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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 have been fighting it for months and months so a few more weeks won't matter. Lol
I bought mine to fight bryopsis which it started killing in a couple days and then about a week later it started taking down the few patches of gha. I haven’t used it just for gha but it works. Spend the couple of weeks figuring out how to fix the cause or it will eventually come back.
 
I prefer ReefRx. It's powdered instead of pills.
So you think you are a big deal because you won Mariner of the month, hugh? Well I was the last one standing in a dodge ball game during gym when I was in third grade!
 
It says it treats 100 gallons my tank is 125 with a 55 gallon sump that holds about 30 gallons should I just go with the one bottle or should I get two and treat for total water volume.
 
It says it treats 100 gallons my tank is 125 with a 55 gallon sump that holds about 30 gallons should I just go with the one bottle or should I get two and treat for total water volume.
Two and treat for total water volume.
 
So you think you are a big deal because you won Mariner of the month, hugh? Well I was the last one standing in a dodge ball game during gym when I was in third grade!
Is that because everyone else was already back in class?
 
How many should I get for 125 gallons?
I have two in my 32 gallon but I’m going to let you do the math, I never told anyone but I went to public school. Better yet, ask the vendor.
 
It says it treats 100 gallons my tank is 125 with a 55 gallon sump that holds about 30 gallons should I just go with the one bottle or should I get two and treat for total water volume.
Keep in mind water displacement of rocks and sand. My 125+30 was about 100 gallons of actual water. Yours is likely around 120 with the larger sump.
 
Heading to the mart of pets to buy baldy(River) a sweater.

Pray for me lol. I’ll have to look at fish.
I prefer Petco for fish, especially Bettas. So much easier to say no at PetSmart for me.
 
Going to do a water change today, Fridays are usually water change days but I was out of salt. Luckily my lfs was still having a sale, $69. Wow, have salt prices gone up. For the same box of Fritz RPM , Amazon has it for $90! I got into this hobby because I thought it was going to be cheap! :thinking-face:
 

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WHICH PART OF YOUR SETUP IS HARDEST TO REACH OR REMOVE FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE?

  • Glass behind or beside the tank

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