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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 asked my mom last night if she remembered it... I'm still bleeding.....
A group of wanted to load up our wagons and and go down and help but we realized it would be srlpring by the time we and our horse drawn wagons would arrive. I’m
 
Found this little guy for $15. there are 12 heads on it. When I went to pull it off the frag so I could glue it down it disintegrated in my hand but glued down the remaining. Wanted to see if the puffer would leave it alone before I drop in a couple high end zoas or something. As soon as it went in, she did a quick chew and has left it alone since.

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What do you guys use to clean the outside of your aquariums? No matter what I do it always streaks. With my freshwater tanks I use vinegar and paper towels and don't have an issue but that doesn't work on my saltwater. Could it be that they are more noticeable because of the lighting or something?
I use a little dish soap in a bowl of water. Dunk a rag in it and wipe the pane of glass, then remove the water with a squeegee. When we had to clean windows at my kids' school I watched some videos by commercial window cleaners and that's what they did. They have a special way of using the squeegee which I could make work on the windows but haven't had success with on my tank. On the tank I just go straight down and then wipe the water off my stand with a rag.
 
I don't know if you can see the difference in the photos but it is way too different and still haven't cleaned the glass
Before
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After
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Luis is that a favia of the gods? I just got a frag and I'm trying to decide exactly where to put it, and how much light it likes
 
Luis is that a favia of the gods? I just got a frag and I'm trying to decide exactly where to put it, and how much light it likes
Yes
Favia of the Gods on top
Yellow Submarine Favia on right
Spicy Lemon Favia on left
In my opinion, they need little to medium light and medium flow, is how it worked for me
 
Does anyone feed Red Sea Reef Energy Plus? Trying to figure out if I use it do I still need to use coral amino? Which is better?
You mean AB+? I use it maybe once or twice a month but I use this weekly
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Does anyone feed Red Sea Reef Energy Plus? Trying to figure out if I use it do I still need to use coral amino? Which is better?
AB+?
 
Yes
Favia of the Gods on top
Yellow Submarine Favia on right
Spicy Lemon Favia on left
In my opinion, they need little to medium light and medium flow, is how it worked for me
Thanks buddy! Diyreefer gave me free frag of it with my order. I'm mounting corals tonight and I know yours are awesome. My frag is tiny right now.
 
It's the saltwater.
I use paper towels, then I let it sit till it's totally dry and use a microfiber cloth.
For my acrylic tank I use paper towels then a magic eraser.
In paper towels and vinegar? My wife likes to let my son point as the fish and there's lots of snot and blackberry juice in my glass...
 
In paper towels and vinegar? My wife likes to let my son point as the fish and there's lots of snot and blackberry juice in my glass...
I have great nephews that are 6 years old and they love to come to Aunt Manda's and see the fish and axolotal and like most little boys their hands always seem to be dirty and of course their hands always touch the glass. LOL
 

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