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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
I do but I think it looks better without. I never figured out which ones either. I've tried all different combos.
100% whites no lense, 50% blue and whites yellow, 100% blue I use orange but my pictures are far from stellar.
 
100% whites no lense, 50% blue and whites yellow, 100% blue I use orange but my pictures are far from stellar.
when my phone and computer sync I'll compare pics. I used 20k yellow, 15k orange, 52mm, macro. I even used all 3 and combinations of 2. the yellow I thought looked best but the elegance just got ticked off during the photo shoot.
 
I’ve never had it before, do tell!
find a Mediterranean/ Greek place. order chicken schwarma on a pita. it usually comes with lettuce, tomato and taziki sauce with marinated chicken wrapped in a pita. it's awesome. I'm just doing the chicken though.
 
find a Mediterranean/ Greek place. order chicken schwarma on a pita. it usually comes with lettuce, tomato and taziki sauce with marinated chicken wrapped in a pita. it's awesome. I'm just doing the chicken though.
May the schwarma be with you!
Mel Brooks GIF
 
when my phone and computer sync I'll compare pics. I used 20k yellow, 15k orange, 52mm, macro. I even used all 3 and combinations of 2. the yellow I thought looked best but the elegance just got ticked off during the photo shoot.
Macro
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20k yellow
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15k orange
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20k and 15k
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52mm
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all 3
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tank blue light
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no light at all
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That is just a normal reaction to a rapid osmotic change. They will most likely be fine.

--edit--

A nem is basically a bag of water. If you change the osmotic pressure on the outside of the nem it must deflate and then slowly reflate to stay in osmotic balance.
"Osmotic bag of water"
 
Do you guys think this coral is ok? It was bigger when I got it last week. I'm not sure what kind it is. First picture is today, in the 2nd picture its the one on the lower left.
 

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I do but I think it looks better without. I never figured out which ones either. I've tried all different combos.
The orange one by itself is my favorite. That's how I take all my pics
 

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