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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, you wanted to drop p04 to help fight nuisance algae correct? I wouldn't retest until I changed it out again. You won't hurt anything by another test. It's not a process that you want to complete too quickly or your corals are going to suffer
Got it.
 
My tang and angel love that stuff John!
Been feeding emerald entree for years.
Trigger will eat it too, but, then again, he'll eat anything.
Nope my bad.
He will NOT eat algae sheets.
 
Ok guys, I have cultivated reefs blueberry favia, now, do i want an ultrasound favia or acan? I can't remember the exact acan but I'm kinda leaning towards the acan.. just because I don't have one yet. The wife cracked down the book today and said after this next coral or two i gotta lay off :face-with-tears-of-joy: I think she's convinced that they will die because she hasn't seen any growth yet lol
 
Nope my bad.
He will NOT eat algae sheets.
You think I have any fish that would benefit from algae sheets? Banggai cardinals, clowns, and a solon wrasse? I don't think so yet. Not till I get a tang and a foxface
 
I just drip a little garlic in the tank a few minutes before feeding when I have a picky eater. It gets everyone's appetites up - including coral!
I do something similar but for corals, 15 minutes before feeding the corals I use this and they all open up to eat.
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Luis, have you ever tried feeding LRS reef frenzy food? It got my Royal gramma to eat in just a few hours, and he was super, super shy. It has a ton of good stuff (fish eggs, oyster, scallop, clam, mysis, brine, and rotifers just to name a few.) It also has garlic and selcon which are both appetite stimulants and boost the fishes immune system. I've enjoyed it so far.
I missed this one, where can I buy it?
 
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I really appreciate this thread. My wife might have been annoyed by how much it distracts me, except I keep showing her stuff y'all say that makes her smile/laugh/feel good.
 
You think I have any fish that would benefit from algae sheets? Banggai cardinals, clowns, and a solon wrasse? I don't think so yet. Not till I get a tang and a foxface
No. Your Fish will all benefit from a carnivore diet. When you get things like tangs, and some blennies is really when you get into the herbivore diets.
 
Good night folks!

Here's the best picture I could get of this little guy. Didn't even have time to whip out the filters lol.

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I'm here reading you all my friend, I was in the tank looking at the foxface that I managed to get him to eat just, he ate at the store yesterday but hadn't eaten since he was here, he is also quite shy, as soon as he sees me approaching the tank he hides, I also cooked the hamburgers and the argentinian chorizos
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Hungry Martin Lawrence GIF
 
Added two Blue Green Chromis to the Reef today, I will be adding a third this week . I needed some mid swimmers . Hopefully they all don't kill each other. Anyone have luck keeping more than 1 long term?
 
I do something similar but for corals, 15 minutes before feeding the corals I use this and they all open up to eat.
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Brightwell CoralAmino does the same also.
 

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