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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
White spectrum, orange filter, no edit
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Luis, I love the variety man! You're not afraid to put em in there. That's a killer reef buddy.
 
Thanks Kev, sometimes I don't put more because I think I put photos of the same thing lol
Never too many pictures Luis.
Never.
Period.
 
well pooh. ok. so should i give this phos guard a try?
Phosgard works but exhausts quickly.
Not really a fan but works OK.
Good so you don't strip phos to zero if you're not paying attention like gfo.
Rowaphos is my favorite and I think works the best but like Kev said,you have to go slow.
Look at Kevin's tank.
Easily one of the nicest on here.
Start with water changes to bring it down, keep things happy.
I'll talk all day about phosphate removal I've tried everything.
Get things happy then we'll talk more. ;):smiling-face:
 
Phosgard works but exhausts quickly.
Not really a fan but works OK.
Good so you don't strip phos to zero if you're not paying attention like gfo.
Rowaphos is my favorite and I think works the best but like Kev said,you have to go slow.
Look at Kevin's tank.
Easily one of the nicest on here.
Start with water changes to bring it down, keep things happy.
I'll talk all day about phosphate removal I've tried everything.
Get things happy then we'll talk more. ;):smiling-face:
ok thanks. water changes dont really seem to do anything, but maybe i need to step it up ;)
 
ok thanks. water changes dont really seem to do anything, but maybe i need to step it up ;)
Water changes do more for nitrate than phos but will still help bring it down just not on the same scale.
Like I said get things happier and we'll go from there I'm here to help always.
 

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