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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
Been inactive for a bit. All new crustaceans are alive and my Florida ceriths finally got out of shock. Redid my phosbond and algae is looking better, turning white and their numbers are dwindling. Only a matter of time now. Also my conch might be dead.
 
1. A question about your topic that arouses curiosity. 2. There are photos, classifications, habitats, characteristics, and interesting videos 3. Their special abilities, why they have this ability, interesting and cute things 4. The difficulties this creature encounters, and what you can do to solve their predicament. 6.Come up with a riddle about the marine animals reported by your group and let other groups guess
What marine animals did your group get?
 
Been inactive for a bit. All new crustaceans are alive and my Florida ceriths finally got out of shock. Redid my phosbond and algae is looking better, turning white and their numbers are dwindling. Only a matter of time now. Also my conch might be dead.
Conch is fine lol. Found my only turbo snail behind the rocks on the sand flipped on his back while I was searching for sand GHA. I poked him somewhat hard on his body, he's in his shell and on a rock did I kill him??
 
Conch is fine lol. Found my only turbo snail behind the rocks on the sand flipped on his back while I was searching for sand GHA. I poked him somewhat hard on his body, he's in his shell and on a rock did I kill him??
I take this back. I just sort of brushed by him sort of fast.
 
My return pump kicked off yesterday and I got a kind of agitated call whilecI was on overtime. I had them make sure the crab hadn't gotten into the intake. Then the boys tried plugging it back in and it came on. They thought it felt hot so they started running a fan on it. It's still going, but I think I'll get another pump, swap them out and have this one for a backup. This one's a Reeflo Swordtail 1750 gph for $288.15. The Reeflo Dart/Snapper hybrid pushes 3600/2600 gph for $296.65. Looks like almost the same footprint, if it's a little different I can modify things. Do you folks think I should upgrade?
 
By the way, it doesn’t matter if you have many ideas, because the teacher said that our group will introduce three kinds of marine life
Sounds like a great project!
Keep us updated please!
 
By the way, it doesn’t matter if you have many ideas, because the teacher said that our group will introduce three kinds of marine life
Agree with Joel. Sounds much more interesting than a lot of my old school projects.
 
My return pump kicked off yesterday and I got a kind of agitated call whilecI was on overtime. I had them make sure the crab hadn't gotten into the intake. Then the boys tried plugging it back in and it came on. They thought it felt hot so they started running a fan on it. It's still going, but I think I'll get another pump, swap them out and have this one for a backup. This one's a Reeflo Swordtail 1750 gph for $288.15. The Reeflo Dart/Snapper hybrid pushes 3600/2600 gph for $296.65. Looks like almost the same footprint, if it's a little different I can modify things. Do you folks think I should upgrade?
For $10 difference is a lot more gph
 
My return pump kicked off yesterday and I got a kind of agitated call whilecI was on overtime. I had them make sure the crab hadn't gotten into the intake. Then the boys tried plugging it back in and it came on. They thought it felt hot so they started running a fan on it. It's still going, but I think I'll get another pump, swap them out and have this one for a backup. This one's a Reeflo Swordtail 1750 gph for $288.15. The Reeflo Dart/Snapper hybrid pushes 3600/2600 gph for $296.65. Looks like almost the same footprint, if it's a little different I can modify things. Do you folks think I should upgrade?
Might as well now's a good time.
Looks like the bigger pump is only a tad more.
You can always tune it down but you can't add more if you know what I mean.
Bigger pump looks like a great deal!
 
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I stopped using PVC over 10 years ago.
Vinyl tubing for me.
No cutting, no glue, no mess, no head loss, no vibrations.
I only use jebao returns and run almost no return flow to my tank.
Just me. :smiling-face:
I love the idea. I've used 1" poly quite a bit. Sadly I just bought a bunch of 2" PVC to make the "pod highway" from my refugium to my DT. Not completely converted yet I guess.
 
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WHICH SUPPOSEDLY EASY CORAL HAS GIVEN YOU THE MOST TROUBLE?

  • Zoanthids or palythoas

    Votes: 18 19.8%
  • Mushrooms or Ricordea

    Votes: 18 19.8%
  • Green star polyps

    Votes: 11 12.1%
  • Xenia

    Votes: 9 9.9%
  • Leather corals

    Votes: 9 9.9%
  • Duncan or candy cane corals

    Votes: 21 23.1%
  • Birdsnest or Montipora digitata

    Votes: 23 25.3%
  • None—mine have lived up to the reputation

    Votes: 5 5.5%
  • Other (tell us which one)

    Votes: 3 3.3%
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