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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
So I've been keeping aquariums since 1989 and I've never had as many issues with anything as much as this P I T A 29 gallon freshwater I took over for my son.
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Got this NOS off ebay.
Thought the older reefers would like to see the original.
This one is actually made in Germany.
My last ditch effort until I just give these fish away.
I've been through brown water, green water, this bloom that bloom, all the plants dying and it makes me feel like I have no idea what I'm doing....
 
I don’t think comedians today can’t do and say what our favorite comedians could when we were growing up!
Absolutely not.
Everything USED to be funny...
 
I have only added stuff manually and only after I test before and after so I know where I'm at.
My pinpoint ph monitor has been a godsend since I know once it dips below 8,I can dump 1/4 cup alk in and I'm good for about 4 days.
That's as complicated as I get. ;)
Me too Joel.. only manual.

I still gotta order that pinpoint monitor.

As cool as all the automated testing and dosing is, I feel as a new reefer, staying connected to the ecosystem is critical in my understanding.

Now, once they get all the kinks out of all these new products, and have some long-term success with end-users, I would love to add to my toolset!
 
Me too Joel.. only manual.

I still gotta order that pinpoint monitor.

As cool as all the automated testing and dosing is, I feel as a new reefer, staying connected to the ecosystem is critical in my understanding.

Now, once they get all the kinks out of all these new products, and have some long-term success with end-users, I would love to add to my toolset!
If I automate everything what do I do all day on my day off? ;)
 
He won the runner-up prize in the Noophsyce summer reefin' giveaway. I think it was a frag tower display thing? I don't know let me find a photo
 

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