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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
That's what I was thinking about doing. If the white tail starts getting stressed over time I'll give it back to my LFS who's got three 180g.
Keep in mind, my Tomini stays significantly smaller.
 
If everyone jumped off a cliff and said they were fine, would you do it too? Just because people say something is fine doesn't mean it is always the best option.
i mean... if i had a parafoil too maybe.
 
Hello Tom! Did you get refreshed to go tackle the tank projects today?
Yes and no. More accurately no and no. I woke up with some kind of bug in my throat and I knocked over the Duncan for the fourth time last night. I'm going to kill that poor thing I've knocked it over so much. I decided I'd better mount it and then remembered why I'm not mounting anything right now (no innuendos Kev) and why I hesitated to use my gift card from corals.com. I need to take down the tank sometime in the next few months to fix the top plate seam. Kind of deflated my enthusiasm. I am probably going to set the Bluetti up in UPS mode and move the return pump onto it today. If I clean the acrylic, somewhat doubtful, I will add back in the second gyre and start playing with the programming. If I get frustrated I can always just set both gyres on max for about 10,000 gph flow, that ought to clean out the crevices.
 
I have a second interview for a different municipality on Tuesday...

And I have a possible strained or torn rotator cuff...
Good luck Tim, sorry about the shoulder!
 
i mean... if i had a parafoil too maybe.
I mean, if someone tied a nice, good knot on a rock, and I could repell it? Sure, I would do it, haha
 
I've been told it'd be alright by everyone.. people have kept them in 50 gallons before.
If everyone jumped off a cliff and said they were fine, would you do it too? Just because people say something is fine doesn't mean it is always the best option.
I'm not doing it guys..
 
another long morning. If anyone ever needs help with fiberglass. Don't ask; I am NOT your guy! this is really a 2-3 person job.

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It looks to me like you are doing a really good job of glassing that hull.
 
I'm not doing it guys..
Jumping off a cliff or buying the whitetail (or going with a Tomini)?

Good choice Camden. We always make excuses like, I'll rehome it, or I'll get a bigger tank and it rarely actually happens that way. You get attached to the fish or you can't afford tank, etc.

Sometimes these decisions are hard but it is the right one for the fish, and ultimately for you.
 
I don't even know what I'm doing at this point. The tank was built around this fish.
There are plenty of fish you can get in a tank your size! I would make a thread asking for a showpiece fish for your tank!
 
Please be careful with what some people tell you. There are a few "well respected" members on this forum that are known while very bad advice.

I've got a Tomini in my 3' 70 gallon tank but I don't recommend that to others. Mine came over from my 65 to my 125 to my 70. It's still a small guy after 5 years. If he starts acting cramped he'll be rehomed.
Shoo, I thought you were talking about me Tim until I went back and read the’”well respected “ part!
 
True... but when someone says "tank crash" I think EVERYTHING dies... not just fish. I don't consider that a tank crash... call me crazy... 🤨 🤣
Good point Crazy. Now I have to find a new gif for your new name.
Cuckoo I Feel Crazy GIF by arbeiterkammer
 
Kev, you didn't read between the lines. I think he's looking for a house call. Just don't dress like a Nun when you show up!
Unfortunately a chiropractor would not make this better most likely. And any nuns named Kevin would be welcome at my house!


















My dogs are always hungry after all.
 
Unfortunately a chiropractor would not make this better most likely. And any nuns named Kevin would be welcome at my house!


















My dogs are always hungry after all.
Ya, if you have a partial or complete tear of one or more of the four tendons or muscles, nothing can be done by a chiropractor.
 
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