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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
Reef cleaners seems to have A LOT of turbos and ceriths. the only issue is I dont understand there cleaner packages. Talking about rimless tanks... What happens if I buy a rimless tank package do my seams get eaten or something?
I’ve never bought a package, I prefer to choose and create my own package. I have read that their packages seem to be a bit more than needed. As far as the rimless tank packages, reach out to them with questions, they are very good at getting back to you.
 
Reef cleaners seems to have A LOT of turbos and ceriths. the only issue is I dont understand there cleaner packages. Talking about rimless tanks... What happens if I buy a rimless tank package do my seams get eaten or something?
You don't have to get a package. Rimless means "less likely to climb out of the water".
 
I’ve never bought a package, I prefer to choose and create my own package. I have read that their packages seem to be a bit more than needed. As far as the rimless tank packages, reach out to them with questions, they are very good at getting back to you.
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Got it. East Pacific has a TON of stuff and pretty cheap too. Im thinking of getting speckled turbos, a sea hare and problably ceriths and stomatellos. What crabs?
 
Got it. East Pacific has a TON of stuff and pretty cheap too. Im thinking of getting speckled turbos, a sea hare and problably ceriths and stomatellos. What crabs?
Dwarf red and blue leg hermits and emerald crabs.
 
Got it. East Pacific has a TON of stuff and pretty cheap too. Im thinking of getting speckled turbos, a sea hare and problably ceriths and stomatellos. What crabs?
I like hermits but they'll eat your Cerith snails.

Definitely Stomatellas, Nerites, and Trochus if available.

Blue Leg, Scarlett Reef, and Halloween Hermits are my favorites.

Pithos are good as well.
 
Sadley with reefcleaners there shipping is over 100$
If you do over $75 in an order they'll free 2 day ship it (unless it has an *)
 
This is what I made myself one reefcleaners.
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I wouldn't do the Planaxis and I'd bump up the Nassarius Vibex to 10. They're small and do a great job in the sand. Add 25-50 Dwarf Ceriths.
 
I wouldn't do the Planaxis and I'd bump up the Nassarius Vibex to 10. They're small and do a great job in the sand. Add 25-50 Dwarf Ceriths.
50 is wild.. what's wrong with planaxis? Do they cause sink holes?
 
50 is wild.. what's wrong with planaxis? Do they cause sink holes?
No. I forget what I read - cold water species or something?
 
no turbos?
I dislike Turbos. When they die (because they will) you have to remove them immediately so they don't bomb the tank. Plus they get big and destructive. Just not my cup of tea. I prefer coffee.

Stomatellas and Trochus will very readily breed and populate the tank.

Dwarf Ceriths are only between .25 and .5 inches and stay very small. Great cleaners but you really need a lot. Plus I have Wrasses that eat snails and crabs occasionally so 50 turns to 25 in a few days in my tank.

I love Nerites and they are always cleaning glass and rocks. But they lay eggs that don't hatch and they'll climb out of your tank if given the opportunity. Plus they're not exactly cheap.
 
I dislike Turbos. When they die (because they will) you have to remove them immediately so they don't bomb the tank. Plus they get big and destructive. Just not my cup of tea. I prefer coffee.

Stomatellas and Trochus will very readily breed and populate the tank.

Dwarf Ceriths are only between .25 and .5 inches and stay very small. Great cleaners but you really need a lot. Plus I have Wrasses that eat snails and crabs occasionally so 50 turns to 25 in a few days in my tank.

I love Nerites and they are always cleaning glass and rocks. But they lay eggs that don't hatch and they'll climb out of your tank if given the opportunity. Plus they're not exactly cheap.
hmm... didn't know turbo snails cause a bomb. What eats ur Gha?
 

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