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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
Scientist I am not but cyno appears for me when nutrients are extremely low and the numbers don't correlate.
My little tank has had cyno, nothing terrible but there for weeks.
I recently turned everything off, reef octo, no sump, nothing.
Running only a HOB filter.
No water changes.
Cyno is leaving and my numbers are looking higher and a little more even.
Have no idea if that makes sense but there is such a thing as too clean.
A little diversity is good too.
Maybe I'll just take the cup off my skimmer and let it overflow! That way I still get the oxygen boost without the cleaning side of it for a few days till I see what happens!
 
I'm sorry everyone, it was a long day.
I have to catch up. I know Luis was on a mission to save his beautiful favia. Brother whatever is wrong is not your fault. Amanda sorry for what you had to go through recently. That hasnt ecaped me. I hope you find a new beginning while building your new pico tank. Joel is awesome. Kevin has birdsnest frags, and can really cook. Mike is really a Chilean gun smuggler disguised as a reefer, and I hope Walker's acans are doing great. Good day remi and John Doe. Tim I hope you and your little one are resting easy tonight. Jill is my tank buddy. I'm going to win the lottery and buy her a 500 gallon.
 
When we climbed up I said "Isn't this cool?" Kent replied, "Yeah, it's cool. And scary. This thing is huge!"
 

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The Galaxaura and blue hypnea are a bit challenging to get started. But recall they they are small to start out with, and none of these are invasive, so when/if one grows out you can trim it down or move it to the 125. I don't think 6 is overdoing it. Here are my 6 new ones from Thursday:
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Actually I don't know where #6 is (ignore the enormous dragons breath).
Halimeda
Gracilaria (birdsnest)
String of pearl
Galaxaura (front left)
Tufted somethingornother (green back left)
Thank you! Is there something I should dose with to insure they grow well? I add an all in one liquid fertilizer to my planted freshwater tanks but didn't know if there was similar for saltwater.
 
Doesn't have to be PolyFil. Any of the white filter sponges work. Usually called Filter Floss.
Yes, I have used both loose poly and compressed sheets hung inside the display not in sump, very important..
 
I would be divorced lol
He's very supportive even if he doesn't get it. He's actual bought me both my 125 gallons and my 75 gallon and my 55 as gifts for birthdays and anniversary.
 

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