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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
My sexy shrimp didn't make it. My pompom crab is still alive. I don't have time this evening to do another water change because we are getting ready to go to Georgia to rabbit hunt so I put the crab and the rock with mushrooms and the one with one of the zoa colonies in my acclimation boxes in my big tank for now. Not sure if I will start the pico over or just put the pompom in my sump.

Some not so good news.

My Naoko's Fairy Wrasse is not acting right. It's almost like he's injured. There are no signs of illness as he eats and is swimming around the tank. To me it appears that he cant use his tail efficiently, or maybe at all.

Big time bummer



Too much bad news today... sorry to hear this.
 
My sexy shrimp didn't make it. My pompom crab is still alive. I don't have time this evening to do another water change because we are getting ready to go to Georgia to rabbit hunt so I put the crab and the rock with mushrooms and the one with one of the zoa colonies in my acclimation boxes in my big tank for now. Not sure if I will start the pico over or just put the pompom in my sump.
Im sorry to hear that Amanda. We definitely become attached to these critters.
 
Yeah. I likely will start with some easier SPS like a birdsnest or something like Forest Fire Montipora digitata to make sure the system is stable for Acros. The lights are actually moved back some and not directly centered on the tank & if I move them any higher then when I sit near the tank the light spills over even with light shades. I think in this tank my main interested are just SPS & a bit of LPS.
This is my favorite birdsnest and one day I want to get one.
 

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Some not so good news.

My Naoko's Fairy Wrasse is not acting right. It's almost like he's injured. There are no signs of illness as he eats and is swimming around the tank. To me it appears that he cant use his tail efficiently, or maybe at all.

Big time bummer


UNWD?
 
Well, Corals.com contacted me and one of the trachy’s went down hill this week. I picked another but it was bought a few hours ago. Trying to figure out what I want to do. One of the angles I wanted came in I’ll pick up Saturday.
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What type of angel is that? Its very pretty.
 
Some not so good news.

My Naoko's Fairy Wrasse is not acting right. It's almost like he's injured. There are no signs of illness as he eats and is swimming around the tank. To me it appears that he cant use his tail efficiently, or maybe at all.

Big time bummer


So sorry my friend.
 
This is my favorite birdsnest and one day I want to get one.
If you see a Blue Zing, that'll be your next. Bird of Paradise is gorgeous, Blue Zing is Bird of Paradise hybridized with a Green Birdsnest - green flesh, purple into blue into white polyps at the growth tips.
 
If you see a Blue Zing, that'll be your next. Bird of Paradise is gorgeous, Blue Zing is Bird of Paradise hybridized with a Green Birdsnest - green flesh, purple into blue into white polyps at the growth tips.
I am going to Google it
 

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