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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
So once my tank is stable and ready for corals do I need to add just a few at a time like with fish or can I add a bunch at once?
Yes.
 
It's always better to add a few at a time but all of us go overboard and add 25+ at a time sometimes.
 
So once my tank is stable and ready for corals do I need to add just a few at a time like with fish or can I add a bunch at once?
First of all, where are you getting the money to buy a bunch at a time, are you a drug dealer? Fish are added that way for the bacteria to increase to meet the biologic load. I don’t believe that is the case with coral.
 
First of all, where are you getting the money to buy a bunch at a time, are you a drug dealer? Fish are added that way for the bacteria to increase to meet the biologic load. I don’t believe that is the case with coral.
LOL I might be getting some inheritance money from my moms estate she knew how much I love my aquariumsand how much I always wanted to try saltwater so it seems fitting to honor her this way. Not a huge amount but enough I could treat myself a little bit.
 
LOL I might be getting some inheritance money from my moms estate she knew how much I love my aquariumsand how much I always wanted to try saltwater so it seems fitting to honor her this way. Not a huge amount but enough I could treat myself a little bit.
So in other words you are in tight with the Mexican cartels?
 
LOL I might be getting some inheritance money from my moms estate she knew how much I love my aquariumsand how much I always wanted to try saltwater so it seems fitting to honor her this way. Not a huge amount but enough I could treat myself a little bit.
Looking at @kevgib67 and @tbrown tanks asking how they did it is a step in the right direction.
Harder to go overboard loading up on fish than corals.
Different requirements for both and different risks/rewards/issues.
 
Yes I think so but I can speak it as well.
Yep me too.
Just thinking he might be the head of the cartel after all. :thinking-face:
 
LOL I might be getting some inheritance money from my moms estate she knew how much I love my aquariumsand how much I always wanted to try saltwater so it seems fitting to honor her this way. Not a huge amount but enough I could treat myself a little bit.
Your tank needs to be stable first. Coral will die frequently in new tanks.
 

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