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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
the acan is slowly disappearing, thought today that i found the cause with a limpid on my wavemaker. but none are on my acan. chalice is growing rapidly. the area that had been cracked is covered over and it is growing outward. Will take some pics in the morning when the lights come on since the blues are not so heavy
Man that's good and bad news. At least the new chalice seems to be rocking. My acans have been looking a bit off the last few days as well. I hope both ours get a foothold again.
 
Man that's good and bad news. At least the new chalice seems to be rocking. My acans have been looking a bit off the last few days as well. I hope both ours get a foothold again.
my chalice is showing that bluish edge , you will see in the pics, bummer on my acan, everything else is fine. SBB did say he has had no problems with his. But I will leave it at that
 
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“The small rewards of reefing”
How long did it take that cyphastrea to spread like that? I love how the colors are different by tier due to light/shading. Awesome man
 
I’m having a friend 3D print me another skull so I can move the frag over the next one is yours I promise once I get it going just gota trade me something cool from your tank lol
 
Nice gesture with the hat, but us southern boyz wear these

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I got one for Christmas after I bought my John Deer tractor. Had it for about half the summer until my oldest son commandeered it.
 
The blue torch coral seems to really like the Meridian. I just had to move it as it has extended out to the point it was starting to sting the hammers. I got my birdsnest re-glued and moved the favia. I still haven't got the flow from the gyre where I want it but I haven't spent much time on it yet,

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How long did it take that cyphastrea to spread like that? I love how the colors are different by tier due to light/shading. Awesome man
roughly 3 months it recently just started spreading rapidly though once it’s established it takes off here’s the day I glued it
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How long did it take that cyphastrea to spread like that? I love how the colors are different by tier due to light/shading. Awesome man
I'm curious too. My cyphastrea haven't visibly changed since I added them (whenever that was).
 
The blue torch coral seems to really like the Meridian. I just had to move it as it has extended out to the point it was starting to sting the hammers. I got my birdsnest re-glued and moved the favia. I still haven't got the flow from the gyre where I want it but I haven't spent much time on it yet,

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Wow wow wow Tom!
 
I'm curious too. My cyphastrea haven't visibly changed since I added them (whenever that was).
3months roughly I found they don’t like a lot of light and not a lot of flow
 

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