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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
Morning y'all!
Enjoy your Sunday!
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Good morning Joel I hope you have a better day and the days just got flopped.
 
This after dark thing is mind blowing....
Yes Joel! Some times, some of us miss out on the day's discussion because of crazy schedules. It's fun/funny and we can all hang out with Remi!
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My 2 pincushion urchins are awesome. They eat so much algae. They scrape the rock clean. The rock always looks different after the urchin clean it because there is absolutely no algae left on it.
And your tank always looks great too, Walker. Well that's three people who's opinions I just, telling me to get an urchin! My wife's pincushion ate the fake coraline off of LIFErock!
 
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After hearing the story of Tim and the Foxface, I'm starting to doubt, because it all started with him getting to the tank, but I've tried to look and my wife is watching over him too and I've never seen him touch the favias.
Mine was just that one day. I'm not 100% positive it's the cause. I need to send in an ICP just to see where the tank is at. Recently started seeing some algae so I'm hoping my iron isn't up...
 
I didn't leave it off for long after hearing Joel say that it had to be flopped again if it was off for many days. Today I checked and it's at 0.40.
So when I first fill the reactor, I flush it in the sink with fresh water so no salinity issues.
I then install it in the sump.
That's why I like reactors outside the sump.
I always plumb the output with floppy hose in case I want to shut it down but the media is still good.
Another way I did it is hook the pump to a timer and run a couple of hours a day.
Either way, test,test, test.
 
And your tank always looks great too, Walker. Well that's three people who's opinions I just, telling me to get an urchin! My wife incursion ate the fake coraline off of LIFErock!
My 2 shorts pine urchins literally hang out on the glass by the powerhead 24/7. Move them to the rock, within 2 or 3 days, back at that powerhead. It's weird
 
Mine was just that one day. I'm not 100% positive it's the cause. I need to send in an ICP just to see where the tank is at. Recently started seeing some algae so I'm hoping my iron isn't up...
@luis angel mines a model citizen as well, that said, he's super shy and that's kind of a bummer. I think my boy running up and point at the fish scares him too much
 
I contacted Coralvue, we can't do anything until Monday, will try to find out what the deal is on my package.
its been saying "moving through network" for 6 days now

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