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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
Could the Eagles please beat the Chiefs, I’m sick of seeing that annoying blond that dates one of the Chief’s players?
At least the Eagles don't have a Kelce on their team anymore. That's about all the positive I can find for this one.
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You ever wake up in the morning and just start thinking about wanting to cave someone’s head in, no matter the consequences?
Yeah me neither….lol
Got to get back into my anger management groups at the VA before I get into trouble again.

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I have a dumb astraea snail that is the spreader. Is that asking too much for him to go for a dip too?
Don't dip a snail. Scrub the shell with the peroxide, let it sit for a minute or two and then rinse the snail off. It may not completely kill it but it will hold it in check for a couple of weeks. Repeat as needed.
 
I use Calcium Carbonate. It sure does seem to help clarify the water.
Did you read the part about mixing micrbactor 7 to fight cyano? Im not keen on using chemiclean, so might try this
 
Everything I have lol
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Mine would eat tires if I threw them in the tank. It loves frozen mysis--any brand, TDO and Fauna Marin Soft Spirunina. A nori sheet lasts about 30 minutes.

They are a bit 'skittish' in general but good hardy fish and if they are hungry enough they will go after bubble algae. Only problem I ever had with mine is he speared a BlackRay Gobie on one of his darts-of-death. BlackRay didn't even last a day.
 
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I'm glad you are ok! And that the tank is ok as well!
Wasn’t big but unexpected here. I used to live in CA so know what it’s like but you just don’t expect it here. 6 years ago when it was -20+ for two weeks we kept having frost quakes. Kept hearing big bangs and felt like the house got hit with something.
 
Im earthquake free or at least I think I am lol
We have had a few small ones but they always seem to be at night when I'm sound asleep and I just slept through them. I think 2.4 was the biggest.
 

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