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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 know hammers and prospawn and torches, yes, I learned chalices are hit or miss but mostly no, montipora are typically peaceful and do mostly ok side by side, zoas are a given as you see so many gardens. That's what I know
Montis will grow over each other so the fastest grower usually wins.
 
Gonis with Gonis are typically yes, Bernardopora probably just avoid or keep by themselves, Alveopora are usually good with Alveopora, Hammers and Frogspawn and Octospawn and Frammers are ok together.
 
Even the Zoas, yesterday I had to remove the Miami Vice Zoas that I have, luckily they were all in the plug because between them and the bam bam they were killing my Super Saiyan Zoas
These guys?
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So I'm making a wish list for future corals. Can corals of the same kind be placed near each other?
Acans and candy canes for the win! Don't forget shrooms
 
Acans and candy canes for the win! Don't fo...

Those are some of the ones I'm thinking about I would also like a couple of torches. I have a big rock on the left that is begging to be covered in something...
 
Sorry I misunderstood, I thought you meant that the 3 of them could be together.
I worded it poorly. As soon as you replied I read it and was like oops my bad
 
Acans and candy canes for the win! Don't fo...

Those are some of the ones I'm thinking about I would also like a couple of torches. I have a big rock on the left that is begging to be covered in something...
Look at some photos of acan colonies that have grown in. They're hard to beat. Low light and low flow are your friend. Mushrooms are great spot filler, as you can get away with less light. And no matter how many corals I get, my candy cane is always an eye catcher
 
Can anyone old enough to remember 1983 hear this song without the movie Revenge of The Nerds popping in to your head?
 
Look at some photos of acan colonies that have grown in. They're hard to beat. Low light and low flow are your friend. Mushrooms are great spot filler, as you can get away with less light. And no matter how many corals I get, my candy cane is always an eye catcher
I have one green candy cane that has two heads on it currently.
 
Right, but generally a hammer and a hammer is fine, a torch and a torch are fine, and frogspan and a frogspawn are fine, and some can intermingle. Or at least that's what I thought
Torches with torches only. Frogspawn and hammers are fine with being together.
 

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