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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
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 definitely not going to say you dont need one, but I can barley test a nitrate in my tank, and p04 is great too. I have never even owned a skimmer. I go with frequent filter media changes and live rock to do my dirty work.

I'm sure others have been successful with them, just my 2 cents.
 
I want the purple ones like he has but don't know how to find them. Lol
Staub aqua farm has 3 right now, pick which one you like best :)

If you want I can post a direct link, just let me know if you like 1,2 or 3
 

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Exosphere I think - one of the ones Joker Corals has for $19.99
 
I bought a home grown colony off approx 20 Exosphere zoanthids and starfish munched them down to about 5 in a matter of a week or so, and then I regrew the colony into what it is here

I have a thread in it because I couldn’t figure out at first why I was losing them. It has pics of the original plug I bought, pics of it when it was reduced to about 5 and then a few update pics to show timeline of the colony regrowing

Beautiful zoas each like it’s own mini galaxy

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I bought a home grown colony off approx 20, starfish munched them down to about 5 in a matter of a week or so, and then I regrew the colony into what it is here

I have a thread in it because I couldn’t figure out at first why I was losing them. It has pics of the original plug I bought, pics of it when it was reduced to about 5 and then a few update pics to show timeline of the colony regrowing

Beautiful zoas each like it’s own mini galaxy

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Oh my gosh the close yo is even better than the first picture!!!
 

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