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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
5 days that I’ve been able to determine- if I could get him to eat more then one or two bites of food a day I think he would make it. We have fed him everything.
Didn't know nems could kill a big fish that's easily. As I was not planning for it, I didn't read much about it. Now I am sure not to have one. 5 days, hopefully poison dilute since (not sure it is the proper verb).
 
Didn't know nems could kill a big fish that's easily. As I was not planning for it, I didn't read much about it. Now I am sure not to have one. 5 days, hopefully poison dilute since (not sure it is the proper verb).
He is quite little still. Considered a juvenile so not much meat on him yet.

I had no clue this could happen but both experts said he could have gotten spooked and darted into or through the tentacles. Fish know to avoid nems.

And Frankie is afraid of the bubbles when feed/maintence mode turns off so not too surprising
 
Gotta have one win for the week
I went ahead and ordered the battery powered Hanna Copper test it will be here hopefully Tuesday. It's very hard to read the API because the colors are so close.
 
Turning 4.
Absolutely adorable @Remi ! It goes so fast, enjoy every minute! My baby girl is 24, nurse practitioner, getting married next year and moving into her new house on Saturday. It seems like she was just turning 4yo.
 
They are expensive, slowly I try to get them.
They are, but sales come up often.

I don’t know what I’d do without them- can’t any see color variations or lines on syringes with these cataracts
 
I went ahead and ordered the battery powered Hanna Copper test it will be here hopefully Tuesday. It's very hard to read the API because the colors are so close.
Agreed!!!
 
They are, but sales come up often.

I don’t know what I’d do without them- can’t any see color variations or lines on syringes with these cataracts
It is difficult to buy through BRS as it need to go to a 3rd party for us address. phosphate was 55 usd on sale, locally it is 120 usd. So slowly lol. I got alkalinity and nitrate.
 
It is difficult to buy through BRS as it need to go to a 3rd party for us address. phosphate was 55 usd on sale, locally it is 120 usd. So slowly lol
Look at Top shelf aquatics. I got most of my corals from them, and with all my rewards points got a Hanna checker for $15. I try to use vendors that have both corall/inverts/phyto/pods along with hard goods so I can always find something for free shipping or rewards points.
 
It is difficult to buy through BRS as it need to go to a 3rd party for us address. phosphate was 55 usd on sale, locally it is 120 usd. So slowly lol. I got alkalinity and nitrate.
$120 - wow. You should def find a vendor u can earn the best rewards points with then. For TSA, I did the extra things - follow on Instagram, YouTube, review a product. It really added up. I’m guessing they would be third party too?
 

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