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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
Are there sellers that tell you the size of what your getting? Just wondering because it would be disappointing if you thought you were getting a good deal on a nice Coral and then when it arrives it's so small you can hardly see it.
If you do WYSIWYG you can usually tell. Ask what size frag plug it's on to be sure.
 
I like SBB, Riptide, and LRO. AquaSD is decent as is POTO. Epic Aquaculture sells very generous sized frags.
 
Are there sellers that tell you the size of what your getting? Just wondering because it would be disappointing if you thought you were getting a good deal on a nice Coral and then when it arrives it's so small you can hardly see it.
I’ve never dealt with them but I have never been disappointed with Tidal Gardens or Corals.com.
 
Are there sellers that tell you the size of what your getting? Just wondering because it would be disappointing if you thought you were getting a good deal on a nice Coral and then when it arrives it's so small you can hardly see it.
Look for Wysiwyg (what you see is what you get)
 
Dad had this aquarium that he had coral skeletons, shells, and beautiful porcelain fish in. No water. It was very pretty. I shared pics of our tanks with him often. The plan was for me to come set up a real tank for him. Never got to happen.

He is seeing everything you have created and is a part of each tank you do.

Thank you for sharing.
 
I've got several in my tank. Most of my SBB Acros and Gonis died. I think I have 3 mushrooms and 1 Goni left. Down from close to 25 of each and probably 15-20 Acros.

ALL my SBB micro gonis died! I have two left - one long arm and one standard. Overpriced, ad his actual plugs are super small, not industry standard. Sorry, while his stuff is truly beautiful, not a fan!!

I know a lot of people here will disagree, but that’s just my experience. corals from Tidal Gardens, TSA, Riptide, WWC, UC, have always been consistently good, nice size and not over priced when you do the love sales.
 
If you do WYSIWYG you can usually tell. Ask what size frag plug it's on to be sure.

Yes, especially if you haven’t purchased from them before, really ok to confirm size on WYSIWYG. Cause photography editing and newbie in-experience (me), can’t always tell.
 
So when I'm setting up a tank i.mix the bulk of my saltwater in the tank - before the sump. I'll use two or three powerheads to circulate the water.

That seems so logical - I wonder why it’s not a common practice that everyone says to start off with?

Cause they ain’t smart like Mr. Brown!
 
@Calmwaters Just noticed you updated avatar photo to yesterday’s tank addition. Now that you brought home a whole family of fish today, one must ask…

Who shall she choose?!?!?
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But then again I might just have to keep alternating them since I love them all...
 

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