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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
Love scolys too. I think we're getting better at captive breeding them, so prices may go down. But because of how slow growing they are and how high of a demand they have, the prices may not change much.
I really hope so! I'd love to have a couple. My current problem: i have all kinds of LPS and I'd like to try and acro but everyone says mixed tanks are the hardest :thinking-face:
 
Oh I see what you did there. I promise, I almost said "it's Amy Kevin just spelt eymi" :face-with-tears-of-joy:
Yep, I've been using this as a gamer/chat ID for a lonnnng time, easier than thinking up a new one every time!
 
Yep, I've been using this as a gamer/chat ID for a lonnnng time, easier than thinking up a new one every time!
I made this name specifically so I could sound like a real aquarium master :face-with-tears-of-joy: Hopefully it was convincing
 
I made this name specifically so I could sound like a real aquarium master :face-with-tears-of-joy: Hopefully it was convincing
Except your wife thinks it's the name of a recreational marijuana...
 
Except your wife thinks it's the name of a recreational marijuana...
Well I will admit, it was probably a missed business opportunity :face-with-tears-of-joy: that said, i don't dabble with the stuff at all so I'll let someone else stumble upon it someday lol
 
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This is a captive bred scoly from TSA, I don't know if it's been sold. This scoly survived a 72-hour trip through customs, completely unfazed. This is crazy, but in order to get scolys to breed, you need specimens that have been in captivity for years, so this is why the offspring are incredibly hardy. The offspring starts as a single cell and grows to an eraser size on a pencil in 8 months, which is pretty slow, but hey, it's progress!
 
I really hope so! I'd love to have a couple. My current problem: i have all kinds of LPS and I'd like to try and acro but everyone says mixed tanks are the hardest :thinking-face:
You could start with easy sps, birdnest and montis and see how it goes. I’ve never said this before but I would give you free frags, pick up only. Don’t tell anyone, I don’t want the vultures circling.
 
You could start with easy sps, birdnest and montis and see how it goes. I’ve never said this before but I would give you free frags, pick up only. Don’t tell anyone, I don’t want the vultures circling.

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You could start with easy sps, birdnest and montis and see how it goes. I’ve never said this before but I would give you free frags, pick up only. Don’t tell anyone, I don’t want the vultures circling.
I have 2 birds nest, a Monti digitata, 2 encrusting montis, one monti cap and a stylo as well as all my LPS and so far knock on wood..
 
Not to brag or anything, but since i got my parameters under check, I have my first little tiny specks or coraline growing all over the place :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes: turns out you should keep an eye on those things lol
 
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 Very cool. :cool:
Likin it a lot.
 

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