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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
Hi everyone hope it was a good day for everyone. Its been a crazy busy day both at work then after work. My mother in law isn't doing well so we went to visit her at the nursing home after work. Now I'm home and heading to bed but wanted to check in on you guys. @fishguy242 that is amazing news and I'm so happy the doctors got it all early!
Good night peanut, sleep tight!
 
Okay, so never in a million years would I have thought that I would get hit in the face by a flying firefish, but I guess there is a first for everything.
That’s one way for it to get your attention! I swear I just read another post saying the same thing, Jojo?
 
Can you call some of your local lfs’s and ask them to order you one so you don’t have to pay shipping fees. Mine orders me what ever I ask for?
Yeah mine does too.
Never hurts to ask.
 
Hope you are ok, but
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I'm fine, thanks for asking! I was filling my ato reservoir, and then I fell this wet slimy thing hit me and the face, and I realize it was my fish! He jumped through my lid.
 
I have been doing a lot of research on LEDs thinking that I might like to try some.
I so far have not liked the coloration but I think I'd like to try the kessils.
They seem to get the best reviews for longevity and ease of use.
Not interested in the whole wifi thing unless it's really the way to go.
Any thoughts anyone?
 
I have been doing a lot of research on LEDs thinking that I might like to try some.
I so far have not liked the coloration but I think I'd like to try the kessils.
They seem to get the best reviews for longevity and ease of use.
Not interested in the whole wifi thing unless it's really the way to go.
Any thoughts anyone?
Sorry, I’m not an equipment guy.
 
If you don’t mind fragging, easy. They are like potato chips, very brittle. I’ll try to frag a nice chunk to glue to a frag plug and end up with 5 small pieces. Jennifer picked up a beautiful one at TSA that was half red and half green, absolutely gorgeous. If I had to do it again I would get one of those!
I think I've seen that one, and I agree, they're beautiful.
 
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Mine's natural...
Wow I've never seen one that was textured like that. It looks very happy. Not to mention the emeralds growing in it. Id love to have some but I only have a 40 gallon. I'm afraid it'll outgrow its home unless I frag often
 
I have been doing a lot of research on LEDs thinking that I might like to try some.
I so far have not liked the coloration but I think I'd like to try the kessils.
They seem to get the best reviews for longevity and ease of use.
Not interested in the whole wifi thing unless it's really the way to go.
Any thoughts anyone?
Hi...(my option) I have 4 Radion XR30 Blues and they work great but I wanted a little shimmer...so I added 3 Kessil A360 to the mix and now perfection...
Have radions set to ramp up to 50% 1800 kelvin and the kessils ramp up to 100% violet and 20% white at 50%...both ramp down but kessils I have ramping down later in the night.
Radions are aimed straight down 16" inches off top of tank and the kessils are one at each front corner of the tank at 45 degree angle to tank center and the middle one is at front of middle of tank at same 45 degree angle aiming towards back, tank center.
They help reduce shadows....
Hope this idea helps you...
 
Hi...(my option) I have 4 Radion XR30 Blues and they work great but I wanted a little shimmer...so I added 3 Kessil A360 to the mix and now perfection...
Have radions set to ramp up to 50% 1800 kelvin and the kessils ramp up to 100% violet and 20% white at 50%...both ramp down but kessils I have ramping down later in the night.
Radions are aimed straight down 16" inches off top of tank and the kessils are one at each front corner of the tank at 45 degree angle to tank center and the middle one is at front of middle of tank at same 45 degree angle aiming towards back, tank center.
They help reduce shadows....
Hope this idea helps you...
Thanks for this my friend.
 

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