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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
Good morning peeps! Luis and Joel enjoy your adventure today! Joel how’s your son’s tennis team doing?
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@WalkerLovesTheOcean yes heavy food with vitamine I was using selcom. It can last weeks (1st time at least 5 weeks).
@smitten with ocean life, it will be easier to check the head during light off.
Thanks Remi! My flasher wrasse who had it the worst as of last night eats so much. She'll literally have a piece or shrimp hanging out of her mouth for a few minutes after eating, because she can't fit anymore in, but wants more!
 
Sorry didn’t get back to you sooner. Of course copper in a quarantine tank is the best route but I didn’t have that option at the time. I maintained pristine water parameters by large frequent water changes. I fed heavily with everything soaked in Selcon, Vitachem and garlic extreme. I installed a UV and dosed Polyp Lab’s Medic.
Thanks Kev. I don't think I can do a UV because they are so expensive for tanks this large. I've been dosing h2o2 which I believe has a similar affect to Polyp Labs Medic. I'll keep doing that and feeding heavy!
 
Good morning peeps! Luis and Joel enjoy your adventure today! Joel how’s your son’s tennis team doing?
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Good Kev!
Got rained out yesterday.
Nothing but indoor matches, which my son and I just watched.
He's playing today at 8 am.
Pictures later.
 
Thanks Kev. I don't think I can do a UV because they are so expensive for tanks this large. I've been dosing h2o2 which I believe has a similar affect to Polyp Labs Medic. I'll keep doing that and feeding heavy!
Good luck and yes you are correct about the hydrogen peroxide.
 
I thought I would never see Joel eating an egg!
Yes I hesitated but probably my only food till dinner so I closed my eyes the whole time....
 
Good luck and yes you are correct about the hydrogen peroxide.
what level do you dose at? just to remove GHA? This grows in a few areas now but it's easy to just pluck off. it's a bit calcified. I just wait till it gets to this size which makes it easier to pluck. The other tank with the Caribbsea just started growing the mushy GHA which was slimy. that's all outside now.

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what level do you dose at? just to remove GHA? This grows in a few areas now but it's easy to just pluck off. it's a bit calcified. I just wait till it gets to this size which makes it easier to pluck. The other tank with the Caribbsea just started growing the mushy GHA which was slimy. that's all outside now.

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We were talking about it for ich management. Here is how you use it for gha in the tank. I’ve done it a few times.
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I want to do that!
I'll pay you for a starter culture John!
Or @Imrahilwjz (Wes), I'll buy a starter kit from you!!
I'd be happy to send one. I'll have to wait a little while for my culture to repopulate though.
 

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