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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
Wow you can really miss a lot in 10 mins lol I have 7 pages to look back!!
I came back to 120 notifications from this thread and this thread only yesterday
 
Im the day crew. And night crew. All in one
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These are all alive right? Seems too perfect to not be rubber aquarium decorations ;):face-with-tears-of-joy:
 
These are all alive right? Seems too perfect to not be rubber aquarium decorations ;):face-with-tears-of-joy:
All alive and healthy

They are goni and thus divas so they aren’t always looking perfect but I assure you they are alive and healthy lol
 
Y’all should hear my maintenance routine and schedule to keep my tank like this

Near zero. For maintenance I spend 5-10 min per week on this tank - most of that is cleaning glass 2x a week.

I haven’t done water changes on any of my reefs in 12 years. I have a skimmer connected in the sump, but it’s unplugged. I don’t use any crazy methods or products. I don’t use any mechanical filtration - no socks, sponges, or fleece roller.

Established rock
Algae scrubber
Cryptic zone of rock and sponge
Roughly 3” sandbed in tank - sugar fine
4” sandbed in scrubber/cryptic zone in sump

My system is naturally maintained by living filters in various categories/areas that adapt as my system changes
 
My mornings in the late winter. It’s time to get the fields ready for spring.
With all my free time I’m the President of my towns youth baseball league.
 

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Y’all should hear my maintenance routine and schedule to keep my tank like this

Near zero. For maintenance I spend 5-10 min per week on this tank - most of that is cleaning glass 2x a week.

I haven’t done water changes on any of my reefs in 12 years. I have a skimmer connected in the sump, but it’s unplugged. I don’t use any crazy methods or products. I don’t use any mechanical filtration - no socks, sponges, or fleece roller.

Established rock
Algae scrubber
Cryptic zone of rock and sponge
Roughly 3” sandbed in tank - sugar fine
4” sandbed in scrubber/cryptic zone in sump

My system is naturally maintained by living filters in various categories/areas that adapt as my system changes
That's just amazing!
 
@00W Joel I'm sorry you had a rough one, my friend. I appreciate you taking the time after all that to come in and read every comment and react/respond to each one. That's not lost on me.

In a better time in life, my family owned our own business too. It was hard and nerve wracking, because it all rides on your shoulders, your successes, and failures. Hang in there brother we're here for ya my man.

Means so much John thank you so much my friend!
 
How was A2Z, I looked them up on FB today, looked promising.
It's a smaller store but seems like it's going to be good. Super friendly. Good prices though
 

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