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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
Some things can’t be captured on camera

This torch I can’t even describe fully. If I was to try i would say it is a mint center with a “pearlescent gold sheen” that changes based on the flow, or viewing angle. I can capture it in the moment but that doesn’t give it justice to standing in front of it and seeing it happen in person. All the tips in person are light lavender but sometimes in photos they come out dark purple.


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Princess Peach Holy Grail - exclusive from Joker Corals
It's hard to take a picture that does the princess peach torch any justice.
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Well, how goes it everyone? Finally settling down, just fed the shrimp, then the corals, so much more relaxing than fencing off shrimp with a long pipette for 30mins!
 
Hahahahaha so true
You have any lobophyllia? I'm picking mine up Sunday and you always seem to have some pretty nice corals I want :face-with-tears-of-joy:
 
Come to think of it, does anyone in the Smorgasbord have a Lobo or am I going to finally have an exclusive? :eek: :face-with-tears-of-joy: :face-with-tears-of-joy:
 
You have any lobophyllia? I'm picking mine up Sunday and you always seem to have some pretty nice corals I want :face-with-tears-of-joy:
My specialty…and my favorite
 
@00W dude! My cyano is still a major pain, BUT I just noticed I'm starting to get some green algae growing on my rocks, which up until this point I really could grow anything because the cyano smothered everything. Hopefully that's a good sign!
 
@00W dude! My cyano is still a major pain, BUT I just noticed I'm starting to get some green algae growing on my rocks, which up until this point I really could grow anything because the cyano smothered everything. Hopefully that's a good sign!
Yes very good sign Mike!
You're well on your way now.
 
Yes very good sign Mike!
You're well on your way now.
Just added some amphipods and some copepods from dinkins as well.
 
Sor y, forgot before pictures...

Elote con queso fries at Cantina Gueros.

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