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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
Good morning everyone.

Looks like I may need to invest in some more Berghia soon. I'm starting to see a few Aiptasia on the rocks, maybe a half dozen, all small but I'm assuming the Berghia finally died out due to lack of Aiptasia. Keeping an eye on it for now as not enough to feed more than one or two Berghia at the moment,
Morning Tom. Remember, we have a Smorgasbord brother in the business now whenever we need seem, we get a discount!
 
Wrasse still hasn't come out since WC. He's in the sand.
That’s normal, it will be out when it’s ready. I just did a water change and my yellow wrasse is in the sand and I won’t see him again for a couple hours.
 
You know how occasionally there is a surprise in your tank? Like a frag got knocked off the rock, an unwanted hitchhiker, a coral for no apparent reason looks on the verge of death, etc. when I got my royal gramma it picked a cave facing the front of the aquarium and the female clown kept it trapped in there but I could turky baste food directly into it. Then it moved into a cave four inches below their real estate. There wasn’t room to put food into the cave just in front and the female clown was always there eating it. About 2-3 weeks ago I no longer saw it and the clown was no longer hanging out in front of it. I figured it died. Today I was getting the sponge out of the 3rd chamber and saw a splash of color. I took everything out and after about 10 scoops I got it. It appeared to have been eating well, nice and fat. I released it on the other side of the tank hoping it darts into a cave away from the clowns.
 
My evening view. I decided not to climb a tree this evening as my back is a little ouch and instead I'm sitting in a blind in one of the other fields. This is the field I shot my very first deer in. Such a great memory!
 

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You know how occasionally there is a surprise in your tank? Like a frag got knocked off the rock, an unwanted hitchhiker, a coral for no apparent reason looks on the verge of death, etc. when I got my royal gramma it picked a cave facing the front of the aquarium and the female clown kept it trapped in there but I could turky baste food directly into it. Then it moved into a cave four inches below their real estate. There wasn’t room to put food into the cave just in front and the female clown was always there eating it. About 2-3 weeks ago I no longer saw it and the clown was no longer hanging out in front of it. I figured it died. Today I was getting the sponge out of the 3rd chamber and saw a splash of color. I took everything out and after about 10 scoops I got it. It appeared to have been eating well, nice and fat. I released it on the other side of the tank hoping it darts into a cave away from the clowns.
That's wonderful!!!
 

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