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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
Well I noticed some white spots on my clown tonight. Looks like they're gone, but I am still going to closely monitor every fish.

Also, my firefish has been MIA for 3 days now. I have a lid, and I've also checked the floor around the tank JIC. Kind of starting to get worried. Anyone have any thoughts? I'm hoping he's just spooked from the new additions, but he definitely could be dead, and that's what I'm starting to think.
Check the overflow.
 
I've had Firefish hide for up to a week before when they get spooked. I wouldn't worry yet as long as you've checked for jumping.
That's what I've read so far, and I'm really hoping this is the case.
 
Not the WiFi power strip but the rest is working well.
My controller and my right hand strip work well. My left wouldn't talk to my internet for awhile, but was on 100% of the time. Then it started to switch on and off nonstop, so I had to unplug it. I switched over to a power strip, thinking maybe it was overloaded, but even with nothing plugged into it, it just switches on/off on/off. Come to think of it I need to note this in my thread as well.
 
Good night folks. Hoping to get photos of my Royal Gramma tomorrow. Today he just decided to chill at the bottom back corner of my tank, where it's very hard to get a picture.
 
I got an order of phyto and pods from Dinkins Aquatics yesterday (free $50 gift card and nice Reef2Reef discount). It was delayed a week so they doubled the order! So I dumped a half gallon of pods in the DT, and half gallon in the sump. I've got everything to put together a phyto culture. Should I try starting it with some this extra phyto or buy monoculture?
 
I got an order of phyto and pods from Dinkins Aquatics yesterday (free $50 gift card and nice Reef2Reef discount). It was delayed a week so they doubled the order! So I dumped a half gallon of pods in the DT, and half gallon in the sump. I've got everything to put together a phyto culture. Should I try starting it with some this extra phyto or buy monoculture?
Buy a single to start. The mixed ones rarely work long term. 1 tends to outcompete the other. That can cause a culture to crash from what I've read in my researching.
 
I believe someone said it's basically an Eheim without the internal fan to help dry the food.
That's what I heard too.
 

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