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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
Ok my Magnesium is 1200 what did you guys tell me it needed to be? I thought I wrote it down but now I can't find it and I got my order of Magnesium today.
1400 give or take ;)
 
1400 give or take ;)
Thank you my husband helped me do the math to figure out how much to add. Also with the coral amino do I add it then feed the corals at the same time or feed on a different day.
 
Mmmmmmm. So I can add chicken and broth to mine :face-savoring-food:. That sounds like the recipe for Campbell’s chicken and rice soup!
The difference is the Campbell's has a lot of salt in it. ;)
 
Thank you my husband helped me do the math to figure out how much to add. Also with the coral amino do I add it then feed the corals at the same time or feed on a different day.
Not the coral guy Amanda maybe Tim or Kevin will chime in. :smiling-face:
 
Not the coral guy Amanda maybe Tim or Kevin will chime in. :smiling-face:
Thank you my husband helped me do the math to figure out how much to add. Also with the coral amino do I add it then feed the corals at the same time or feed on a different day.
With aminos, I usually would add 5-10 min before feeding the tank. Gets the LPS opening up and all the SPS/Softies perking up as well.
 
With aminos, I usually would add 5-10 min before feeding the tank. Gets the LPS opening up and all the SPS/Softies perking up as well.
Thanks JoJo!
 
Thank you my husband helped me do the math to figure out how much to add. Also with the coral amino do I add it then feed the corals at the same time or feed on a different day.
I add it when I add the coral food.
 
So I was watching videos and I thought of something many, many, many years ago I worked at Petco as their Aquatics Specialist and we use to have these really neat corals called Bubble Corals and I use to think if I ever had a saltwater tank I would want one of them in it. But I have not seen them in any of the videos I have watched or on any coral websites i have liked at. Do you guys know what I'm talking about?
I had one back in the day, beautiful coral but nasty long sweeper tentacles, I had to keep it way in the back corner away from any of the other corals.
 
I had one back in the day, beautiful coral but nasty long sweeper tentacles, I had to keep it way in the back corner away from any of the other corals.
That I didn't know so maybe I won't try to find a deal on them lol
 
Any idea who that is Jennifer?
I studied his face for quite awhile before commenting- it seems more 1960ish, but with black n white and outfit style all,covered up - I couldn’t decipher.
 
I studied his face for quite awhile before commenting- it seems more 1960ish, but with black n white and outfit style all,covered up - I couldn’t decipher.
A young Carlton Fisk.
 
Ohhh yeah! Berghia to the rescue with a chaser of phyto!

Wouldn’t it be cool if you could night vision video them destroying the aptasia!

Somehow I bet Ocean has one!
And put some awesome music to it like you would hear in an action movie!
 
So I was watching videos and I thought of something many, many, many years ago I worked at Petco as their Aquatics Specialist and we use to have these really neat corals called Bubble Corals and I use to think if I ever had a saltwater tank I would want one of them in it. But I have not seen them in any of the videos I have watched or on any coral websites i have liked at. Do you guys know what I'm talking about?
If these are the ones you're talking about, my dad has 2
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