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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 think the green area Green Death Palys or something like that (?), Zoas are unknown - maybe a Candy Apple and a Fruit Loops, encrusters is hard to see - likely a Monti or Styloconiella, hammer is probably either a Purple Tip or Rainbow, this "thing" is a Stylophora, red Kevin is likely a Pink Birdsnest, green "thing" looks like maybe a Montipora Capricornis (plating Monti)
Capricornus I just love that word.
It makes me smile every time I say it.
 
@smitten with ocean life the tank is doing ok except the coral growth. I sent 2 ICP ( tank and rodi) to know what is happening. I am assuming the flame hawkfish bullied my flame angelfish and he past away 2 days ago (big hit on me), the midas left his condo since so I add a tomini to put him on check (shy). The tank waking up
 

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@smitten with ocean life the tank is doing ok except the coral growth. I sent 2 ICP ( tank and rodi) to know what is happening. I am assuming the flame hawkfish bullied my flame angelfish and he past away 2 days ago (big hit on me), the midas left his condo since so I add a tomini to put him on check (shy). The tank waking up
Sorry about your flame angel Remi. It's definitely a difficult part of the hobby.

Vis heureux, porte-toi bien.

Your tank is stunning. I hope your trend is upwards.
 
@smitten with ocean life the tank is doing ok except the coral growth. I sent 2 ICP ( tank and rodi) to know what is happening. I am assuming the flame hawkfish bullied my flame angelfish and he past away 2 days ago (big hit on me), the midas left his condo since so I add a tomini to put him on check (shy). The tank waking up
Oh no that sucks. What’s wrong with your corals?
 
Oh no that sucks. What’s wrong with your corals?
No growth since the beginning. Corals open and stay alive. Only parameter not good is phosphate I will say between 0.6 and 1. It has been like this since my 1st test I am assuming rocks are leaching. I can see others tanks with high phosphate growing so I don't know if my rodi has a problem even if it is 0 tds.
 
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You can see the encruster a little better.. lemme see if i can get a better pic... it'll be under blue lights but maybe can see the polyps or whatever you wanna call em better?
Hey I recognize some of those euphyllia! That little blue tipped hammer will be a stunner once it extends out and you get that green vs blue. I have several of those and they love snuggling with each other. Nice boost to the tank!
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No cyphastrea gee dang it. Gonna have to buy one or something.
Yes, I hate to feed the fire, but if you want crazy color contrast that will cover dang near ANYTHING, this is it. And the light tolerance of this coral is nice too.
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To be fair, unless there's a crisis, it's pretty easy overtime. Even then most crises don't last too long.
Of course, right after this things got busy. After saying all day that they weren't going to Emergency Operations because the weather forecast didn't justify it, at 8:15 pm they decided to pay people to sleep in the education department to make sure they have staff tomorrow. I had to arrange who was going to sleep where and make sure cots, pillows, blankets etc were ready. Not too hard really but enough to keep me busy for awhile.
 
Lol that was in respone to Tim's tank . I'm still 6 pages or so behind lol. I'll catch up to you eventually Wes
In the meantime...

Yeah, sorry. I completely misread the post.
 

WHAT PART OF LIVING WITH A REEF TOOK YOU BY SURPRISE?

  • How much space the supplies and equipment take up

    Votes: 10 40.0%
  • Salt creep, spills, and cleanup outside the tank

    Votes: 3 12.0%
  • Planning trips or finding someone to care for the reef

    Votes: 7 28.0%
  • How attached I’d get to individual animals

    Votes: 2 8.0%
  • Making decisions when there’s no clear right answer

    Votes: 6 24.0%
  • How much the reef affects everyday household life

    Votes: 6 24.0%
  • Nothing in particular, I felt well prepared

    Votes: 1 4.0%
  • Other (Post in the comments)

    Votes: 1 4.0%
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