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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
Hasn't been a great day. I lost my yellow wrasse due to a dumb mistake (left the CBB feeding door open). But got to do something I haven't had time for in about 10 years, which was therapeutic. Not my best work, but fun and tasty nonetheless.

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That.... is... the ....most....beautiful....thing.... I .... have .....seen!!! OH MY!!
 
I ordered one of these from Coralvue for $16 dollars when they had the 25% off sale. also ordered an IceCap EVO 1000 pump ($25) for my saltwater mixing station (brute)

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Uhmm... what is it?
 
Good morning Smorgs! I am all caught up since Friday evening.
I really hope they do away with Daylight Savings, it takes me a couple days to adjust for some reason. This morning was rough, I'm still dragging and it's almost 1030. Oh well.
 
Good morning Smorgs! I am all caught up since Friday evening.
I really hope they do away with Daylight Savings, it takes me a couple days to adjust for some reason. This morning was rough, I'm still dragging and it's almost 1030. Oh well.
Hopefully it will get better for you as the day goes on.
 
You wanna know what's stupid about daylight savings? When they finally end it, Arizona is going to switch time zones and we'll change our time...
 
You wanna know what's stupid about daylight savings? When they finally end it, Arizona is going to switch time zones and we'll change our time...
That doesn't make sense at all lol
 
Never fails, my smart stir is not here yet, I ordered it from coralvue with priority shipping on the 3rd, my order from aquacave on the 7th with cheap shipping is here
 
forgot to add, tested PO4 and NO3 again last night, did have some coloration show up on the sand, was there when I got home from work, didn't notice it the day before. I knee jerked and turned off the skimmer, and increased feed amount last night. Wife said retest this morning, so I did.

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forgot to add, tested PO4 and NO3 again last night, did have some coloration show up on the sand, was there when I got home from work, didn't notice it the day before. I knee jerked and turned off the skimmer, and increased feed amount last night. Wife said retest this morning, so I did.

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No3 50 and po4 1.0 ????
 
forgot to add, tested PO4 and NO3 again last night, did have some coloration show up on the sand, was there when I got home from work, didn't notice it the day before. I knee jerked and turned off the skimmer, and increased feed amount last night. Wife said retest this morning, so I did.

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Numbers look good
 
No3 50 and po4 1.0 ????
no, picture does not accurately display the colors No3 almost 25, po4 at .5, they are up from testing last week
 

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