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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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I like the idea of the titanium heaters. Ive just heard too many horror stories about them and stray voltage. Plenty of cases on R2R. That's why I got rid mine and went back old school. I dipped a metal net on my tank and got singed! Im sure there are measures I could take, but im too leery of them now.
Wow , I never heard of this
 

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Morning all. Hit the gym for some yoga first thing. New instructor filled in. She just got certified and was nervous.

Then went to Petco to grab a Royal Gramma before being released in their tank. Popped it into a quarantine tank.

Off to lunch.
Good afternoon Shelley
 

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Wow , I never heard of this
Search it on R2R and sit back and watch the results roll in! I know glass heaters are considered the cheap ones, but Ive never had one fail in almost 30 years of using them, and I just replace them frequently. The good thing about the price is you can just get a new one every year lol
 

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This one ?
Nope! This is the one you want CB

 

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Nope! This is the one you want CB

Ok now im messing with you!
 

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Search it on R2R and sit back and watch the results roll in! I know glass heaters are considered the cheap ones, but Ive never had one fail in almost 30 years of using them, and I just replace them frequently. The good thing about the price is you can just get a new one every year lol
I will . I have a finnex and now I’m concerned
 

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I’m sorry it was rocky who mention Ranco . Is that a better controller ?
Arguably the best but you either pay through the teeth for a modified unit (Aqua Logic) or you modify it for saltwater use. The temp probe that comes with it is not saltwater-safe so you encapsulate it in one way or another or you replace the probe with a titanium one. Ranco is a widely-used commercial unit and is very highly regarded in many industries that require reliable temperature control. They are not aquarium specific devices.
 

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Search it on R2R and sit back and watch the results roll in! I know glass heaters are considered the cheap ones, but Ive never had one fail in almost 30 years of using them, and I just replace them frequently. The good thing about the price is you can just get a new one every year lol
What heading would I use in R2R
 

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I will . I have a finnex and now I’m concerned
Don't be. Finnex are very good. ANY electric devices placed in saltwater are a concern, that is why you use a GFCI outlet and a grounding probe.
 

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Search it on R2R and sit back and watch the results roll in! I know glass heaters are considered the cheap ones, but Ive never had one fail in almost 30 years of using them, and I just replace them frequently. The good thing about the price is you can just get a new one every year lol
Spend more times and you will find many more glass heater failures than 'quality' titanium heaters. I can almost guarantee that most of the inexpensive titanium heaters are junk, just like the inexpensive plastic, ceramic, and glass heaters. Heaters are too failure-prone to go cheap. Buy good name-brand heaters and it doesn't matter what the external covering is. One of these days I will try one of the 'unbreakable' glass heaters but until then I avoid glass only because breaking one is not difficult and usually catastrophic.
 

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Don't be. Finnex are very good. ANY electric devices placed in saltwater are a concern, that is why you use a GFCI outlet and a grounding probe.
Now I’m getting different views on that is when you working or on vacation you have no way to turn it back on if it trips . But I do like to live ? Is there anything else I can use ? Would the grounding rod work as good ?
 

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