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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
Is the frag glued into place? Take it out and brush it off with a toothbrush, rinse with RODI or a cup of tank water *don't put the water back in the tank lol* and replace the frag
Thank you. I will definitely do that. I don’t have a plugs (newbie). So for now I completely covered the aptasia with frag glue. I read that can work. At least until I get plugs.
 

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Looks like it to me then. You can also pull the frag out, and while it's shrunken encase the living crap out of it in superglue
 
Thank you. I will definitely do that. I don’t have a plugs (newbie). So for now I completely covered the aptasia with frag glue. I read that can work. At least until I get plugs.
It looks as though the frag of coral is mounted on a plug - the little pedestal piece it is glue to
 
Do you realize if not for our brave service members we could all be speaking German right now. Same with our revolutionary army and militia, we could all speaking English right now! ;)
Ok, no one saw the humor in this it must not have been humorous. :face-with-raised-eyebrow:
 
Do you realize if not for our brave service members we could all be speaking German right now. Same with our revolutionary army and militia, we could all speaking English right now! ;)
Kevin that's definitely one way to look at it. Lolol
 
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If it's me, I'm popping that coral off and putting it on another plug. They're too cheap and readily available to risk any part of that staying in your tank. Just my opinion
 
Ok, no one saw the humor in this it must not have been humorous. :face-with-raised-eyebrow:
I didn't got it, remember that I went to communist schools :face-with-tears-of-joy: :face-with-tears-of-joy:
 
If it's me, I'm popping that coral off and putting it on another plug. They're too cheap and readily available to risk any part of that staying in your tank. Just my opinion
That’s the plan! That’s a band-aid (glue over it)till I get new plugs.
 
Anyone besides me use filter socks? If so how often should they be changed out for clean ones?
I use filter socks! I just took them out to clean them. I usually clean them 2-3 times a week but I only did 1 time last week and my nitrates shot up to 35ppm
 

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