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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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luis angel said:
Yellow strikes again :rolling-on-the-floor-laughing: :rolling-on-the-floor-laughing:
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Luis, are you working in a coal mine this week?
 
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luis angel said:
@kevgib67 are you ok buddy? Bussy day?
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00W said:
Yes Kev you've been a bit quiet lately.
Hope everything is alright.
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Thanks for the concern Joel and Luis, alls good just got physically and mentally beat up the last two days. 56 full spine adjustments in 15 hours of work. I was in bed and asleep by 9:00 pm last night. I’ll try and do better. Take some advice from me you kids, don’t get old!
 
Ecoscape Reef Rock
luis angel said:
Why lol?
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Coal miners used to take canaries into the mines with them. If toxic gas was released the canary would die before it affected them and they knew to get out. Probably not a lot of coal mines in Cuba? Have a great day off Luis !
 
Calmwaters said:
Coal miners use to use canary to check for air quality on mine before they would go in. If the bird died then the air was not safe...
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You beat me to it Amanda :angry-face: !
 
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Nutramar Foods
@smitten with ocean life , my tailspot eats TDO pellets, flakes, reef jerky, mysis, brine and LRS fish frenzy but I’ll come home from work and his little belly is big and round from eating algae and probably pods off the glass.
 
Yeah, @smitten with ocean life, they need algae in their diet along with meaty foods. Mine eats clam and mysis and only when I'm on vacation he eats TDO pellets. All day I see him picking at the rocks and glass for pods and algae. Clam will fatten the blenny up really fast.
 
luis angel said:
But won't that create a problem in the future since that water doesn't go through the filter? And if it's a gap, will it get bigger? I'm speaking from ignorance here since I have no experience in this, I tend to over-worry a little about everything hahaha
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the gap will only get as big over time as the gap inbetween the glass that the silicone is suppose to fill. A little bypass is ok but if the gap is like around a 1/4 inch or so then that could be a percentage of water that is not going through the socks/mechanical part.. still it is not a big deal only will be a deal if this bypass does not let the chamber fill up with water so that most of the other water passes over the wall into the socks/mechanicalchamber 2..,,,hope that makes sense...just made my first cup...off today..gonna work on brick wall and a trim palm tree... we do one a weekend as it fills the garbage can for pick up....
 
Saltwater Aquarium
no filter socks here either,I made a pad holder where I put felt the girl buys at fabric store for the water to pass through. You could see if those plastic cups fit in the holes and use it for carbon or anything you want to put in the cups if your not goinf to use filter socks...or just put cotton in them you can buy at fabric store cheap...Probably will not have to change out as much as socks... I did this for a sump I built for someone and they put cotton in the cups and then just throw the dirty cotton away and put new in...NO CLEANING anything....
 
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1ocean said:
ah I hear the song by the band POLICE......a canary in a coal mine.....hhahahahha
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Yep been singing all morning can't get it out of my head :rolling-on-the-floor-laughing: :rolling-on-the-floor-laughing:
 

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WHICH KIND OF INVERT HAS CAUSED THE MOST MISCHIEF IN YOUR TANK?

  • Sea urchins

    Votes: 15 23.1%

  • Hermit crabs

    Votes: 11 16.9%

  • Other crabs

    Votes: 4 6.2%

  • Shrimp

    Votes: 5 7.7%

  • Snails or conchs

    Votes: 3 4.6%

  • Sea stars

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Anemones

    Votes: 12 18.5%

  • None! My inverts are model citizens. :-)

    Votes: 11 16.9%

  • Something else (tell us in the comments)

    Votes: 4 6.2%
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