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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
Great numbers? Only time will tell, I don't know if the tank will suffer any damage from the sudden change, it had always maintained high parameters, I don't say whether it is good or bad, I am referring to the sudden change.
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VERY bare! 1 Hector's would be for the DT, 1 Hector's and the Green Banded would be for the Sump with the Clowns and Nems.
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Tim that is stunning. You've come a long way from dorm room land hermits, brother.
 
Great numbers? Only time will tell, I don't know if the tank will suffer any damage from the sudden change, it had always maintained high parameters, I don't say whether it is good or bad, I am referring to the sudden change.
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My tank has been running.25 phosphate and 25 nitrate for as long as I can remember.
 
Decided to get a video and pictures of my office tank for you guys while I was waiting on my lunch to cool off enough to eat. I added the black background a few minutes ago.
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That would make me actually want to go to work! Amanda that video's hard to stop watching.
 
Here's my Betta jar for my next Betta:
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My Baby Boy recently passed. He never was super healthy. Got him as a skinny little baby.
 
Here's my Betta jar for my next Betta:
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My Baby Boy recently passed. He never was super healthy. Got him as a skinny little baby.
Tim, did you end up spending $50 today and bring home those fish?
 
Thank you!
I love the plant selection. Will these plants over grow the tank over time? Do you have to trim them or do they stay about the same size?
 
Tim, did you end up spending $50 today and bring home those fish?
Nah, I talked to my wife first and she said please no so I didn't. I wish, but I'm doing a lot of in and out over the remainder of this month.
 
Nah, I talked to my wife first and she said please no so I didn't. I wish, but I'm doing a lot of in and out over the remainder of this month.
So you compromised and did what she wanted? That is what I’ve been doing for close to 34 years. I understand brother.
 
I love the plant selection. Will these plants over grow the tank over time? Do you have to trim them or do they stay about the same size?
They will not over grow the tank and i don't have to trim them I might eventually have to thin out the short plants in the front but that's it.
 
Much slower at work this week.
Still people needing food but man, so much mellower and not so taxing.
Getting cold around here at night but it's still about 70 in the afternoon.
 

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