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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
What is that?
That my friend is a gsp. I know you’re asking about the crab. It is a porcelain crab. Really cool crab. They have feathery appendages that they wave in the water to collect food particles from the water column. They also are hosted by anemones including rfas. Unfortunately I’ve had 3 and they all have disappeared after a couple of months.
 
That my friend is a gsp. I know you’re asking about the crab. It is a porcelain crab. Really cool crab. They have feathery appendages that they wave in the water to collect food particles from the water column. They also are hosted by anemones including rfas. Unfortunately I’ve had 3 and they all have disappeared after a couple of months.
Yes I meant the crab. He looks really cool!
 
Bon anniversaire Joël. Hope you had a good one with your family.
Thank you Remi :smiling-face-with-smiling-eyes:
 
Sorry guys and gals! Not trying to ignore or be absent. I was on a ladder changing out and programming projectors at church until almost midnight last night and had to come to the office for meetings today.
 
Sorry guys and gals! Not trying to ignore or be absent. I was on a ladder changing out and programming projectors at church until almost midnight last night and had to come to the office for meetings today.
That “life” thing, hugh! It happens, I hope you can relax, enjoy your tank and eat tacos the rest of the day and evening.
 
I'm telling you, there's something causing the GHA. Mine was rust/iron. If you can't find th source of the GHA, even if the Flux works it'll just come back. If your nutrients are low, it's possible that it's a false reading due to the algae "hiding" the true levels. My nitrates were 0 in my old tank with GHA and 35 once the GHA died.
I don’t see anything rusting so what could it possibly be?
 
That “life” thing, hugh! It happens, I hope you can relax, enjoy your tank and eat tacos the rest of the day and evening.
I wish. Still sitting at work. Wanting to be asleep. HR is on board with my decision for my employee though. Hopefully my director is as well.
 

IF YOU HAD TO OPERATE EVERYTHING ELSE MANUALLY, WHICH AUTOMATED SYSTEM WOULD YOU KEEP?

  • Auto top-off

    Votes: 39 58.2%
  • Automated dosing

    Votes: 5 7.5%
  • Mechanical filtration / roller filter

    Votes: 4 6.0%
  • Automated water testing

    Votes: 3 4.5%
  • Automatic feeding

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Lighting schedule

    Votes: 9 13.4%
  • Controller and remote monitoring

    Votes: 3 4.5%
  • Leak detection and emergency shutoff

    Votes: 1 1.5%
  • Automatic water changes

    Votes: 2 3.0%
  • None. I prefer to operate everything manually

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Something else (explain in the comments)

    Votes: 1 1.5%
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