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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
you should start Kalk before you get coral so that you get the hang of it, make thing stable and then when you get corals youwill know how much to increase if needed..
That’s actually a good idea, I’ll see if I can make that happen!
 
Yes yes...I just got my Nitrate from Saltwater Aquarium two days ago. I just looked they have all the Hanna stuff 15% off also... kick me now..
See if they will honor sale price
 
hmmm...OK food topic...hahah..Gonna smoke something in the Bradley Smoker this Memorial day!!!! Not sure what but all my over time, I got 2 days off in a row...Sun and Mon //// Just what will I do with all this time..lol
Well definitely let us know and we'll add it to the Smorgasbord cookbook ;)
Bestseller one day....
 
How's Friday for everyone? Here I am happy that the blenny ( i need to find names lol ) is now swimming along with the other fish after 1 week
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That is awesome, Luis!
 
How's Friday for everyone? Here I am happy that the blenny ( i need to find names lol ) is now swimming along with the other fish after 1 week
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He’ll be out and about all the time now. Another hour and a half and Im out here for a three day weekend! I think my last long weekend was when I was in the hospital in December.
 
How's Friday for everyone? Here I am happy that the blenny ( i need to find names lol ) is now swimming along with the other fish after 1 week
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Looking groovy Luis!
Good here getting ready to do paperwork and jet!
How bout you!
 
Looking groovy Luis!
Good here getting ready to do paperwork and jet!
How bout you!
Here I was cleaning up the patio a little to rest a little more on Saturday and Sunday, although at home you never rest lol, and thinking that tomorrow I need to buy a weight scale so that I can fill myself with courage to make the salt water, which already the first step is given
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I decided on Red Sea blue bucket because it is the one that most closely matches the parameters I want and i noticed that is the one that is easiest to access here because of the times I went to the different LFS near my house these days
 
I decided on Red Sea blue bucket because it is the one that most closely matches the parameters I want and i noticed that is the one that is easiest to access here because of the times I went to the different LFS near my house these days
Good salt.
You can do it Luis!!
 
Here I was cleaning up the patio a little to rest a little more on Saturday and Sunday, although at home you never rest lol, and thinking that tomorrow I need to buy a weight scale so that I can fill myself with courage to make the salt water, which already the first step is given
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Your not doing it wrong but I just go with a half cup of salt per gallon. I make 4 gallons at a time and use 2 cups of salt. Once in awhile it needs a little adjustment but usually it is accurate.
 
Your not doing it wrong but I just go with a half cup of salt per gallon. I make 4 gallons at a time and use 2 cups of salt. Once in awhile it needs a little adjustment but usually it is accurate.
Tomorrow I'm going to calibrate my refractometer to check the tank water and I'm going to go to the LFS to check the result, but yes, the truth is I'm nervous lol
 

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