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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

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What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
Patience

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It can be boring to test all the time buddy, but try to make it a habit and you'll see how you won't even think about it afterwards.
It's just the time it takes I guess.
 

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It's just the time it takes I guess.
Don't test everything on the same day, spread it out over 2 or 3 times a week. Then, when you have stable parameters, you can test weekly or every 2 weeks.
 

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How do I acclimate a serpent star.
30 min Temp acclimatization and 30 min drip acclimatization like everything else ( my way to do it )
 

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Alright, alright alright, my son ordered 5 rfa’s for $50 that weren’t wysiwyg . I wasn’t expecting much but because they were so big and they sent him an extra one he gave me four. Not ultras but really nice.
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It's just the time it takes I guess.
Ya I felt that way at first but now it’s quick and I don’t even need to look at the directions anymore.
 

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I am so glad it wasn't just me. I'd drive the lada if I could do an LS swap on it or even better, put a 5.0 Ford Coyote 302 in it. Where ya at Mike!? @Nor'easter Reefer
Preparing for an end of the season ice fishing trip! Painted/lined/tied on hooks to 5 new traps, getting my skimmer cleaned, autofeeder refilled, etc etc so that I'm all ready for tomorrow and the wifes not having to try and reach me saying that my tanks doing weird things lol
 

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I am so glad it wasn't just me. I'd drive the lada if I could do an LS swap on it or even better, put a 5.0 Ford Coyote 302 in it. Where ya at Mike!? @Nor'easter Reefer
Like usual I put all of this off till last minute :face-with-tears-of-joy:
 

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30 min Temp acclimatization and 30 min drip acclimatization like everything else ( my way to do it )
Ah man... Complicated and my LFS always tells me not to drop acclimate for some reason. No deaths as far as I can tell, maybe dwarf ceriths might be gone fuzzy chitons r wrapped in towels :( cruel
 

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30 min Temp acclimatization and 30 min drip acclimatization like everything else ( my way to do it )
Ah man... Complicated and my LFS always tells me not to drop acclimate for some reason. No deaths as far as I can tell, maybe dwarf ceriths might be gone fuzzy chitons r wrapped in towels :( cruel
I drip acclimate inverts(that I buy local) anything I buy local I try to make sure my salinity and theirs match fairly close, then I tend acclimate and just drop in. I used to drip acclimate but everything seems to be fine without. The only fish I have that died either a)refused to eat or b) jumped out, but i built myself some screen tops to fix that issue!
 

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