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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
@fishguy242 are you ok my friend?
Hey Luis, just a heads-up. When Frank doesn’t reply and just gives an emoji response like he did on my post in the cafe, usually means he is resting. He has a lot on his plate medically and it’s important he get naps in when he can. I only say this out loud as he is an open book about it.
 
Hey Luis, just a heads-up. When Frank doesn’t reply and just gives an emoji response like he did on my post in the cafe, usually means he is resting. He has a lot on his plate medically and it’s important he get naps in when he can. I only say this out loud as he is an open book about it.
Good to know, because it was strange not to see him here or in any other thread
 
Question family, should I heat the water to 78° before mixing the salt or after?
I heat first or during mixing.
I'd heat first with red Sea.
 
Have fun and we want puppy madness photos and a pic of your face dealing with it!
Ignore my moon face, I’ve been on high doses of prednisone since the beginning of December!
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Back from my adventure to the new to me store! The owner is very nice and knows his stuff. The prices I think are comparable to what I have heard of or seen at other small fish stores. I came home with a small but very nicely colored rainbow anemone and a small frag of a coral that I forgot the name of... I loved his two display tanks not sure how many gallons the bigger one was but the smaller was a 75 gallon. It is a long drive and not one I can make as often as I would like but it was wonderful talking with people that get my hobby in person. Brown trim tank is the small DT the white trim is the large DT and the rest are pics of frag tanks. He had a beautiful little purple tang that if I had an extra $300 laying around would have come home with me. I loved the way they had the green coral attached to the back of the smaller DT i think the last that worked there said it was a plating monti. The tall bright green coral in the 5th picture is the one my frag came from.
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Ignore my moon face, I’ve been on high doses of prednisone since the beginning of December!
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Sooo good to see your smile Kev!

Moonfaces rule! Just think, we won’t need Botox! Hahaha.

Before and after Pred - oh well….

We got ,pre important things to focus on! Like the fam!

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Back from my adventure to the new to me store! The owner is very nice and knows his stuff. The prices I think are comparable to what I have heard of or seen at other small fish stores. I came home with a small but very nicely colored rainbow anemone and a small frag of a coral that I forgot the name of... I loved his two display tanks not sure how many gallons the bigger one was but the smaller was a 75 gallon. It is a long drive and not one I can make as often as I would like but it was wonderful talking with people that get my hobby in person. Brown trim tank is the small DT the white trim is the large DT and the rest are pics of frag tanks. He had a beautiful little purple tang that if I had an extra $300 laying around would have come home with me. I loved the way they had the green coral attached to the back of the smaller DT i think the last that worked there said it was a plating monti. The tall bright green coral in the 5th picture is the one my frag came from.
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Looks like a clean setup. Btw, those purple tangs are extremely aggressive
 
Back from my adventure to the new to me store! The owner is very nice and knows his stuff. The prices I think are comparable to what I have heard of or seen at other small fish stores. I came home with a small but very nicely colored rainbow anemone and a small frag of a coral that I forgot the name of... I loved his two display tanks not sure how many gallons the bigger one was but the smaller was a 75 gallon. It is a long drive and not one I can make as often as I would like but it was wonderful talking with people that get my hobby in person. Brown trim tank is the small DT the white trim is the large DT and the rest are pics of frag tanks. He had a beautiful little purple tang that if I had an extra $300 laying around would have come home with me. I loved the way they had the green coral attached to the back of the smaller DT i think the last that worked there said it was a plating monti. The tall bright green coral in the 5th picture is the one my frag came from.
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Sounds like a fun productive day Amanda, can’t wait to see your tank grow with life!
 

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