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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
Finishing the last dregs of coffee before I put on my socks and boots and head to the office. Two new employees in NEO needing my attention for a catered lunch
 
Good job Amanda!
That'll save the day!
Our medical records person quit and so I'm trying to help do her job as well as mine so it's busy here.
 
Not sure whether to throw it out or sit it in the sun for a couple days and keep it next to the tank like a decoration.
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Sucks the roof is leaking! Has the worst of it moved on?
Honestly that WAS the worst of it. It was mostly just a rain dumper. It could've been worse for sure and we never lost power.
 
So today was fine. No more new threats but from what I know they still haven't identified where they're coming from. I'll keep yall updated.
 
Also wanted to add that the person(s) making the threats have never gone through with them. So as of now it seems like they are just trying to mess with us.
 
im SO excited. i guess i didnt realize how much damage those 2 fish were causing my corals! since the couple days theyve been gone ive got stuff coming back that i thought was gone! these are crummy pics, but these both just looked like skeletons before!
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So I bought this frag at my lfs, they said it was a birdstail and was expensive because it was a ssp coral ( spiny small polyp for you noobs) . This is my first ssp coral and according to my lfs they are extremely slow growing and this one may have reached its full size. So it won’t be taking up real estate and I won’t have to be fragging all the time :zany-face: .
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Crazy day here raining all day people everywhere just don't know why....
How's everyone's day been so far?
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Work was not so busy today, the rest of the day looking for info on a good and cheap dosing pump hahaha, options for now are Simplicity and Jebao
 
Crazy day here raining all day people everywhere just don't know why....
How's everyone's day been so far?
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Busy day, housework and getting the tank back on the tracks. Me and the Mrs work tomorrow and my older brother is coming in from San Diego for Saturday and Sunday.
 
Work was not so busy today, the rest of the day looking for info on a good and cheap dosing pump hahaha, options for now are Simplicity and Jebao
Never had an issue with a jebao product.
Realize simplicity uses jebao pumps/etc. ;)
 
So I bought this frag at my lfs, they said it was a birdstail and was expensive because it was a ssp coral ( spiny small polyp for you noobs) . This is my first ssp coral and according to my lfs they are extremely slow growing and this one may have reached its full size. So it won’t be taking up real estate and I won’t have to be fragging all the time :zany-face: .
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pretty cool nano ssp coral!!
 

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