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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
Tacos. We tacoed about tacos.
Luis's son ordered stuff on Amazon - Legos
Amanda said good night a couple of times
Walker and Kev fought to say "Goodnight Peanut"
Jennifer is back (sorta)
Her tank is doing good and her PT is going swell
Joel went out of town for a wedding but he's back and back to work
It's hot
I moved one Nem yesterday and Bev likes the Nem cup I printed
John's been busy but around
Remi is still in America
Nobody (except Kev) lost any fingers or toes for the Fourth
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Well I don’t know if Joel is going to be appalled or proud but I turned my left over Amish chicken into chicken parmigiana.
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I had Rudy's BBQ for lunch...

Pulled pork, green chili stew, creamed corn, and some cherry peppers and pickled carrots. Chased it with a Red Creme Soda.
 
Good morning @Remi!
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That is stunning! I'm working really hard to make my zoas look like that. Do you think the phytoplankton that I'm feeding my copepods will help my zoas grow as well?
 
If you have small children at home, don't let them near you when you're typing a password for something hahaha, Jason is 4 and he saw his mom buy him something on Amazon and he learned the password and bought about $300 later lol, I've been talking for almost 1 hour with Chase to cancel those transactions lol
Oh no! What a hassle. I have a 7 and 3 year old, and I swear they're smarter than l am.
 
That is stunning! I'm working really hard to make my zoas look like that. Do you think the phytoplankton that I'm feeding my copepods will help my zoas grow as well?
Make your Zoas look like this:

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Today is my last day of work for a week! I took off Friday for a wedding and then my wife and I are leaving Saturday for Connecticut to visit family. Probably hit the beach and pop into NYC to eat. Who knows what else.
Be safe and have fun, buddy. I'm off this week too for my boys' birthday. I bet you have better food pictures this week though, I see a lot of pizza and chicken nuggets in my near future. #DadLife
 
Be safe and have fun, buddy. I'm off this week too for my boys' birthday. I bet you have better food pictures this week though, I see a lot of pizza and chicken nuggets in my near future. #DadLife
Thanks, enjoy your week off! I remember those days with that menu!
 
Make your Zoas look like this:

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I'm trying. I would be really happy if they did Lol Those are gorgeous, wow. Mine reproducing polyps fairly well, actually, but the polyps seem to remain fairly small. I'm going to try to put them on a rock or make a little rock rubble pile and try to get that garden look on my sandbed. I just want to make sure I add the nicest zoas that'll grow the best when I make the zoa rock.
 
For the zoas, like all corals, you have to find the perfect place. If you give them too much light, they get more color but smaller and if they have less light, less color but bigger, you have to try to find the perfect balance.
 
For the zoas, like all corals, you have to find the perfect place. If you give them too much light, they get more color but smaller and if they have less light, less color but bigger, you have to try to find the perfect balance.
That makes perfect sense and tracks with what I'm seeing. Do you feed yours?
 
I moved the hammer from the top of my rockwork to the sand bed just for a bit to see how it reacted. It opened more than it did at the top of the rockwork, so I am thinking too much light?
 
I moved the hammer from the top of my rockwork to the sand bed just for a bit to see how it reacted. It opened more than it did at the top of the rockwork, so I am thinking too much light?
interesting, let us know how it goes Walker, I'm also having problems with the same hammer but with only one head
 
I moved the hammer from the top of my rockwork to the sand bed just for a bit to see how it reacted. It opened more than it did at the top of the rockwork, so I am thinking too much light?
Flow is another possibility. I keep hammers in medium flow medium light but some people keep theirs in fairly high flow. Low flow makes them close in my experience.
 
Flow is another possibility. I keep hammers in medium flow medium light but some people keep theirs in fairly high flow. Low flow makes them close in my experience.
In my limited experience, that's what I've seen too. I opened up the flow just a little more and now I'm surprised by how plump and full the hammers looked. I would've almost thought it would have the opposite affect.
 

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