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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
Ok so I really really want to put some type monti that makes the plates on my over flow walls (not sure if that's what they are called) or some other kind of neat coral to cover up the boring black. I know gsp would work but what else?
Cyphastrea or leptoseris directly on the backwall.

Jack o lantern leptoseris

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monti: more of the encrusting type.

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If you want a plating monti back there, you could use a small magnetic frag rack to put a nice piece on. Then it'll branch from the base it builds at the rack.

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Good afternoon Smorg!
I’m working on the electrical for the tank and this showed up!

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Oh wow! It looks like a top down shot of an engine block!

The rack is absolutely fantastic and such a nicely designed piece, but I think the hand written note from Chris is the real jewel here.
 
all the best to you!
is your son excited?
I asked if he wanted to meet his brother and he said: "not yet!" So. I'd say he is 😅
 
Cyphastrea or leptoseris directly on the backwall.

Jack o lantern leptoseris

20260221_152947.jpg

monti: more of the encrusting type.


20260221_152947.jpg

If you want a plating monti back there, you could use a small magnetic frag rack to put a nice piece on. Then it'll branch from the base it builds at the rack.

Good one, didn't think of this... Jack'o Lepto has such a nice glow to it.
 
Well, Duke went day drinking with his boy’s again. He came home while I was in the basement and I came upstairs to this, at least his boy’s got him in the house this time. My wife and I ponder where we went wrong raising him.
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Yeah you showed up for #Smorgasbordbeforedaylight

We have hours ya know?!
There are normal hours and then there are my hours. Sometimes the two overlap.

Good afternoon Smorg!
I’m working on the electrical for the tank and this showed up!

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We would be remiss without giving a special shoutout and kudos to @Red_Beard !

Well, Duke went day drinking with his boy’s again. He came home while I was in the basement and I came upstairs to this, at least his boy’s got him in the house this time. My wife and I ponder where we went wrong raising him.
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I really, really like this post.

(One thing I do miss about living up nort der hey is my basement and crawlspace. Who would ever think someone could miss a basement. A crawlspace, I can understand, for all the extra room.)
 
Good afternoon Smorg!
I’m working on the electrical for the tank and this showed up!

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Sweet! That turned out awesome! I hope you like it :)

There are normal hours and then there are my hours. Sometimes the two overlap.


We would be remiss without giving a special shoutout and kudos to @Red_Beard !


I really, really like this post.

(One thing I do miss about living up nort der hey is my basement and crawlspace. Who would ever think someone could miss a basement. A crawlspace, I can understand, for all the extra room.)
Very well printed Chris! (I love that note too, that is iceing on top!)
 
Let's see if anyone has else has this issue. Anyone with an android also never able to watch YouTube videos on the R2R app?

@Calmwaters also has Android but doesn't have this issue.

Here's the error I get:

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Good one, didn't think of this... Jack'o Lepto has such a nice glow to it.
Mine is wanting to playe a bit, but once it comes of the plug, it should run the back wall. VintageReefer put two small frags on his overflow a little over a year ago, and the whole thing is covered. It looks great!

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Good one, didn't think of this... Jack'o Lepto has such a nice glow to it.
Mine is wanting to playe a bit, but once it comes of the plug, it should run the back wall. VintageReefer put two small frags on his overflow a little over a year ago, and the whole thing is covered. It looks great!

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I may do this as well, looks so good and don't have to deal with the craziness that is GSP.
 

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