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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 have a Tang because I wanted one. I have a Foxface because I wanted one and have bubble algae.
 
My Starry Blenny and Lawnmower Blenny are better at algae eating than my Tomini honestly.
 
Ocellaris
Those are the best.
And honestly really wouldn’t overthink this too much.
i had a list of fish that I wanted and some were chill somewhere aggressive, and it all worked out fine.
You just gotta let nature work its way and the fish will figure it out too
 
Those are the best.
And honestly really wouldn’t overthink this too much.
i had a list of fish that I wanted and some were chill somewhere aggressive, and it all worked out fine.
You just gotta let nature work its way and the fish will figure it out too
Very smart for a 15 year old. :) :)
 
Clowns are hit and miss.
I've had 2 out of 6 live.
The 4 that didn't make it were killed by the two that did.
In a super large tank like yours, probably OK.
Percs are OK. Skunk Clowns are chill but you don't see them often.
My yellow tang has been a good fish not good at algae eating my coral beauty is better for sure but he's a jerk.
Just stay away from any red clown for sure.
The chillest and one of the coolest fish I ever had was a filefish.
 
@Calmwaters i would really just go with what you like. Just keep in mind that angels can nip at corals. I don’t think I will ever get an angel again because of that.
Also damsel can be aggressive. My yellow tang is 4 times the size as one of the damsels and still gets nipped at, they are very territorial,
 
Tailspot Blenny
Midas Blenny
Clown Fish
Royal Gramma Basset
Magnificent Fox Face
Green Mandarin
Purple Fire Fish
Banggai Cardinal Fish
Orchid Dottyback
Saddle Valentini Puffer
Whitetail Koal tang
Halichoeres wrasse
Blue throat Fairy Wrasse
Splendid Pintail Fairy Wrasse
Blue throat Fairy Wrasse
H. timorensis
Paracheilinus octotaenia
Da Vinci Clown
Scarlet Dragon
Convict Tang (schooling tang)
Tomini tang
Sailfin Tang
Yellow Tail Damselfish
Kupang Damselfish add last
Springer's demoiselle- Blue Sapphire Damsel
Yellow Tang
Queen Angel

Wrasse Mix:
Macropharyngodon
Anampses
Cirrhilabrus
Paracheilinus
Pseudojuloides
Xenojulis
I think anything beyond the tail spot blenny your over stocked for that size tank.
 
Clowns are hit and miss.
I've had 2 out of 6 live.
The 4 that didn't make it were killed by the two that did.
In a super large tank like yours, probably OK.
Percs are OK. Skunk Clowns are chill but you don't see them often.
My yellow tang has been a good fish not good at algae eating my coral beauty is better for sure but he's a jerk.
Just stay away from any red clown for sure.
The chillest and one of the coolest fish I ever had was a filefish.
Maybe because they don’t do well in small groups. They seem to do best as a pair or maybe like 15 of them. I no expert on that but that’s what I have heard .
 
@Calmwaters i would really just go with what you like. Just keep in mind that angels can nip at corals. I don’t think I will ever get an angel again because of that.
Also damsel can be aggressive. My yellow tang is 4 times the size as one of the damsels and still gets nipped at, they are very territorial,
Thank you I forget sometimes that I can trade them in at my LFS if I get them and they don't work out.
 
Why not and would you do the two blennies?
Two Blennies is a bad idea, a Tang and Blenny is hard enough to keep aggression down. They eat the same food. Different tangs can work sometimes.
 
Two Blennies is a bad idea, a Tang and Blenny is hard enough to keep aggression down. They eat the same food. Different tangs can work sometimes.
Ah that makes sense so I will go with one or the other not both.
 

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