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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 witnessed my serpent star devour one of my turbos this morning. Creepy, cool and disgusting. Expensive snack lol, but I assume the snail was already dead.

Also, my exquisite wrasse is named Lincoln. Lincoln is best friends with my tsb and clown, but my firefish has stayed hidden since Lincoln got a little too close lol. Lincoln destroyed like 10 pieces of mysis today! He's happy and healthy!!
 
My favorite app for video editing, any recommendations?
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I know I'm sure bummed about this too. I liked to mess around on there. It's owned by the same company as TikTok so it has to be banned. Not sure if it'll come back. I haven't found and alternative yet. CapCut was really the easiest and best option, now it's gone.
 
I'm getting some work done on the sump today, specifically with shelving and wire management! I have to get a few things done before the snow starts, but after that, I have the rest of the day!!
 
I know I'm sure bummed about this too. I liked to mess around on there. It's owned by the same company as TikTok so it has to be banned. Not sure if it'll come back. I haven't found and alternative yet. CapCut was really the easiest and best option, now it's gone.
I don't use TikTok but that app was super good, I edited all my videos there, If I find any alternative I'll let you know.
 
I witnessed my serpent star devour one of my turbos this morning. Creepy, cool and disgusting. Expensive snack lol, but I assume the snail was already dead.

Also, my exquisite wrasse is named Lincoln. Lincoln is best friends with my tsb and clown, but my firefish has stayed hidden since Lincoln got a little too close lol. Lincoln destroyed like 10 pieces of mysis today! He's happy and healthy!!
Serpent Stars are predators so it potentially was not a dead snail...
 
Serpent Stars are predators so it potentially was not a dead snail...
I have a Brown serpent star, which I thought was more of a scavenger than predator. I thought they could only eat sick and dying things?
 
Wait are those pictures on some sort of....paper? How do you get them to come out of your phone? Can you still use your fingers to zoom in and out?
 
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Guys I went to a breakfast buffet with the wife and the son. Ended up with reef questions. The wife liked these. Any ideas of what they are?
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I could be wrong but I believe the first one is either a garf bonsai or tubbs stellata montipora. The red one appears to be a bubble gym or forrest fire montipora digitata. If that's not what they are, you'd probably still like the ones I mentioned. I just added them to my tank.
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Not sure if I've told you guys but I've got a Hanna p04 tester coming in and I've got phosbond in the filter. Still haven't spent my liveaquaria money. What should I get?
 

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