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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
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we can hit -20 sometimes...
I think we got below 20 before! No, not 20 below, below 20... It's different, I promise.

BUT have you ever hit 20+??? As in 121°? I've been there, done that.
 
I think we got below 20 before! No, not 20 below, below 20... It's different, I promise.

BUT have you ever hit 20+??? As in 121°? I've been there, done that.
Nope and don't want to lol I can always put on more clothes to stay warm but I can only take off so much to cool off.
 
Nope and don't want to lol I can always put on more clothes to stay warm but I can only take off so much to cool off.
Yep, and then we go to jail.
 
I think we got below 20 before! No, not 20 below, below 20... It's different, I promise.

BUT have you ever hit 20+??? As in 121°? I've been there, done that.
Good news though. It seems we are entering a cool period which means I'll finally be able to do a ReefCleaners order. Starting mid-week next week we are supposed to stay below 100 for at least a week. Woo Hoo!
 
Well thought out Paul. Yes, sometimes that second look can be helpful. 24 heads? Wow, yeah that's probably not the issue. Im glad you mentioned this about birdsnest. Im very interested in a colony of the ponape variety, or maybe just a pink.
Must be tired still from the concert. You’re talking to Tom
 
I think we got below 20 before! No, not 20 below, below 20... It's different, I promise.

BUT have you ever hit 20+??? As in 121°? I've been there, done that.
no, thank goodness. we crack 100 for a week in early August and that is plenty hot. I think i would melt. Visiting St.George when it is 110 out was enough, feels like your shoe soles will melt if you stand still too long.

Lucked out this week though, it rained all last weekend and has been beautiful sunny 70s all week.
 
Nah, they'll lay in fountains that run or splash.
I had a small pond with a waterfall but got rid of it to build a bigger porch. Originally I was going to make a moat around the kids playhouse with a draw bridge but there was too much rock in the ground.
 
I had a small pond with a waterfall but got rid of it to build a bigger porch. Originally I was going to make a moat around the kids playhouse with a draw bridge but there was too much rock in the ground.
I would have loved to see that Paul!
 
I think I finally have my flow dialed in, or at least very close with one gyre head and the RFG. The one head avoids the mid-tank turbulence but I needed to reposition the RFG to shoot under the gyre so that the gyre could go full length. We'll see over the next day or so but it looks good for now.
 

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