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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 havent stopped staring at my tank since i got them into it haha
My husband asked me if I was going to come over and sit by him or stare at my aquarium all night... I told him it was a really hard decision to make...
 
My husband asked me if I was going to come over and sit by him or stare at my aquarium all night... I told him it was a really hard decision to make...
The struggle is real! Luckily my lights shut off eventually so I won't be forced to stay up all night lol
 
My husband asked me if I was going to come over and sit by him or stare at my aquarium all night... I told him it was a really hard decision to make...
It is hard. That's why I moved my tanks to my office. "Are you going to work or stare at your aquarium all day?"

Not hard.
 
It is hard. That's why I moved my tanks to my office. "Are you going to work or stare at your aquarium all day?"

Not hard.
I can see all my tanks from my recliner beside his chair but I can see the saltwater better from my other recliner that's right in front of it... LOL
 
Mmmm, wish I had some bacon

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We are in the same boat lol, my in-laws found out about the ones I made yesterday and called me to make them hamburgers here at their house
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Mine turn off 10. I don't get home till late and I wanna see em gee dang it
2pm to 12am ;) I have it like that because I almost always get home in the afternoon and go to sleep at 1am or 2am
 
2pm to 12am ;) I have it like that because I almost always get home in the afternoon and go to sleep at 1am or 2am
Whats the point of having them run when your not there to see em!
 

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