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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
Your green coral encrusting on the back...what is it? I'm looking for something to encrust a coral skeleton.
GSP, green star polyps.
This started as a quarter sized piece about a year ago.
I love the color.
 
Yes stay safe out there! I might start heating my ATO. My fish tank is in the coldest room in the house I I might need to add another heater. This cold weather canceled my TSA order so I had to reschedule it but I ordered a yellow tang from Biota and they said the are still shipping it so I hope it makes it here on Friday.

Stay safe
I will you too please!
Good idea on heating the ATO!
I was going to top off and noticed the bucket was ice cold.
Thermometer read 58.
 
Me too! Yours looks almost neon. I might be on the hunt for some that color.
I think it was listed as neon GSP come to think of it.
Could be the lighting also.
Just 2 T5's on that tank.
Neatest thing about GSP is you don't have to glue it and it removes like a sheet, although I don't think I'm going to try to get this off.
It's in my little tank too.
 
Maybe I should pull the boat out as well.
Lake Erie has some of the best walleye fishing in the country! A much younger me with my brother in law. I’m more of a bass fisherman though. Always wanted to go pro and fish the Bassmasters tournaments but you know, wife, kids and what not.
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Lake Erie has some of the best walleye fishing in the country! A much younger me with my brother in law. I’m more of a bass fisherman though. Always wanted to go pro and fish the Bassmasters tournaments but you know, wife, kids and what not.
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Dude!
Outstanding!
I grew up in Santa Cruz, the bay area.
We'd go out twice a week, fishing for rock fish, ling cod. Caught a halibut once right off shore.
Lots of fish in the lake here but I leave that for my youngest son who loves to fish.
 
Lake Erie has some of the best walleye fishing in the country! A much younger me with my brother in law. I’m more of a bass fisherman though. Always wanted to go pro and fish the Bassmasters tournaments but you know, wife, kids and what not.
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I won't tell them if you go pro.
 
Wondering how everyone is doing on heating their tanks?
Running one heater, two?
Controllers for those?
My temp is swinging a lot.
Need suggestions.
 
Wondering how everyone is doing on heating their tanks?
Running one heater, two?
Controllers for those?
My temp is swinging a lot.
Need suggestions.
Just one but my tank is only 32g and we keep the house at 70 degrees.
 
Dude!
Outstanding!
I grew up in Santa Cruz, the bay area.
We'd go out twice a week, fishing for rock fish, ling cod. Caught a halibut once right off shore.
Lots of fish in the lake here but I leave that for my youngest son who loves to fish.
Sometimes I go fishing in Ohio just for the halibut! See what I did there?
 
I’d get you Browns tickets but you know, that whole Saturday thing.:crying-face:
Yes. Sad to see.
Been so long all of us were rooting for them.
 
Wondering how everyone is doing on heating their tanks?
Running one heater, two?
Controllers for those?
My temp is swinging a lot.
Need suggestions.
2 heaters on one INKBIRD.
Keeps temp super steady.
 
2 heaters on one INKBIRD.
Keeps temp super steady.
OK will do and will try.
Thanks dude.
I just bought a 150w today for 5 gallon buckets so I'll throw that in there.
We keep the house at 72 during the day but shut off the heater at night. The sound drives my wife nuts.
Woke up the other day and the house was 55. Tank was at 72, heater running all night.
I've noticed everything is really happy at 75, but I don't think the big swing is good.
I have 2 tanks on one sump and one 300w heater.
Thanks for the tip!
 

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