploded in population and I found a few in the overflow so I know they should be in the DT , But have not found any. My plan is pull my sump this weekend and clean it. what would you do.
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I’d leave it. They die off on their own.
 
mine dropped off a lot, a while back, had to put back a few times. seems like when i made any account changes it happened
Same here.
Just stopped making changes lol....
 
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