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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 think all the married men on here needed to see this. Please don’t leave a wet towel on the bathroom floor! I really don’t blame my wife for doing it, she’s right I’m not 5 yo anymore.
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I had a maxima decades ago for a few months before it withered away. Looking back I don’t think I had enough par. I know now that the need at least 300+ par. Derosa and squamosa are placed in the sand and maxima and Crocea are rock dwellers. A clam expert would be @OrionN
300 par on the sand!? So those specific clams are basically for sps tanks ?
 
I think all the married men on here needed to see this. Please don’t leave a wet towel on the bathroom floor! I really don’t blame my wife for doing it, she’s right I’m not 5 yo anymore.
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Kevin, what the heck man!!??
 
My nero 3 is set at random 45% intensity, dropping to 10% after lights out. That's on the left side glass panel. On the right side I have a hygger wavemaker (1200gph I think) on random. The wavemakers are facing each other but are of set just a bit. The flows "bump" each other, giving me a nice chaotic turbulent flow up top near the sps. For my return pump, my axis 40 is running at 60% with a vivid aquatics random flow nozzle on the output. My tank is a 40 gallon cube, so it has its own rules for flow..

Interesting! I had a VGA RFG on my outlets and I think since its a lagoon there is not much length for water movement. I ended up picking up some of two IM spinstreams to see if that helps with random flow!
 
Interesting! I had a VGA RFG on my outlets and I think since its a lagoon there is not much length for water movement. I ended up picking up some of two IM spinstreams to see if that helps with random flow!
I bet they will! Yeah the random flow from the rfg is more of a supplement in my opinion. Id almost rather have a more flexible outlet that can be pointed in certain directions more easily
 
Kevin, what the heck man!!??
I wasn’t being completely honest, I also put dirty dishes in the sink instead of rinsing them and putting them in the dishwasher. I’m so embarrassed.
 
300 par on the sand!? So those specific clams are basically for sps tanks ?
Yes but I think of the four the squamosa is the least light demanding.
 

IF YOU HAD TO OPERATE EVERYTHING ELSE MANUALLY, WHICH AUTOMATED SYSTEM WOULD YOU KEEP?

  • Auto top-off

    Votes: 38 58.5%
  • Automated dosing

    Votes: 4 6.2%
  • Mechanical filtration / roller filter

    Votes: 4 6.2%
  • Automated water testing

    Votes: 3 4.6%
  • Automatic feeding

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Lighting schedule

    Votes: 9 13.8%
  • Controller and remote monitoring

    Votes: 3 4.6%
  • Leak detection and emergency shutoff

    Votes: 1 1.5%
  • Automatic water changes

    Votes: 2 3.1%
  • None. I prefer to operate everything manually

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Something else (explain in the comments)

    Votes: 1 1.5%
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