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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
I am only a few of hundred miles away from you @kevgib67 sorry to miss your meal from the lake yesterday. It is a bit chilly hope in your place it is warmer. I am on your timeline but now I will miss France game at euro 2024 and tour de France.
Hot and humid here @Remi . That’s not that far, I’ve never mentioned this but if you want to drive by this afternoon I’ll give you a bunch of birdsnest frags. My oldest son is a mechanical engineer and his company developed and built a couple of large pieces of equipment for a company in France. Once they are shipped and arrive in France he’s pretty sure he’ll be the one sent to France for a month to help them set it up and troubleshoot until it’s up and running problem free. He’s looking forward to eating all that French food we can’t get here like escargot, french fries, french toast, French’s mustard, etc.
 
Hot and humid here @Remi . That’s not that far, I’ve never mentioned this but if you want to drive by this afternoon I’ll give you a bunch of birdsnest frags. My oldest son is a mechanical engineer and his company developed and built a couple of large pieces of equipment for a company in France. Once they are shipped and arrive in France he’s pretty sure he’ll be the one sent to France for a month to help them set it up and troubleshoot until it’s up and running problem free. He’s looking forward to eating all that French food we can’t get here like escargot, french fries, french toast, French’s mustard, etc.
It is all depend where he will be going. For food, bread, pastry it can be very good. But unfortunately France is quite unsafe, no weapon but still unsafe and a lot of people don't speak english.
 
It is all depend where he will be going. For food, bread, pastry it can be very good. But unfortunately France is quite unsafe, no weapon but still unsafe and a lot of people don't speak english.
Ya, I heard there aren’t any American fan clubs there.
 
Great advice on the conch. I think they're really cool actually. Do you think my Halloween Hermit would play nice with it? I really hope it's not dinos. My tank is about 3 months old. It seems isolated to the top of the sand bed and disappears with the lights off.
My Halloween Hermit is fine with my conches.
 
I believe Halloween hermits are the risky ones with conches.

And if they are disappearing at night, I would be worried you might have ostreopsis dinos or possibly prorocentrum dinos. If that's the case, as ScottB says, welcome to the club no one wants to be in:
https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/a-dinoflagellate-treatment-guide.841/
Lot of people here dealt with them before, though, so you're in good company! And let's hope for diatoms!
I'm fairly certain I'm dealing with Ostreopsis currently.
 
Well, I have some homework for in the morning. I kind of said it wrong. They don't necessarily disappear at night, but you cant see them as well under non white lights and when i have only ambient light in the room and no tank lights
I believe you may be correct and theyre probably dinos. I was hoping diatoms because my tank was so new. . Nothing is better than a problem that comes with a solution. I appreciate the information and everyone's willingness to help.
MB7, hang a piece of filter floss, and UV are what's working for me. Are you at 0 phosphates? If so, bump those up.
 
Lunch at my favorite lunch place, The Hare & Tortoise: a giant bowl of curry laksa and genmaicha tea.
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Gotta catch a train. Ciao Smorgs!
Duck and Decanter was pretty good over in Philly last time I went. That was 15 years ago...
 

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