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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
This is a special meetup for you two. But I wouldn’t be opposed to planning something in late Spring to see ya all. Including Kev and Joel

Tim, and Will, I’ll be at RAP Anaheim this year… would be cool to meet up
I don't rap, sorry...

Hahaha! I don't make it out of state for shows and there's no big ones in AZ. My wife "supports" my reefing very reluctantly.
 
You guys should all be jealous by this time tomorrow I will have met Katrina in person...
If we never here from @Katrina71 again we’ll know you have her chained in your basement making saltwater like what the skin heads did to Jesse in Breaking Bad! Don’t worry @Katrina71 I’ll inform the authorities!
 
If we never here from @Katrina71 again we’ll know you have her chained in your basement making saltwater like what the skin heads did to Jesse in Breaking Bad! Don’t worry @Katrina71 I’ll inform the authorities!
I've had worse jobs. Lol
 
Well everyone I have soon good and bad news. Let’s start with the good.

So far everything in the big tank with flux RX is looking good all fish and corals seem fine. I also forgot to mention the other day that coralline algae is growing all over the glass and wave maker. I guess that is a good thing and it’s frowning fast.

Now with the bad news. I had a half day from school today and when I got home to the little tanks water was Cloudy! The anemone went in the hang on the back filter pump any got shredded! I immediately did a big water change over 50%. Then I got the anemone out of the filter. I put a bag of carbon that is for a 100g tank and put it in. I moved the clown into the big tank and put him in the acclimation box. He is doing good! Was that the right thing to do? Water is still a bit cloudy 3 hours later.
 
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Well everyone I have soon good and bad news. Let’s start with the good.

So far everything in the big tank with flux RX is looking good all fish and corals seem fine. I also forgot to mention the other day that coralline algae is growing all over the glass and wave maker. I guess that is a good thing and it’s frowning fast.

Now with the bad news. I had a half day from school today and when I got home to the little tanks water was Cloudy! The anemone went in the hang on the back filter pump any got shredded! I immediately did a big water change over 50%. Then I got the anemone out of the filter. I put a bag of carbon that is for a 100g tank and put it in. I moved the flow into the big tank and put him in the acclimation box. He is doing good! Was that the right thing to do? Water is still a bit cloudy 3 hours later.
Yeah Parker you the man!
Nice job!
 
Well everyone I have soon good and bad news. Let’s start with the good.

So far everything in the big tank with flux RX is looking good all fish and corals seem fine. I also forgot to mention the other day that coralline algae is growing all over the glass and wave maker. I guess that is a good thing and it’s frowning fast.

Now with the bad news. I had a half day from school today and when I got home to the little tanks water was Cloudy! The anemone went in the hang on the back filter pump any got shredded! I immediately did a big water change over 50%. Then I got the anemone out of the filter. I put a bag of carbon that is for a 100g tank and put it in. I moved the clown into the big tank and put him in the acclimation box. He is doing good! Was that the right thing to do? Water is still a bit cloudy 3 hours later.
You did exactly what you should have. This hobby is full of ups and downs but as your tank matures the downs become less and less.
 

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