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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
My sump is no where near as clean as the ones I have seen on here... The first chamber is filter socks and skimmer, middle chamber is a bunch of rocks, third is a few more rocks and the pump. I can't remember the last time I cleaned the glass on the inside or the outside of it...
 
My sump is no where near as clean as the ones I have seen on here... The first chamber is filter socks and skimmer, middle chamber is a bunch of rocks, third is a few more rocks and the pump. I can't remember the last time I cleaned the glass on the inside or the outside of it...
Mines ghetto looking.. I'll post pictures when I rework the whole area. It's a mess as I have a pool table in the way and really need it gone..
 
Mines ghetto looking.. I'll post pictures when I rework the whole area. It's a mess as I have a pool table in the way and really need it gone..
Nah no need to clean it up we can be ghetto together...
 
Holy moly my youngest son is doing the dishes and I didn’t even ask? That’s off I hope he didn’t get into trouble and just hasn’t told me yet. Very suspect….
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Love the shirt
 
Nah no need to clean it up we can be ghetto together...
Eventually I want to build a small room around it. The basement isn't heated and I don't want to heat the whole thing, but I have 2 600w heaters to keep my tank warm and without the basement heated my tank will cools down fast when the heaters are off. There's a lot I want to do someday lol
 
My sump is no where near as clean as the ones I have seen on here... The first chamber is filter socks and skimmer, middle chamber is a bunch of rocks, third is a few more rocks and the pump. I can't remember the last time I cleaned the glass on the inside or the outside of it...

Sounds nearly identical to mine!
 
You have two types! Top ones are super nice

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I bought this two years ago as a frag of 8 on a tile!
The big ones are cinnamon grandis and they came like this with the biocube 32 that my friend gave me in Octuber 2023
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Question:

I don’t have a skimmer. Do I need one? What does it really do? What would be a good one for my system? How much are they usually?
I'm a skimmer fanatic.
Never had a tank without one.
That being said, some run one, some don't.
I've run 3 at a time before.
Depends on what you're doing with your tank, if you want to keep nutrients or have other means of export or not.
Many factors, many reasons many skimmers out there.
Can be very confusing.
If you are interested in one just let us know and we'll run it down here on the Smorgasbord.
I've bought, used and sold, made at least 20 different ones in my fishing career.
 

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