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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
Sunny and 85 here, however air quality is Red Alert 103 Unhealthy...
 
Not good …drove off this morning with my coffee on roof of truck, trackhoe busted a hydraulic line first thing so we demolished a house in the rain by hand couldn’t wait for lunch to get warmed up and dry only to open my lunchbox and my thermos of soup flipped and leaked all over the passenger seat rest of the day felt like forever sat in a hour 20 mins of traffic on the way home wife left me with leftovers cause she’s away yeah it best be time for bed but waiting for the laundry to be done lol
That is bogus.
I'm so sorry.
Hoping tomorrow is much better.
 
Keeping you on your toes. Another miserable day of weather. 3” snow that turned to rain. 3” Saturday then an inch of rain Wednesday’.
Yea, this stuff is getting old lol. I'm ready for soring
 
Phew, thank goodness it's Friday tomorrow! Finally heading home. Today was looonnnggg. And plenty of cold rain downhere @tbrown. I'll trade ya for some warmer weather!
 
Sunny and 85 here, however air quality is Red Alert 103 Unhealthy...
When was the last time you had good air quality? Is it based off of pollution or what?
 
When was the last time you had good air quality? Is it based off of pollution or what?
I think the last time I had good air quality was last June when I was in Hawaii..
 
I think the last time I had good air quality was last June when I was in Hawaii..
Im not current on the fires, is there still smoke and stuff blowing your way?
 
Soring like flying or snoring like sleeping. :zany-face:
I hate the muddy wet.
I love and hate autocorrect lol. I don't like mud season either BUT, you knkw that means nicer days are coming :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:
 
He had a bad night, you know the poor guys problem, the powers to be removed him. I feel bad for him and didn’t see what it was that got him removed. The powers that be was R2R and not our fearless leader Joel. Joel doesn’t have that power, he has been trying to remove me for over a year and a half and looky looky, I’m still here!
 
He had a bad night, you know the poor guys problem, the powers to be removed him. I feel bad for him and didn’t see what it was that got him removed. The powers that be was R2R and not our fearless leader Joel. Joel doesn’t have that power, he has been trying to remove me for over a year and a half and looky looky, I’m still here!
You mean like put him in timeout kinda thing? Ah man, I hope he's handling it all well.
 
weird question but have any of you had your splatter hammer lose its splatter? i got a nice neon splatter hammer quite awhile ago and its doing great- except for the splatter!
Mine has stayed pretty consistent, maybe it's turned a little more green. I assume lighting plays a huge role on the splatter.
 

HOW MUCH DOES A FISH’S FEEDING REQUIREMENTS AFFECT YOUR STOCKING DECISIONS?

  • A lot! - I avoid fish that require frequent or specialized feeding

    Votes: 10 27.0%
  • Quite a bit, but an automatic feeder can change my answer

    Votes: 6 16.2%
  • It depends on whether my nutrient export can handle it

    Votes: 5 13.5%
  • It depends on how badly I want the fish

    Votes: 10 27.0%
  • Not much. I’m willing to adjust my routine

    Votes: 9 24.3%
  • Not at all. Feeding demands don’t limit my stocking choices

    Votes: 6 16.2%
  • I usually learn about the demanding feeding schedule after buying the fish!

    Votes: 2 5.4%
  • I haven’t really considered this before

    Votes: 3 8.1%
  • Something else (see my comments in the thread)

    Votes: 1 2.7%
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