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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
thanks.....all suggestions are welcomed.....
Im going to be a bad influence when you choose your corals. Gotta get a couple of meat corals.
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comedy central adam demamp GIF by Workaholics
 
Im going to be a bad influence when you choose your corals. Gotta get a couple of meat corals.
snl season 42 GIF by Saturday Night Live

comedy central adam demamp GIF by Workaholics
A tank that big will have room for more than just a couple...
 
I am super excited to have 36 wide tank...the rock work floor space will be huge...want to create it so its down the middle mostly with a few tall rocks designs on the left panel and back panel so water flow is open and fish are not forced to swin from left to right only... Thinking on placing one or two MP40's on the bottom panel to push water up to top of tank and into the gyres pushing left to over flow..
 
Is there any reason I can't or shouldn't put live rock in each section of my sump? I am thinking about turning the middle section into a refugium and moving my sexy shrimp into it instead of my nano tank so I would have one less tank to take care of. Would this work or is it a bad idea? Right now the middle of the sump is pretty full of live rock.
Im a big believer in live rock refugiums. I have a ton of broken live rock in my sump/aio area. May break some up (not too small) and drop it in a few of these bags to make removal and cleanup easy. You can just pull them and rinse them and vacuum out the area where they were.
 
Update! On the hunt to go find snow (well more snow) starting to melt here just a little bit because the sun came out. Will report back with our findings!
 
You have made me want one so I'm just trying to share the love...
After seeing your gorgeous tank, you definitely need one! (Or 3)
 

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HOW IMPORTANT ARE FISH TO MAKING A REEF TANK FEEL COMPLETE?

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