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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 love the idea. I've used 1" poly quire a bit. Sadly I just bought a bunch of 2" PVC to make the "pod highway" from my refugium to my DT. Not completely converted yet I guess.
That's something I'm dying to see!!
 
id like to try and enter the potm. i know i dont really have a chance against you pros, but id like to learn! i dont know why when i transfer my pics to the computer it seems to make them fuzzy. could i ask for your critique? ;)
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id like to try and enter the potm. i know i dont really have a chance against you pros, but id like to learn! i dont know why when i transfer my pics to the computer it seems to make them fuzzy. could i ask for your critique? ;)
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Those are really really nice close up pics. You can check the file size between the initial and your computer. Sorry I know nothing on setting or editing. I just know that I can touch where I want the focus. Luis, Jim, John or vintage may guide you.
 
id like to try and enter the potm. i know i dont really have a chance against you pros, but id like to learn! i dont know why when i transfer my pics to the computer it seems to make them fuzzy. could i ask for your critique? ;)
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I'm not much for photos editing. Your going to want vintage reefer or Luis for that. Is that a plate in the bottom pic, Jill? These pictures are very possibly winners, incredible.
 
id like to try and enter the potm. i know i dont really have a chance against you pros, but id like to learn! i dont know why when i transfer my pics to the computer it seems to make them fuzzy. could i ask for your critique? ;)
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For POTM I would use the second one, the first one lacked a bit of focus but they are great photos, don't you have R2R on your phone? Was the photo taken with a phone or a camera? If it's from a phone you can upload it without having to transfer it to the computer, photos taken with phones almost always have to be edited a bit to bring out the details well, here I put an example of something quick that I did to the second photo, it is not the final product but it is so you can see the example.
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The same thing you did but take the photo with the phone in a vertical position, I think what happened to you is that you take the shot horizontally and when you straighten the phone the photo becomes smaller
 
it was just taken with my samsung phone. i dont have r2r on my phone. so if i try to take other more, what should i do different? and yes, thats a plate :)
Samsung pictures hit hard
air bud buckets GIF
 
@smitten with ocean life It is fantastic! Plates are some of my favorite corals. I finally bought a nice one. I delayed shipping until next week because of the weather.
 
Good night Amanda, sleep tight peanut!
I fell asleep before I said good night thank you my friend for always telling me good night.
 

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