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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
Gonna go to my lfs later get tests done, he's got a shipment in one of these days hoping for a sea hare.
Lots of Gha came back but not all of it luckily
 
A friend of mine use to live in Sylva and I almost bought a property near there.
I love it there in the spring and summer.
It's beautiful here with lots of places to hike and fish and camp.
 
All seriousness though, I heard birdsnest just grow like crazy then almost done themselves out and do what yours did
I probably fragged it dozens of times. When I ran out of people within driving distance who wanted them I started dumping them on my lfs until they started giving me weird looks every time I walked in with a bag in my hand. The day I lost most of it it was fine in the morning before I left for work. When I got home 95% was white skeleton. My wife had the couch dry cleaned and had a large fan blowing across the couch and right at my tank. I think some of the chemicals got into my tank.
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I probably dragged it dozens of times. When I ran out of people within driving distance who wanted them I started dumping them on my lfs until they started giving me weird looks every time I walked in with a bag in my hand. The day I lost most of it it was fine in the morning before I left for work. When I got home 95% was white skeleton. My wife had the couch dry cleaned and had a large fan blowing across the couch and right at my tank. I think some of the chemicals got into my tank.
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What are those called? I like them
 
Two days to catch up. Don't you people ever work? I know Joel does at least. Wow just wow.
Dog Morning GIF
My advantage is that since I work in air conditioning I am never in the same place, sometimes I visit 5 or 10 places in a day, and between work and work I make the most of the time lol
 
going to be remodeling the garage. New cabinets. Taking all the old cabinets that are on the sides of the walls off cause the new blacked out SUV I take home does not fit it is to wide so need to make the garage wider by taking off the old cabinets. New ones on the back wall only...guess I will be painting too....never ends...hahah
 
I probably fragged it dozens of times. When I ran out of people within driving distance who wanted them I started dumping them on my lfs until they started giving me weird looks every time I walked in with a bag in my hand. The day I lost most of it it was fine in the morning before I left for work. When I got home 95% was white skeleton. My wife had the couch dry cleaned and had a large fan blowing across the couch and right at my tank. I think some of the chemicals got into my tank.
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Im fairly close, I think you could drive it :thinking-face: lol, at least you could save some of it to start again!
 
Yeah, it was unusual for me and normally would not order anything this time of year.
I wanted the yoga flame for the grow out competition and was able to win some killer acros for good prices from auction. Didn’t think I’d win them all….lol
Should have went with my gut feeling about ordering this time of year.
They are going to refund my purchases but they can’t replace the yoga flame because the colony has been all split up for the grow out competition.
Really bummed
Bummer my friend!
Truly a Bummer.
Hoping for the best for you and all the creatures involved.
I have never ordered anything live online fortunately.
Good vibes....
 
Anyone else having issues seeing all the post? For example the one that GAReef posted about his order is no where in my feed...
Only when he quoted me, I saw the original post because I was here at the time
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It didn't show me yours now either now
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WHAT KIND OF HAPPY ACCIDENT(S) HAVE YOU HAD IN YOUR REEF?

  • Stable parameters over time

    Votes: 31 63.3%
  • Consistent coral growth

    Votes: 16 32.7%
  • Fish and inverts are settled

    Votes: 9 18.4%
  • The tank has moved past its ugly stages

    Votes: 13 26.5%
  • It has survived a major setback

    Votes: 2 4.1%
  • At least six months old

    Votes: 5 10.2%
  • At least one year old

    Votes: 9 18.4%
  • Stop worrying about age—it’s about stability

    Votes: 12 24.5%
  • Other (Post in the comments)

    Votes: 2 4.1%
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