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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
Sorry guys and gals! Last night I was helping host the Poker Night so I was pretty much unavailable. 5 pages on this thread alone... 6 pages of notifications to gloss through. If anyone needs me to read something specific, please tag me in it? I'll try to catch up later.
 
Sorry guys and gals! Last night I was helping host the Poker Night so I was pretty much unavailable. 5 pages on this thread alone... 6 pages of notifications to gloss through. If anyone needs me to read something specific, please tag me in it? I'll try to catch up later.
Fun night! How much did you win?
 
Amazing how much stuff we accumulate in this hobby.
Having a little piece of the ocean in the house is not easy but at the same time extraordinary, If we start to think about how incredible nature is and everything it provides in the ocean, from there comes everything we have to have for our aquariums and thus we will never be able to do exactly what nature does i think
 
Amazing how much stuff we accumulate in this hobby.
You always need those “just in case “ things. I have a shoebox marked KFC dip with all the ingredients for the Kung Fu Corals dip for BJD, just in case.
 
You always need those “just in case “ things. I have a shoebox marked KFC dip with all the ingredients for the Kung Fu Corals dip for BJD, just in case.
Now I'm going to need a bigger stand lol, what is KFC dip and Kung Fu coral dip?
 
Now I'm going to need a bigger stand lol, what is KFC dip and Kung Fu coral dip?
It is a dip that stops brown jelly disease on torches, frogspawn and hammers. I experienced it once over a year and a half ago and mine were all wiped out. The dip was developed by the vendor Kung Fu Corals.
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It is a dip that stops brown jelly disease on torches, frogspawn and hammers. I experienced it once over a year and a half ago and mine were all wiped out. The dip was developed by the vendor Kung Fu Corals.
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Wow Interesting, do these products come in some kind of package or do you have to buy everything separately? and I was thinking in the morning that I had too many things lol
 
Wow Interesting, do these products come in some kind of package or do you have to buy everything separately? and I was thinking in the morning that I had too many things lol
Every thing separately , takes time to get it all , that’s why I have it all on hand.
 
Every thing separately , takes time to get it all , that’s why I have it all on hand.
Another reason to start making my own water, if one day I need to do that emergency process, removing 4 gallons from my tank would greatly alter the salinity, This week I'm going to stop by my neighborhood pharmacy to try to get what I can.
 
Hi all, I booked my ticket going 2 days in Atlanta and 2 days in Washington early may. My parents were in Cuba last week. I got my first birdnest a lollipop and a teal, they were free from a vendor who needed space got also a free hirsuta. Got a RTN wipe out 99.9% of an acro it will be my easiest coral now :rolling-on-the-floor-laughing: I can see it even light off. Nearly 5 months to lose my 1st coral. Fishes are doing good, no aggressive at all except one clown against the other when light switch off. Every 2 or 3 days for like 10/15 min. Enjoy your Sunday.
 
Hi all, I booked my ticket going 2 days in Atlanta and 2 days in Washington early may. My parents were in Cuba last week. I got my first birdnest a lollipop and a teal, they were free from a vendor who needed space got also a free hirsuta. Got a RTN wipe out 99.9% of an acro it will be my easiest coral now :rolling-on-the-floor-laughing: I can see it even light off. Nearly 5 months to lose my 1st coral. Fishes are doing good, no aggressive at all except one clown against the other when light switch off. Every 2 or 3 days for like 10/15 min. Enjoy your Sunday.
Hi, It's been 10 years since I've been to Cuba, are your parents Cuban or did they go for vacations
 
Can you check this one, I have never bought from them but several friends have recommended me.
https://www.rhinosreef.com/?fbclid=...1djo7UF8J_6qCceXyeDwiEEHFAcJUlGx3CQt8DohDygHY
I think @tbrown has experience with them?
No real experience but I have his photo booth. Rhino's Reef is a guy that does stuff out of his house. I follow him on Instagram. Super cool dude. I know Sunset Reefing (my almost neighbor) has a lot of Rhino's Reef items and he swears by them.
 
Fun night! How much did you win?
It was not for money. We put it on for the men of our church. I don't play when we do these because too many people need help.
 
Speaking of, I used the Photo Booth yesterday!
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The blues of the polyps and the greens of the flesh are so hard to get showing up.
 

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