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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
We are so happy you are here! Can we see your tank?
Sure! It's a 20g and my main focus is inverts — I started off with a thin stripe hermit we picked up on the beach, and here we are after a year plus!
 

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Sure! It's a 20g and my main focus is inverts — I started off with a thin stripe hermit we picked up on the beach, and here we are after a year plus!
Looks great, um er what’s your name?
 
Sure! It's a 20g and my main focus is inverts — I started off with a thin stripe hermit we picked up on the beach, and here we are after a year plus!
Very cool! The awesome inverts was one of the main reasons I really wanted to do saltwater after so many years of having freshwater.
 
I learned tonight my wife and I have polar opposite tastes in corals :face-with-tears-of-joy: I like acan lords, scolys, favia, and she like duncans, and polypy soft corals lol
 
In my order from Reef Cleaners I lost both the emerald crabs and so far two of the hermits are dead. It's odd because there was no delay and the heat pack was still warm.
All my stuff was really cold. Bags were ice water.
 
I learned tonight my wife and I have polar opposite tastes in corals :face-with-tears-of-joy: I like acan lords, scolys, favia, and she like duncans, and polypy soft corals lol
I’m sure she’ll like torches and frogs too.
 
I’m sure she’ll like torches and frogs too.
She did say she liked some of the euphyllia. But I sent her like 18 corals on liveaquaria and of the 18 she picked my 4 least favorite ones :face-with-tears-of-joy:
 
Remember that cute little puppy of my daughter’s?
 

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She did say she liked some of the euphyllia. But I sent her like 18 corals on liveaquaria and of the 18 she picked my 4 least favorite ones :face-with-tears-of-joy:
And how expensive were they?
 
Sure! It's a 20g and my main focus is inverts — I started off with a thin stripe hermit we picked up on the beach, and here we are after a year plus!
I love it! So stunning :star-struck:
 
I learned tonight my wife and I have polar opposite tastes in corals :face-with-tears-of-joy: I like acan lords, scolys, favia, and she like duncans, and polypy soft corals lol
Ya, your marriage is never going to work. Be the first to get the divorce attorney and make sure he includes the tank as one of the things you get to keep. :winking-face: Good luck!
 

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