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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
Hi everyone! New corals have arrived and looked good in the bags but right now they are mad from being dipped.
Send us pictures.
What dip do you use?
 
Should I buy this for $80? It looks like an awesome piece but what are those dark/black areas on the coral?
Way over priced, I can’t give mine away and it doesn’t look healthy. Trust me, you’ll find a cheap small frag that will not be small in a short time. I’ve frag large amounts about 8-10 times. How it started and now how it is currently.
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Way over priced, I can’t give mine away and it doesn’t look healthy. Trust me, you’ll find a cheap small frag that will not be small in a short time. I’ve frag large amounts about 8-10 times. How it started and now how it is currently.
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Wow that’s amazing.

what type is that?
 
Wow that’s amazing.

what type is that?
Just sold at my lfs as a birdsnest. I bring the frags to my lfs , they have so many I told them to just throw a frag in free with a coral purchase over $100, which they have been doing. No store credit for those.
 
@tbrown , stay hydrated and in air conditioning for the next few days. Your going to be able to fry an egg on the sidewalk!
 
@JoJosReef @tbrown plank got setup / tested. Fish started to smell it and gathered- love it.

I have it going off every hour for 8 seconds. Dan said the OG instructions on timing was perfect for my bioload.

I am using their Beef jerky only for this first time.

For me, this is a game changer. I have all my RN liquid to use when I’m home and mobile.

Yes, it was expensive- if I had known I’d need one sooner, I would have waited for a sale or contest.

I used the nearpow timer per Dan’s instructions. Only thing I didn’t like it’s only in military time. But only $13
I'm using a full minute probably twice a day once I turn it on. I also use multiple Amazon feeders though so it's not just the Plank. I'll be doing a mix of pellet, Reef Jerky, flake, and powder in the feeders plus I add liquid, frozen, and coral food infrequently manually.
 
Should I buy this for $80? It looks like an awesome piece but what are those dark/black areas on the coral?
The dark black are probably just the retracted polyps. The white underside and several branches looks potentially RTN/STN (dead tissue). I got a small chunk of that (ORA Green Birdsnest) for $10 and it grows fast. $80 for a sickly looking piece isn't a great deal in my opinion...
 
Way over priced, I can’t give mine away and it doesn’t look healthy. Trust me, you’ll find a cheap small frag that will not be small in a short time. I’ve frag large amounts about 8-10 times. How it started and now how it is currently.
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The one he was looking at was an ORA Green but still not overly expensive.
 
@Reef Devils Parker if you were nearby...

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I've got these for $15 and no one wants to buy them... Green flesh, Blue polyps. Bird of Paradise is green flesh with Purple polyps. Blue Zing is the closest I can find. This is the Riptide Hidden Forest Birdsnest.
 

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