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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
Had to bring that up didn't you. I'm really bummed I had to pass on the Berghias. I could have avoided the whole Peppermint shrimp episode but I couldn't drive at the time.
Did you have a bad peppermint shrimp incident? I'm starting to get a bit desperate with my little aiptasia outbreak.
 
That's my ribbon eel.
That's so cool. I wish I didn't need like 5 different tanks and could just have one but now I need a yellow stripe maroon tank, a reef tank, a predator tank, probably a little nano tank of some sort :face-with-tears-of-joy: you guys are terrible- I mean terrific influences!
 
That's so cool. I wish I didn't need like 5 different tanks and could just have one but now I need a yellow stripe maroon tank, a reef tank, a predator tank, probably a little nano tank of some sort :face-with-tears-of-joy: you guys are terrible- I mean terrific influences!
 
Did you have a bad peppermint shrimp incident? I'm starting to get a bit desperate with my little aiptasia outbreak.
I heard if you go in and scrape em with a brillow pad they send out little spores and that tells the other aptasia it isn't safe so they all leave. You could try that
 
So would you categorize a anenome as any worse than a typical softy?
This is Amy.
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She was given to me 4 years ago.
She an LTA which seldom ever host anything.
Just sit and look pretty.
 
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Did you have a bad peppermint shrimp incident? I'm starting to get a bit desperate with my little aiptasia outbreak.
I had three in my 100 for Aiptasia. They did well, although they left a couple of large ones, either they were too big or maybe they wanted to make sure there were lots of succulent babies around. Anyway there were a couple of Hammers and an Acan in the tank that they went after. I think the Acan was just torn apart to get the food I was feeding but the one of the Hammers was near their lair and I think it just became a snack. Then they decided they like Hammers. They killed a Gold Hammer and were working on the Peach and Green Hammers before I pulled the hammers out. The Peps are gone to my LFS and the hammers are now recovering in the tank.
 
I had three in my 100 for Aiptasia. They did well, although they left a couple of large ones, either they were too big or maybe they wanted to make sure there were lots of succulent babies around. Anyway there were a couple of Hammers and an Acan in the tank that they went after. I think the Acan was just torn apart to get the food I was feeding but the one of the Hammers was near their lair and I think it just became a snack. Then they decided they like Hammers. They killed a Gold Hammer and were working on the Peach and Green Hammers before I pulled the hammers out. The Peps are gone to my LFS and the hammers are now recovering in the tank.
I had 2 in my 20.
Totally got rid of the aips then went after some shrooms then my longnose got them both.
One one day, one the next.
Big debacle.
 
Goodnight good people (and Kevin[kidding]). I would just like to take one more chance to say that @WalkerLovesTheOcean, you have an absolute gem of a tank, brother and you deserve every bit of it. I hope you get so much happiness from your reef. Ill just say you were so positive and encouraging to me when I first started this hobby. I definitely think about your influence on my tank all the time. And as I look at pics of your new piece of the ocean, I want you to feel the same thing.
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Goodnight good people (and Kevin). I would just like to take one more chance to say that @WalkerLovesTheOcean, you have an absolute gem of a tank, brother and you deserve every bit of it. I hope you get so much happiness from your reef. Ill just say you were so positive and encouraging to me when I first started this hobby. I definitely think about your influence on my tank all the time. And as I look at pics of your new piece of the ocean, I want you to feel the same thing.
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John you're amazing brother! Thank you so much! Your tank is stunning, too! Good night my friend!
 

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