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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 know my usefulness on this thread is starting to dwindle, but I’m glad I had what time I had. It lasted much longer than I expected.
 
I know my usefulness on this thread is starting to dwindle, but I’m glad I had what time I had. It lasted much longer than I expected.
Wait - we have to be useful to stay?
 
Wait - we have to be useful to stay?
I just assumed, maybe that is why I haven’t been kicked off this thread like all the others. Usually it’s one or two posts and I’m asked to leave.
 
@Reef Devils your zoas are beautiful! So is the mama nem! You'll do fine with them.
Yeah I am not too worried. I am excited to see how they look on Thursday. I will send yall lots of pics
 
This is Amy.
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I don't remember when I got her but she's from petco.
She's gotten bigger and stayed in that spot for almost a year now.
Likes low flow.
I feed her 2 times a month, just a little piece of scallop.
Really know nothing about her.
She was a rescue.
Probably had her 4 years and honestly I'm just glad she made it this long.
 
This is Amy.
20240123_185258.jpg

I don't remember when I got her but she's from petco.
She's gotten bigger and stayed in that spot for almost a year now.
Likes low flow.
I feed her 2 times a month, just a little piece of scallop.
Really know nothing about her.
She was a rescue.
Probably had her 4 years and honestly I'm just glad she made it this long.
She looks like an Amy!
 
This is Amy.
20240123_185258.jpg

I don't remember when I got her but she's from petco.
She's gotten bigger and stayed in that spot for almost a year now.
Likes low flow.
I feed her 2 times a month, just a little piece of scallop.
Really know nothing about her.
She was a rescue.
Probably had her 4 years and honestly I'm just glad she made it this long.
She looks great.
are all the rescues from petco?
Is it because petco is doing a bad job taking care of the saltwater creatures?
 
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She looks great.
are all the rescues from petco?
Is it because petco is doing a bad job taking care of the saltwater creatures?
I guess I need to define the term.
My petco is wonderful.
Tiny, well managed, clean and thoughtful and the new manager is awesome.
However, sometimes they are sent animals they didn't order and can't really take care of.
My petco doesn't have any coral or invertebrate tanks. No lighting for them, etc like most LFS stores do.
So my buddy who worked there at the time gave me Amy for $10?? Can't remember exactly how much.
She came in on the order but they didn't order her?
Did I make sense?:thinking-face::upside-down-face:
 
I guess I need to define the term.
My petco is wonderful.
Tiny, well managed, clean and thoughtful and the new manager is awesome.
However, sometimes they are sent animals they didn't order and can't really take care of.
My petco doesn't have any coral or invertebrate tanks. No lighting for them, etc like most LFS stores do.
So my buddy who worked there at the time gave me Amy for $10?? Can't remember exactly how much.
She came in on the order but they didn't order her?
Did I make sense?:thinking-face::upside-down-face:
Yes I understand now. Thanks for defining the term lol.

I think I will head out for the night. Have a good night yall and talk tomorrow.
 
A lot of petcos are meat markets for fish and it can be sad to see. I've been in a lot of them like this where I just have to leave or I'll start screaming or crying or both.
Mine isn't that way thankfully but getting fish/animals you didn't order is pervasive in the industry, at least for petco from what I understand.
I will not speak this as the gospel, just what I know from some who have worked there.
 

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