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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 have tried feeding him some of rods frozen herbivore blend fish food. I haven’t seen him eat any of that yet. It might be because he is always hiding when I am close to the tank and poring it in or is that the wrong food?
Have not tried that food.
Formula 1 and 2 by Ocean nutrition are great. Mines always been picky.
Formula 2 flake works-that's just algae they say.
New life spectrum marine pellets are good too.
Just dont over feed.
Don't wanna gross up the water.
 
Have not tried that food.
Formula 1 and 2 by Ocean nutrition are great. Mines always been picky.
Formula 2 flake works-that's just algae they say.
New life spectrum marine pellets are good too.
Just dont over feed.
Don't wanna gross up the water.
I will look into getting some formula 1 and 2 by ocean nutrition.
Will the clownfish and other fish eat that stuff?
 
I will look into getting some formula 1 and 2 by ocean nutrition.
Will the clownfish and other fish eat that stuff?
Formula 1 for sure, 2 is just algae so not so much. I mix them together too.
My yellow eats frozen marine cuisine now a lot. It's mostly water but hey it's something.
 
I will look into getting some formula 1 and 2 by ocean nutrition.
Will the clownfish and other fish eat that stuff?
Nori is great but I've never thought it was a complete meal.
By all means don't take it out you just want him/her to eat something easy for you too, capiche?
 
Nori is great but I've never thought it was a complete meal.
By all means don't take it out you just want him/her to eat something easy for you too, capiche?
Yup I agree. I want to get him eating a mix of foods to keep him healthy.
Are there foods that help them color up more or will that just happen as they age?
 
Yup I agree. I want to get him eating a mix of foods to keep him healthy.
Are there foods that help them color up more or will that just happen as they age?
Some say garlic I say meh but mostly with age, properly mixed diet, good water quality and low stress.
Stress is #1 for bad color IMHO.
 
Some say garlic I say meh but mostly with age, properly mixed diet, good water quality and low stress.
Stress is #1 for bad color IMHO.
I remember when he arrived on Friday he was super white. Now he is more yellow, probably not as stressed.
 
I remember when he arrived on Friday he was super white. Now he is more yellow, probably not as stressed.
Yes for sure.
He's going to be a bit skiddish at first. Mine is still scared when I come to the glass.
He's gotten better over the years but you can see how yellow he is.
 
Yup I agree. I want to get him eating a mix of foods to keep him healthy.
Are there foods that help them color up more or will that just happen as they age?
I use TDO ChromaBoost, pretty much agreed upon as one of the most nutritional food and is supposed to increase fish color. My fish love it, don’t take my word research it. There is a very long thread on here about it, even longer than my build thread!
 
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