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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
Yes my front end hurts a lot!
You can get them off ebay too.
Sometimes on here too for cheaper.
My nitrate I got used for about half.
Works just fine.
yes they are very good. I been contemplating getting the MG...I got my hands on a 6 month old used GHL KH director, with a slave doser and a second slave doser not even used. Once I get this hooked up I will still used hanna to check on the GHL system once a month... I have not bit the bullet and purchased the new GHL ION Director, still reading they may have some issues to work out..
 
A picture of my work..It is all cider block frame with 3/8 steel opening supports, brick sides and porcelain counter tops.
Invitation???
Think there's 5 of us?
 
Everyone doing good???
Y'all rock on today and keep in touch.
I've got the lights on for ya.
Gotta do a water pump today yuck :loudly-crying-face::loudly-crying-face:
 
I am up..pouring rain still ..1st cup of coffee...The frags I got on Sat seems to be hanging in...Been doing a house remodel for a team member. Then we gonna sell it... Doing the first of 3 bathrooms. It is all gutted now. Keeps me busy and out of trouble... I like creating and designing. ranining here so I can't stant on my gas fire table. BBQ/ smoker island is done finished last week.
Same. My design at my father in laws
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So....
Water pump is in no leaks and all is well.
I live 2 miles from the Cafe but it was leaking about a gallon a day.
It's been so cold here I was putting it off but it went OK. :) :p
I still don't like auto repair and think I'd rather plumb my whole house instead but it is fixed yea!:smiling-face::smiling-face:
 
Before I put in my new pump I adjusted a few things on the tank.
Y'all on here know what you are doing but in case someone happens to read through this for fish related material here I go.
I pretty much got a D in high school chemistry but I understand most of reefing and the nitrogen cycle.
I've tried lots of things to increase alk. I know I only need it to go up a tad but this time of the year my PH is always low. No windows open, no co2 scrubber and everyone inside all the time. :downcast-face-with-sweat:
I don't want to use baking soda cuz it'll lower ph for a bit too although it works. I've tried 2 part, just alk and other bottles of things but I'm not quite bright enough and nothing really works for me.
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That's looking low to me.
Lotta people don't test ph but during the winter I'll test every other week.
I think it's important to be honest with what we do. I can't learn from someone who just says here's my tank period. Well, how'd it get that way yo?
What do you do?
Well, I am going back to 1988 and I'm going to add some of this
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I've had so many people say this stuff is placebo, hogwash and various other things we can't say on this family forum but for me, it works.
Let's find out. :grimacing-face::grimacing-face:
 
Good for you! Maybe getting glue today. Hopefully I can get out tomorrow and get some foam board to work on. I don't like messing with glue and rock on the table. The garage is just too cold right now.
Luckily it warmed up here just enough to stick the truck half in the garage.
I don't blame you go get something so you don't get glue everywhere.
It seems like everything has been delayed so I'm glad it got there.
Our dogs are old and eat food we buy online.
Came defrosted, re taped and basically unusable.
Yikes o_O
 
Good for you! Maybe getting glue today. Hopefully I can get out tomorrow and get some foam board to work on. I don't like messing with glue and rock on the table. The garage is just too cold right now.
Remember I really wanna see what you're doing so give some pics please. :winking-face:
 

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