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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
Mahi mahi in the making ;)
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Hold your horses, you don’t live where you are surrounded by the Pacific. Those my friend are dolphin!
 
wheww what a day. i still see worm movement so im hopeful that i havent killed them all... yet!
my corals still look grumpy so getting ready for a water change.
and my stupid hippo tang is tearing stuff up! im so over him! he is always yanking plugs out of the frag holders and throwing them everywhere! i wish i could get rid of him!
and the other cbb died....:'(
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Sorry Jill, you’ll get through this.
 
wheww what a day. i still see worm movement so im hopeful that i havent killed them all... yet!
my corals still look grumpy so getting ready for a water change.
and my stupid hippo tang is tearing stuff up! im so over him! he is always yanking plugs out of the frag holders and throwing them everywhere! i wish i could get rid of him!
and the other cbb died....:'(
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So sorry my friend
 
wheww what a day. i still see worm movement so im hopeful that i havent killed them all... yet!
my corals still look grumpy so getting ready for a water change.
and my stupid hippo tang is tearing stuff up! im so over him! he is always yanking plugs out of the frag holders and throwing them everywhere! i wish i could get rid of him!
and the other cbb died....:'(
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That is heartbreaking Jill. What a bad turn of events in your beautiful tank. I highly recommend this for the tang. Oddly my lfs had one they let me borrow. Not cheap traps though.
https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/floa...WL9G3nozKLxelbZ98jBS2MnDIvwNFidcaAlsVEALw_wcB
 
I bet Kev remembers them.
Na, I think they were after my time. Tv’s hadn’t been invented when I was a kid but the family would gather around the radio on Sunday evenings. :winking-face:
 
wheww what a day. i still see worm movement so im hopeful that i havent killed them all... yet!
my corals still look grumpy so getting ready for a water change.
and my stupid hippo tang is tearing stuff up! im so over him! he is always yanking plugs out of the frag holders and throwing them everywhere! i wish i could get rid of him!
and the other cbb died....:'(
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I'm so sorry to hear about the CBB, Jill.
 
Na, I think they were after my time. Tv’s hadn’t been invented when I was a kid but the family would gather around the radio on Sunday evenings. :winking-face:
Then you'd call Joel on your string phone!
 
Who here does and doesn't carbon dose? Thinking I might try it. Supposedly there's no cons, only benefits. Just so happens I have a spare head on a fancy doser somebody sent me :smirking-face:
 
Who here does and doesn't carbon dose? Thinking I might try it. Supposedly there's no cons, only benefits. Just so happens I have a spare head on a fancy doser somebody sent me :smirking-face:
I never have but I’m currently beer dosing myself.
 
I never have but I’m currently beer dosing myself.
Supposedly even if you only micro dose it, it still creates bacteria for your corals to eat. If you do larger doses it lowers nitrates and phosphates by feeding the bacteria that is feeding your corals. I'm sure my corals would like some vodka too!
 

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