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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
if none of you have had one of these I highly recommend. thawed 2 hours, frozen 4 hours. I just buy a few of them and toss them in the freezer. place in a casserole dish, slit the top and let it cook.

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Joel,

It took a week or two before I started to notice anything from the Berghia. Even then I just notice that an Aiptasia that was bothering my Bubblegum Digi didn't seem to be there any longer. Then I started really looking around and there were fewer small ones than I remembered. Once I started to notice it, there were actually a few less each day. I hope it works out for you.
Thanks for that Tom I'm getting pretty depressed over the whole situation.
I know it takes a while.
How about the big aiptasia?
Do I take them out or leave them?
I don't want to hurt the Berghia.
My thoughts are to not do anything to the tank.
 
if none of you have had one of these I highly recommend. thawed 2 hours, frozen 4 hours. I just buy a few of them and toss them in the freezer. place in a casserole dish, slit the top and let it cook.

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My mother used to cook thanksgiving turkey with that.
 
Thanks for that Tom I'm getting pretty depressed over the whole situation.
I know it takes a while.
How about the big aiptasia?
Do I take them out or leave them?
I don't want to hurt the Berghia.
My thoughts are to not do anything to the tank.
Evening Joel, I hope you had a good day. Just leave it be, they will take down the big ones as well.
 
Thanks for that Tom I'm getting pretty depressed over the whole situation.
I know it takes a while.
How about the big aiptasia?
Do I take them out or leave them?
I don't want to hurt the Berghia.
My thoughts are to not do anything to the tank.
Mine ate the big ones first and left fields of small ones and then mowed through those.
 
Mine ate the big ones first and left fields of small ones and then mowed through those.
A while back I watched a time lapse video of three taking down a big aptasia, it was really cool and I didn’t even feel bad for the aptasia!
 
Thanks for that Tom I'm getting pretty depressed over the whole situation.
I know it takes a while.
How about the big aiptasia?
Do I take them out or leave them?
I don't want to hurt the Berghia.
My thoughts are to not do anything to the tank.
My understanding is they team up on the big ones. I also ordered ten and they took out a couple of really large ones so I'd just leave them as nudi food.
 
Now I'm going to do the same thing, change 10 gallons, clean the glass and organize the cables in the back. When I changed the light adapter I made a mess there lol, my white worms culture arrives this week and I still don't have the cooler for them, normally the house is 74°f but they need lower temp right?
I split the culture Wes sent me into 2 12 qt sterlite tubs. They are good at my house temperature which is probably always around 70. It can get hot bc of where I live. Mine are reproducing and I see many cocoons in the mix. Then I laid some squares of window screen ontop, and laid my food in them. The worms are easier to harvest from the screen.
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I split the culture Wes sent me into 2 12 qt sterlite tubs. They are good at my house temperature which is probably always around 70. It can get hot bc of where I live. Mine are reproducing and I see many cocoons in the mix. Then I laid some squares of window screen ontop, and laid my food in them. The worms are easier to harvest from the screen.
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I don't even know what the cocoons look like. I'm glad to hear they're in there 😊 😄
 
Five in a row!!! Wait... Courtney who...? Wrong Courtney

I think she was the one that lifted Kurt Cobains career! He would have been nothing without her. :winking-face:
 

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