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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
They are stunners but shy and reclusive. I typically don’t see mine except feeding time unlike my skunks that are in your face all the time.
My peppermint never ever come out. Must think the octopus is still in there! They are pretty big too. My fire shrimp is actually out a lot. But will hide if I spook it
 
it's great though because it is all biodegradable and back to the earth. not much to clean up if you no longer want the garden. I think potatoes would work great in these in colder climates.
It's true.
 
it's great though because it is all biodegradable and back to the earth. not much to clean up if you no longer want the garden. I think potatoes would work great in these in colder climates.
You can kind of see in the picture where the bales are spread out on the ground. I told my kids to start dumping our kitchen waste on the straw. It'll all rot down together and eventually I'll till it in to improve the soil. When I set up the garden I roll out plastic sheet (4000 ft cost me $80, I still have 3800 ft or so) between the bales. When the season is over, the plastic fits easily into the trash, likewise the strings from the bales.
 
You can kind of see in the picture where the bales are spread out on the ground. I told my kids to start dumping our kitchen waste on the straw. It'll all rot down together and eventually I'll till it in to improve the soil. When I set up the garden I roll out plastic sheet (4000 ft cost me $80, I still have 3800 ft or so) between the bales. When the season is over, the plastic fits easily into the trash, likewise the strings from the bales.
I have a friend here that gets free goat manure from the town transfer station and they use it all for their vegetable garden. I don’t have that luxury here but found the dehydrated chicken manure works really well. I till that into the soil a couple weeks before planting then again when I plant. Low odor too.
 
I have a friend here that gets free goat manure from the town transfer station and they use it all for their vegetable garden. I don’t have that luxury here but found the dehydrated chicken manure works really well. I till that into the soil a couple weeks before planting then again when I plant. Low odor too.
Used coffee grounds are great spread around tomato plants!
 

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