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00W's AIO Smorgasbord

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Overview Discussion

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
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@Calmwaters
Amanda. I did a 20 gallon change yesterday.
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And a 10 gallon change today.
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Your numbers have to come down when doing a water change.
So either your new water is no bueno or testing is faulty.
With a 10 percent change today this is exactly what this test should say.
But if I'm trying to decipher colors, it's just going to look the same.
Does that make sense?
I did a change again today just for you just for this reason.
Hope this helps/makes sense.
 
Reef Pro Corals
00W said:
@Calmwaters
Amanda. I did a 20 gallon change yesterday.
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And a 10 gallon change today.
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Your numbers have to come down when doing a water change.
So either your new water is no bueno or testing is faulty.
With a 10 percent change today this is exactly what this test should say.
But if I'm trying to decipher colors, it's just going to look the same.
Does that make sense?
I did a change again today just for you just for this reason.
Hope this helps/makes sense.
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Yes it does make a lot of sense! So now I just need to decide which ones to get. I can get 15% off my first order from Hanna so that would help some.
 
smitten with ocean life said:
ouch! would you be interested in buying used checkers? they are here on the marketplace all the time
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I have been watching and it seems like when I find them is when I don't have extra fun money to spend. Lol
 
Amanda, Nitrate HR and Phosphate ULR are the two I would definitely go Hanna for. Alk, calcium, magnesium I'd be happy with API, Red Sea, Salifert, etc. pH get a cheap Amazon pen probe for. They're like $15.

I test phosphates because my system eats them - some people can't get rid of them.

I test nitrates infrequently because they hold pretty stable.

Alkalinity and calcium titration tests get you close enough - my Salifert alkalinity is usually within 0.1 of my Hanna tester. Hanna is just immediate, Salifert etc. require time for the titration and good eyes to see the lines on the syringes.
 
kevgib67 said:
So this is how my day is going, I don’t think I’m in Kansas anymore.
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Well it's going through Arizona first to get to you! Except that was 2 hours ago and I haven't seen anything yet ...
 
BRS
Calmwaters said:
Do you guys trust the digital salinity test pens? I have a really hard time seeing my refractometer.
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I use the refractometer. Aim it at a bright light? I'd rather use a hydrometer than a pen for salinity myself. Not that I don't trust them, just old technology works as good or better.
 
Top Shelf Aquatics
tbrown said:
I use the refractometer. Aim it at a bright light? I'd rather use a hydrometer than a pen for salinity myself. Not that I don't trust them, just old technology works as good or better.
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Thank you
 
00W said:
Before I got my trigger I'd buy one every year and a half.
One day fine, next day no mas....
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Well it's good to know I probably didn't do something wrong as that seems to be the general experience yall have had.
 
Saltwater Aquarium
00W said:
Um.....
Did anyone eat tacos today?
I had a taco salad for lunch!
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This is really embarrassing but no. Oh, the shame!
Awkward Season 4 GIF by The Office
 
Ultimate Supporter
00W said:
Um.....
Did anyone eat tacos today?
I had a taco salad for lunch!
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I had smoked polish sausage with red beans and rice on tortillas so that counts right?
 
Please tell me this is something like a feather duster or something harmless on the back of this snails shell... sorry those are the best the pictures i got of about 15 that I took...
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