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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
Ok barnicals good or bad in an aquarium? Just noticed one of the snails I have in the pico has several live ones on its shell. I thought they might be dead but then today I seen this...

Not bad, just harmless filter feeders. I think.
 
Ok barnicals good or bad in an aquarium? Just noticed one of the snails I have in the pico has several live ones on its shell. I thought they might be dead but then today I seen this...

barnacles I think are good until they spread. then they can foul stuff.
 
barnacles I think are good until they spread. then they can foul stuff.
From what I'm reading they can be bad because they can multiply rapidly and take over so I'm going to scrub them off the snail when I finish eating.
 
Ok barnicals good or bad in an aquarium? Just noticed one of the snails I have in the pico has several live ones on its shell. I thought they might be dead but then today I seen this...

Definitely good guys! Who's drilling in the background?
 
It took me over an hour to get through Mardi Gras traffic on the way home. I'm glad it's over. Hopefully you're enjoying some good music, Joel.
catch any beads? :zany-face:
 
Sorry, I was way behind and repeated a lot of stuff. :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:
 
That is fantastic! I wish I had the steady hands and imagination to do something like that.
Same here, mine would turn out like an epileptic monkey after 6 espresso shots
 
Pull the breaker out and see if it's dirty or burnt?

Also, have you checked for potential stray voltage in the tank? Maybe something is overdrawing or leaking into the tank and causing a short?
I've only been in the breaker box once. that was a guided tour while popping in extra breakers.
 
That is fantastic! I wish I had the steady hands and imagination to do something like that.
the covered bridge is 4' long and the station about 2'x2'. they are real buildings. I think the station was on the Swiss railway, Susch?. but I made the stuff to scale so there are no longer boards than what would have been available back then. found to "age" wood, you mix a bottle of India ink with 90% isopropyl and spray it on wood. when alcohol evaporates you are left with weathered looking wood. I did all this during baby naps as the stay at home dad.
 

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