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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
Cabbage taco, yum!
not even close. I wish I could describe how this tastes. not sure how. super moist pizza dough with sugary flavored cabbage center? I mean cabbage just says no...but this tastes nothing like cabbage.
 
not even close. I wish I could describe how this tastes. not sure how. super moist pizza dough with sugary flavored cabbage center? I mean cabbage just says no...but this tastes nothing like cabbage.
Sounds amazing and also totally new to me!
Adding it to the Smorgasbord family cookbook!
 
not even close. I wish I could describe how this tastes. not sure how. super moist pizza dough with sugary flavored cabbage center? I mean cabbage just says no...but this tastes nothing like cabbage.
I love cabbage, it’s not a turn off to me. My wife makes amazing stuffed cabbage. I’m hungry again! I’ll be having Luis’s favorite for dinner!
 
Sounds amazing and also totally new to me!
Adding it to the Smorgasbord family cookbook!
OMG....my daughter just walked in from school and said....I smell flat bread! I know you made.....! There's one fan.
 
Currently speaking to my mom about going to Petco tomorrow, I have said nothing about the buddie... I'm afraid too lol so make my own saltwater but then what how much water should I change out?
 
OMG....my daughter just walked in from school and said....I smell flat bread! I know you made.....! There's one fan.
funny. I told my daughter to split the cabbage with my other daughter and have some of the plain too. there were no cabbage ones when I just got back home. like I said kids can't resist the cabbage. its crazy! Acorn squash is now in the oven roasting! Will follow with the MEAT! and non meat! Yes...We have carnivores and herbivores I cook for!
 
Currently speaking to my mom about going to Petco tomorrow, I have said nothing about the buddie... I'm afraid too lol so make my own saltwater but then what how much water should I change out?
10% works great weekly.
 
Also I shouldn't worry about fish breathing in hydrogen peroxide? Also how do I even make saltwater lol I've got a brute I could fill it with distilled
 
Also I shouldn't worry about fish breathing in hydrogen peroxide? Also how do I even make saltwater lol
Hydrogen peroxide is definitely not something you want to be dosing all the time imo. I would do lower the reccomended doses, just in case your tank reacts negatively to it, because everything is different.

Saltwater is sooo easy to make. Not sure how long IO has to sit, but you dump in 1/2 a cup of salt per gallon, then put a small pump/powerhead in and leave it for however long it says to.
 
Hydrogen peroxide is definitely not something you want to be dosing all the time imo. I would do lower the reccomended doses, just in case your tank reacts negatively to it, because everything is different.

Saltwater is sooo easy to make. Not sure how long IO has to sit, but you dump in 1/2 a cup of salt per gallon, then put a small pump/powerhead in and leave it for however long it says to.
I won't be dosing it regularly no need to worry. The plan is next week (Christmas break) to pull all trouble rocks except for base out of the tank and do my best to scrub but then on top of that I'm going to spray with peroxide but not a lot only a small mist.
 
or there about. make it easy. round up or down to the nearest gallon. I have a 112 that I would do 10 gal and a 32 that I do 3 gal.
Alright sounds good thank you
 
Also I shouldn't worry about fish breathing in hydrogen peroxide? Also how do I even make saltwater lol I've got a brute I could fill it with distilled
many things can make it easier. buy a petco/petsmart saltwater. use and save the container for future. mark off 1 gal increments on the container. then fill with your rodi and mix in salt. use that for future swap outs. thats how I started. and if you save 2 of them, one is your waste to drain the other is the fill. its how it works easy for you!
 
Hydrogen peroxide is definitely not something you want to be dosing all the time imo. I would do lower the reccomended doses, just in case your tank reacts negatively to it, because everything is different.

Saltwater is sooo easy to make. Not sure how long IO has to sit, but you dump in 1/2 a cup of salt per gallon, then put a small pump/powerhead in and leave it for however long it says to.
I've been so lazy. I just fill jugs with RODI. do the salt mix ratio and shake the jug. store for later. no power head. just agitate. I'm all 007, shaken, not stirred!
 
Okay so I have a trip planned to Petco to buy online so I can save 10 bucks. I get it completely free cuz I have a gift card. I also sent my parents the ra Buddy link. The only issue is I'm not sure if they're going to buy it because it's so close to Christmas. However, I have offered to pay for it so we will just have to see
 

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