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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
I really appreciate everything you do for me and everyone Tim.
You always ask the right questions.
Seconded. Always super helpful, much appreciated.
 
Sadley I'm gonna have to postpone the clean again. My cough still isn't gone and one of my ears might be infected. Ugh this stuff comes at the worst time. Can't focus either, no focus=rock slide.
 
Good morning everyone

Absolutely gorgeous Luis! The right side is filling in nicely. It looks like the birdsnest is still hanging in?
 
Sadley I'm gonna have to postpone the clean again. My cough still isn't gone and one of my ears might be infected. Ugh this stuff comes at the worst time. Can't focus either, no focus=rock slide.
Focus on yourself first, getting well is the most important thing at the moment!
 
Absolutely gorgeous Luis! The right side is filling in nicely. It looks like the birdsnest is still hanging in?
I think it's coming back, but only time will tell my friend
 
Sadley I'm gonna have to postpone the clean again. My cough still isn't gone and one of my ears might be infected. Ugh this stuff comes at the worst time. Can't focus either, no focus=rock slide.
It can wait, in the meantime read the powerhead manual so that you become familiar with it and look at the rocks and come up with the work plan so that when you feel better you already know exactly what you are going to do ;)
 
It can wait, in the meantime read the powerhead manual so that you become familiar with it and look at the rocks and come up with the work plan so that when you feel better you already know exactly what you are going to do ;)
I've got a work plan pretty much in place. Gonna get the hard part done first then the easier smaller rocks. Before pulling out rocks I'm gonna scrape the glass so I can see what I'm doing.
 
Sadley I'm gonna have to postpone the clean again. My cough still isn't gone and one of my ears might be infected. Ugh this stuff comes at the worst time. Can't focus either, no focus=rock slide.
Just get better.
The tank will still be there when you're ready.
 
having cup #2 now...then off to dmv, ahhhh for a title...sold the white Ford, spent the night cleaning it out and stripping all the strobes out....going with a all blacked out suv, no chrome or anything...with new super small strobes ......and high intensity drive spots...
 
I'm having a slight brown algae issue, nothing severe since the tank transfer and light change.
Thinking of adding some liquid bacteria but have never used any.
Would welcome and appreciate you guys thoughts on what/if you use it, experience etc.
Microbacter7 and I also dose carbon mix I make. Vinegar/vodka/rodi water...
 
Oh man, I love that! What a nice pop of green. Thats a no brainer coral to add. Thanks for sending me that. Beautiful!
thanks...buddy... Yes lots of super cool corals out there like strawberry shortcake etc..But for some reason a nice simple green slimmer just some how makes the tank....and my new found like is the frogskin I got..so they both in the center area of the 300 with lots of room to grow.. as kermit says "it's not easy being green" hahahah
 

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