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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 a 45 gallon up and running for years already with just a couple gouramis.
Was going to put them in there, maybe...
What do you think?
The gouramis are pretty stupid and timid, mostly interested in each other.
My Gouramis all fought to the death so I went with Angelfish and German Blue Rams instead.
 
Make sure your water is is around 78 - 80 degrees , water should be around 6.8 to 7.5 ph , also run a UV light , good filtration , personally I wouldn’t keep them with gourami,s . Not sure they can handle the temperature.
 
My Gouramis all fought to the death so I went with Angelfish and German Blue Rams instead.
Tis the case with all my others true.
These 2 have been together for years now.
I'm still waiting for the day, if you know what I mean...
 
Make sure your water is is around 78 - 80 degrees , water should be around 6.8 to 7.5 ph , also run a UV light , good filtration , personally I wouldn’t keep them with gourami,s . Not sure they can handle the temperature.
There's lots of plants, fluval 406, water is 82 degrees, no UV and ph is on the high side of 7.
I'm more worried about the gouramis picking on the discus.
Tank has always run warm I used to have a pair of breeding angels in there and never turned the heater down.
 
There's lots of plants, fluval 406, water is 82 degrees, no UV and ph is on the high side of 7.
I'm more worried about the gouramis picking on the discus.
Tank has always run warm I used to have a pair of breeding angels in there and never turned the heater down.
I would worry two especially if there small .
 
Love blue rams!
I've got 4 in my 110 with the 3 Angels and a pile of tetras, Khuli loaches, and some BN Plecos - 2 Snowflake, 4 Lemon Blue Eye, and somewhere between 2 and 5 standard browns. Also some Endlers.
 
I've got 4 in my 110 with the 3 Angels and a pile of tetras, Khuli loaches, and some BN Plecos - 2 Snowflake, 4 Lemon Blue Eye, and somewhere between 2 and 5 standard browns. Also some Endlers.
Love to see some pictures of that tank Tim!
 
water quality is key with them . Lots of water changes
I change lots of water.
Lots.
I just started using RO water exclusively on this tank about a month ago.
Huge difference.
There's something in the water here, something gross, icky-don't know how to put it but it's really helped this tank.
 
water quality is key with them . Lots of water changes
Thank you very much for all the help and advice.
I'll definitely keep everyone updated if/when I get them.
They are adorable, maybe the size of a quarter.
 

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