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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

Could be better, I love the song. Music video, not so much. But I generally don't like music videos, so I guess there's a bias there :)

Sorry man, is this more your speed?
 
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The bad news continues with the tank, the head of a torch was completely bail out
So sorry Luis!
Water change?
Anything looking weird, seeming out of the ordinary?
 
Did you bring a new coral recently? I looked 3ml it was as per calculation.
No new coral, the last change was a 5% increase in blue light about 20 days or a month ago
 
John you always nails it!
One of my favorites.
Also in a class of his own, no one does music like him.
Little 50's, little country, little rock and roll!
Absolutely Joel! I love the old school rock a Billy vibe. I saw him in concert in Biloxi, he's an incredible guitar player.
And while I have you here, it is good to see you this morning. Take care of your soul today my buddy.
 
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Absolutely Joel! I love the old school rock a Billy vibe. I saw him in concert in Biloxi, he's an incredible guitar player.
And while I have you here, it is good to see you this morning. Take care of your soul today my buddy.
Thanks John!
My soul does take a beating lol on Sundays!
And yes.
He's an incredible musician.
 
So sorry Luis!
Water change?
Anything looking weird, seeming out of the ordinary?
10 gallons today
Alk 8.9
Ph 8.0
Ca 465
Mg 1455
No3 40
Po4 1.5 ( high but going down slowly)
 
I would be divorced lol
Me too, I’m surprised my marriage made it with me having one. I may be single by the end of the year, she knows I’m upgrading but has no clue as to how big.
 
10 gallons today
Alk 8.9
Ph 8.0
Ca 465
Mg 1455
No3 40
Po4 1.5 ( high but going down slowly)
Those look pretty perfect to me.... :thinking-face:
 
No new coral, the last change was a 5% increase in blue light about 20 days or a month ago
Luis this is awful man. You do everything right, and you never take the easy route on your tank. I'm really feeling this with you man.
 
Thanks John!
My soul does take a beating lol on Sundays!
And yes.
He's an incredible musician.
Don't let that happen today, my friend!
 
10 gallons today
Alk 8.9
Ph 8.0
Ca 465
Mg 1455
No3 40
Po4 1.5 ( high but going down slowly)
Luis, I'm really thinking it's the nutrients. With that amount of po4 (which I know you're working on), you would want 150 nitrates. Or, with that amount of nitrates, you'd want .4 po4. You really want to aim for nitrates to be 100 times your phosphate. This will keep a balance of your nutrients. This high of an imbalance is probably beginning to stress your corals out. I know you're working on your nutrients, so hopefully your issues resolve!

That's my thoughts at least
 
Phosphate 1.5 is recent ? I remembered you were at 0.8/0.9 not long ago? Any cleaning product nearby?
Good question....
 
Started working on plumbing! Decided not to risk drilling and went with, Pro aquatic 1600gph dual overflow.

Overflow is mostly rough plumbed, with scaled down return mock made up! I watched a BRS Video and Matt said “be ready to spend 16 hours on plumbing” well that statement couldn’t be truer in my case lol, dang OCD and over thinking!! But I’m content how it turned out.
Looks great Greg, well done!
 

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