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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
Let this be a learning experience, not stress. They don't hurt your fish. You don't have a bunch of coral to work around yet.
Oh I'm not stressed just want to get them gone. might pick up more shrimp until I can get a filefish just because there are so many of them that have popped up in less than 48 hours.
 
Oh I'm not stressed just want to get them gone. might pick up more shrimp until I can get a filefish just because there are so many of them that have popped up in less than 48 hours.
Now I really want to get my filefish; and I’m volunteering at LFS today. Oh nooooo
 
Speaking of LFS, they had an awesome ladder for working on tanks; I used it there and wow. It’s tall enough for any standard tank, lightweight and has a big tray AND top shelf to put all your stuff on - instead of getting up/down to retrieve stuff. It wasn’t cheap, but for someone with my disabilities, worth every penny. If anyone’s looking, here is the link:

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-Hea...067-_-local-_-0-_-0&gad_source=1&gclsrc=aw.ds
I’ve been using this lil wobbly short stool at home; I ordered the LFS one from Lowe’s and I used it yesterday - this is the song running through my head after doing maintenance with it! It’s also just a fav song.

 
I had a filefish for about 4 years.
Darling fish.
Incredibly timid. Never hurt a thing.
Never touched a coral.
Incredibly hard to feed, slow moving gentle fish.
Loved that guy.
Can tolerate very little aggression.
 
I had a filefish for about 4 years.
Darling fish.
Incredibly timid. Never hurt a thing.
Never touched a coral.
Incredibly hard to feed, slow moving gentle fish.
Loved that guy.
Can tolerate very little aggression.
Can u give me a bit of detail on the feeding? What were his antagonists?
 
The little tank is still a bit cloudy even though I put the carbon in. Should I do another water change?
 
Did not get a chance to get a copper band butterfly. Spent most of the day shop for black tact boots, pants, shirts etc and got distracted just spending time just getting a few shirts for gym and normal day wear. ...walking around with a coffee and people watching...maybe tommorrow I will get a butterfly...
people watching is fun to do
 
The little tank is still a bit cloudy even though I put the carbon in. Should I do another water change?
Wouldn’t hurt - how much was other water change though?
 
Speaking of LFS, they had an awesome ladder for working on tanks; I used it there and wow. It’s tall enough for any standard tank, lightweight and has a big tray AND top shelf to put all your stuff on - instead of getting up/down to retrieve stuff. It wasn’t cheap, but for someone with my disabilities, worth every penny. If anyone’s looking, here is the link:

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-Hea...067-_-local-_-0-_-0&gad_source=1&gclsrc=aw.ds
I’ve been using this lil wobbly short stool at home; I ordered the LFS one from Lowe’s and I used it yesterday - this is the song running through my head after doing maintenance with it! It’s also just a fav song.


I use a shorter one and zip tie a plastic basket to the handle.
 
These are the best picture I could get tried with my phone and my real camera you can't see much other than the greenish blob but they have branches or whatever you call them. They look more red than green depending on the light...
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this looks like GHA not aptasia
 
Maybe 55%
Do another 50% - this is the nem disaster, correct? Sorry bit tired this morning and didn’t want To give that advice for Flux tank
 
These are the best picture I could get tried with my phone and my real camera you can't see much other than the greenish blob but they have branches or whatever you call them. They look more red than green depending on the light...
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The green stuff looks like GHA.
I personally would say I am the GHA professional after all I have seen in my tank!
 
Do another 50% - this is the nem disaster, correct? Sorry bit tired this morning and didn’t want To give that advice for Flux tank
Yes this was the nem disaster.
 

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