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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

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What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
Patience

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Same! I hate the allergy part of the season.
Mine is weird. I don't really get a runny nose. I just get Scratchy eyes, and sometimes my skin will itch more than usual. Oh well, at least we get blooming flowers and trees out of it
 

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It's bad for me, and the only thing that helps is Benedryl so I've built an immunity to the drowsiness side effect of it.

It now appears my daughter has it too, so she got my seasonal allergies and my allergies to Pistachio lol
 

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Mine is weird. I don't really get a runny nose. I just get Scratchy eyes, and sometimes my skin will itch more than usual. Oh well, at least we get blooming flowers and trees out of it
Exactly! I get that as well as the runny/stuffy nose but I do love the warm days and beautiful flowers so it's worth it. The tulips outside here at work are stunning this year! And the yellow bell bushes are so bright! All the colors make me happy!
 

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It's bad for me, and the only thing that helps is Benedryl so I've built an immunity to the drowsiness side effect of it.

It now appears my daughter has it too, so she got my seasonal allergies and my allergies to Pistachio lol
I take both a 24 hour prescription medicine and an over the counter one they help a little bit but not as much as I would like. Lol
 

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I take both a 24 hour prescription medicine and an over the counter one they help a little bit but not as much as I would like. Lol
That's been my experience as well so I just rely on Benedryl but I try my best to not take it daily.
 

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Would the Tomini Tang and Fox Face devour macro algae? I'm thinking of getting some Ornamental Macro like Red Pom Pom from Corals.com to help with nitrates.
I am thinking that they would unless you get a kind that they don't like to eat. If I remember right you can look on mosaicmacros.com and thru have some that they don't eat as readily.
 

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I am thinking that they would unless you get a kind that they don't like to eat. If I remember right you can look on mosaicmacros.com and thru have some that they don't eat as readily.
Thanks! I'll check it out, I think it'll look interesting as well to have some macro in there if possible
 

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Had a train wreck of a day, what’s the theme for music, it seems all over the place?
Sorry to hear this Kevin. I went out early yesterday evening. Hopefully your day got better, and wishing you a bright one today, with no trains!
 

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Sorry to hear this Kevin. I went out early yesterday evening. Hopefully your day got better, and wishing you a bright one today, with no trains!
 

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