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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
@Nor'easter Reefer forgot to tag you in the above post

I’ve had a few other lobo frags all with unfortunate fates. I had a full orange glitter lobo, killed by a torch. And I had another high end one, killed by bristle worms trying to get inside to steal food.
Also, based on the spectacular corals you have, and the amount of casualties you've had, would that mean they are fairly difficult? :thinking-face: or just dumb luck/misfortune that you lost the ones you did?
 
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:
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Nope, but you can still have the coolest
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Nope, but you can still have the coolest
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Idk that i'd call it the coolest, that one looks pretty awesome! Was it about that size when you got it?
 
Amazing! Love them! The purple ones beautiful! And the one that you lost to razor clams as well! I try and feed my candy cane, chalice, and favia 2 or 3 times a week so that's no problem. Though the lobo probably takes something meatier like a chunk of the shrimp I feed my shrimp to keep him away right?
It depends ln the lobo. Most of mine don’t want anything bigger than brine. The very first one I posted, the blue/orange one, will eat larger food but does fine in he is
 
Idk that i'd call it the coolest, that one looks pretty awesome! Was it about that size when you got it?
A little smaller and it was delayed in shipping, when I got it finally, some skeleton was showing and it looked awful mid flow low light like vr said, and it was off to the races. I guess mine is more symphyllia/lobophyllia but the lower the flow, the more it extends
 
Another place just crashed in Phildelphia. A medical transfer jet carrying a total of 6 people crashed into a very populated residential area. As of now, I believe all 6 in the jet passed, and many are being rushed to the hospital from the impact. It's causing houses to burn down, many got serious burns and other various injuries from the crash.

Looks like the controls got stuck or something, because they dived right into the ground, going super fast. There has been so many plane crashes this month in the US? What is going on??
 
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Also, based on the spectacular corals you have, and the amount of casualties you've had, would that mean they are fairly difficult? :thinking-face: or just dumb luck/misfortune that you lost the ones you did?u
The ones I’ve lost were dumb avoidable casualties.

Except the razor clam one. From my understanding, that was dumb luck and not avoidable or curable
 
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:
I know of a very very good lobo one sale right now…$77
 
A little smaller and it was delayed in shipping, when I got it finally, some skeleton was showing and it looked awful mid flow low light like vr said, and it was off to the races. I guess mine is more symphyllia/lobophyllia but the lower the flow, the more it extends
I think I know just the spot! How much rpom do i want to give it? They're aggressive correct?
 
Is this a good deal? I never had a torch but want one.

Trading a never used jellyfish tank for a head of a holy guacamole torch
What would the price of the jellyfish tank be? Also, torches require moderate lighting. Have you found another AI prime yet?
 
Another place just crashed in Phildelphia. A medical transfer jet carrying a total of 6 people crashed into a very populated residential area. As of now, I believe all 6 in the jet passed, and many are being rushed to the hospital from the impact. It's causing houses to burn down, many git serious burns and other various injuries from the crash.

Looks like the controls got stuck or something, because they dived right into the ground, going super fast. There has been so many plane crashes this month in the US? What is going on??
NO!!!
 
What would the price of the jellyfish tank be? Also, torches require moderate lighting. Have you found another AI prime yet?
Yes I have. That’s all I have to trade, which I was going to try to trade for a light. But found a light. This guy just messaged me on Facebook said he would trade for coral and offered that torch.
 
Yes I have. That’s all I have to trade, which I was going to try to trade for a light. But found a light. This guy just messaged me on Facebook said he would trade for coral and offered that torch.
Got it! If you think you're ready for a torch, go for it! I know nothing about jelly tanks, so I can't say if it's a fair trade or not.
 

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