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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
Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening All.

Been a long weekend, so just saying hi.

New AI Blades in acclimation mode on tank - I mean I knew I was getting interrogated every day and night with my OG lights literally shining in my eyes, but dang!

Woke up yesterday and before I opened my eyes, I thought, “hmm, must be really early still”.

HA - Blades were on, but such a low profile couldn’t even see them. Other then sunrise light within tank. Looking forward to taking pics in 30 days.

Trying to get the Mel wrasse to behave with new blue-side wrasse I added last week. He is being his toddler misbehaving self as usual. Going to put my old MP10 in the back wall and disrupt the other cave flow to distract him tomorrow. LFS suggested. He misses Frankie… he needs a buddy more his size. The blue-side is tiny tiny. Once I move the clowns and nems to a nano tank, might have to get a tang for him. Maybe I’ll get lucky and finally find that chocolate tang. Could never get another orange shoulder in honor of Frankie.

Anyway, that’s my reefing update.

Hope all is well with everyone.

Luv ya all, Jennifer
 
So since I got a new phone yesterday i lost my list of stocking ideas. Would these guys be okay together?
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I'm not sure that is a Zebrasoma in that picture?

The Yellow looks more like an Acanthurus which would potentially not work with the Lavender.

The Lavender OR the Yellow Mimic (I think that's what the picture shows) should be ok to add early as they're generally more peaceful. If it's a Zebrasoma (which the picture is not) then maybe it's ok earlier as well.

@fishguy242 Tomini last in your opinion? I know yours is generally a model citizen...?
 
Good night peeps, my favorite shirt. I always said I would never see my Indians win the World Series and it came true a couple years ago, :crying-face:
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So I'm thinking tangs first then the others?
I've not had any of those specific fish.
I've had many tangs but only housed them with much larger angels, etc.
I have always added my tangs last except this tank now I put my trigger in last.
Good to put the aggressive ones last I think.
Cept my trigger's a big baby. ;)
 
Good night peeps, my favorite shirt. I always said I would never see my Indians win the World Series and it came true a couple years ago, :crying-face:
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Night Kev!
It'll happen one day.
I'm a die hard Padres fan.
Need I say more?
 
Today I have been looking for a little information about salt and I think that Fritz RPM is the one that most closely resembles the parameters that I have in my tank,( The problem is that I don't see it sold anywhere near here, only online) I know that this should not be taken lightly but I am sharing it with you, I also have many questions, right now. I have a dozer with alk, mag, cal and ab+, I dose trace elements once a week too, if I start mixing the water, would I no longer have to use the dozer? Or could I buy a salt with lowest parameters and continue using the dozer? Sorry for so many questions people but I have ZERO knowledge on this
 
Today I have been looking for a little information about salt and I think that Fritz RPM is the one that most closely resembles the parameters that I have in my tank,( The problem is that I don't see it sold anywhere near here, only online) I know that this should not be taken lightly but I am sharing it with you, I also have many questions, right now. I have a dozer with alk, mag, cal and ab+, I dose trace elements once a week too, if I start mixing the water, would I no longer have to use the dozer? Or could I buy a salt with lowest parameters and continue using the dozer? Sorry for so many questions people but I have ZERO knowledge on this
Okay I'll see what I can do here.
This is just my opinion.
In all my years of saltwater fish keeping I have never relied on a salt to do anything but make the water salty.
I don't have anything but softies so probably not the best one to respond on coral requirements but no matter what salt you use you'll have to test and adjust accordingly. Does that make sense?
I don't think one salt will give you everything you need and bam,you're done dosing. You may need to add mag, like Kevin, alk, calcium or whatever. You'll get to know your tank and corals and when/where/what to add.
I use IO as I mentioned.
I switched from red Sea and honestly I can't tell any real difference even though each salt advertises differently on the tub.
My opinion is try a couple if you want then find one and go with that. Be consistent.
Hope that helps (probably not).
I don't explain well.
Keep asking lots of questions.
That's what we're here for Luis :smiling-face-with-smiling-eyes:
Another good thing to keep in mind is pick a salt that you can readily obtain.
I can buy IO at my LFS but nothing else.
I also live in Antarctica ;);):upside-down-face:
 
I'll add to Joel's statement - unless you do a 75%-100% water change weekly you'll have to dose someway or another.
 

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