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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
Was it swollen up on the end like this when you pulled it out?
I was looking for some Nassarius snails in the sand when I found them. They looked like normal worms until I touched them and took them out of the water. They started to turn white and thicker on top.
 
Never had a tang jump, but looked back at one of my fish stocking spreadsheets and remembered this guy (no idea why I keep spreadsheets for everything):
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That tank was covered with acrylic lids and a canopy that just had finger holes in the lid to remove it and that goby and the Orange Stripe I replaced it with found those holes and jumped, only 2 losses from jumping that I have recorded.
I miss that tank.
Wow Wow Love GIF by Sawyer
 
I was looking for some Nassarius snails in the sand when I found them. They looked like normal worms until I touched them and took them out of the water. They started to turn white and thicker on top.
Neat - are they still alive when they turned like that?
 
Neat - are they still alive when they turned like that?
Yes, I even left them out of the water for a while waiting for a response and then I put it back in the 32 and they were alive, I don't think they're still alive because I only left that tank with a powerhead until now that I'm going to completely disassemble it.
 
can you guys help me with my euphyllia? i did a water change yesterday and these are my parameters for today-sal. 1.026, phos. .39, nitrate 38.7, alk. 7.1, cal. 495, mag. 1485.
i have a problem with the fleshband receding. they usually look ok, but the flesh band is minimal. ive got a couple that are holding on but not flourishing. then i just got some new ones in that sbb order and i really dont want to lose those! what am i missing?
 
Well we have moved the vehicles away from the trees as much as possible, got gas for our generator and battery's for my battery powered air pumps so we are ready as we can be if we lose power from the storm. We are expecting up to 20 inches of rain and lots of wind. Schools are closed tomorrow and Friday and at work we called everyone that had doctor appointments and canceled them for the next two days. They may close the office all the way which they never do.
 
can you guys help me with my euphyllia? i did a water change yesterday and these are my parameters for today-sal. 1.026, phos. .39, nitrate 38.7, alk. 7.1, cal. 495, mag. 1485.
i have a problem with the fleshband receding. they usually look ok, but the flesh band is minimal. ive got a couple that are holding on but not flourishing. then i just got some new ones in that sbb order and i really dont want to lose those! what am i missing?
If it were me, I would drop Phos a bit with PhosGuard and start a 6 day regimen of cipro. Bit extreme, but every time I see my euphyllia looking off and decide not to go cipro, I end up watching a head die and then adding cipro in any case. Note: maybe the cipro helps, maybe not, but sure seems like the heads stop bailing and going BJD once I've started it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I'd also try to raise Alk to 8ish. RE: NO3/PO4, are these your normal levels? If so, I might skip the PhosGuard and just add more coral or macroalgae to eat up the extra nutrients.
 
can you guys help me with my euphyllia? i did a water change yesterday and these are my parameters for today-sal. 1.026, phos. .39, nitrate 38.7, alk. 7.1, cal. 495, mag. 1485.
i have a problem with the fleshband receding. they usually look ok, but the flesh band is minimal. ive got a couple that are holding on but not flourishing. then i just got some new ones in that sbb order and i really dont want to lose those! what am i missing?
I think if you can post a video where it can see the flow and the position it is in the tank with respect to the light.
 
Well we have moved the vehicles away from the trees as much as possible, got gas for our generator and battery's for my battery powered air pumps so we are ready as we can be if we lose power from the storm. We are expecting up to 20 inches of rain and lots of wind. Schools are closed tomorrow and Friday and at work we called everyone that had doctor appointments and canceled them for the next two days. They may close the office all the way which they never do.
Be safe Amanda, keep us updated!!
 
yes, these are fairly normal. except the alk. thats dropped. im guessing from adding more corals. ive got buffer to raise it but was thinking someone advised against it. so ive got a bucket of red sea coral pro to use. i just dont get why i cant seem to keep them healthy....
 

HOW MUCH DOES A FISH’S FEEDING REQUIREMENTS AFFECT YOUR STOCKING DECISIONS?

  • A lot! - I avoid fish that require frequent or specialized feeding

    Votes: 5 29.4%
  • Quite a bit, but an automatic feeder can change my answer

    Votes: 3 17.6%
  • It depends on whether my nutrient export can handle it

    Votes: 3 17.6%
  • It depends on how badly I want the fish

    Votes: 5 29.4%
  • Not much. I’m willing to adjust my routine

    Votes: 4 23.5%
  • Not at all. Feeding demands don’t limit my stocking choices

    Votes: 4 23.5%
  • I usually learn about the demanding feeding schedule after buying the fish!

    Votes: 1 5.9%
  • I haven’t really considered this before

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Something else (see my comments in the thread)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
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