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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
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I just picked up my guitar from getting a set-up performed after I finished my build.


I think we have some axe players here, so I'm going to post about my 5 year build. I started this in 2020 getting this piece by piece. I live in Seattle -Tacoma area and was able to visit the Lollar shop in Tacoma and get a T52 neck pickup, which I mostly use, and ordered a Semour Dunkin 52 Tele bridge pickup. Has a Mojotone wiring harness. Everything in it is 52 Telecaster for sound. Body, neck and tuners are modern. I choose this route because Fender doesn't offer anything like this.

Any way thanks for letting me brag.
Always wanted to learn to play.
 
I realize we have different lighting but I keep mine a third of the way up and it thrives. I just fragged 7 heads yesterday.
I also only have my blues on at 50% and my whites on at 10% so I could probably go up quite a bit. That said, I think it goes in 10% increments. So i hope that wouldn't be too much at a time
 
I also only have my blues on at 50% and my whites on at 10% so I could probably go up quite a bit. That said, I think it goes in 10% increments. So i hope that wouldn't be too much at a time
Better 5%
 
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I just picked up my guitar from getting a set-up performed after I finished my build.


I think we have some axe players here, so I'm going to post about my 5 year build. I started this in 2020 getting this piece by piece. I live in Seattle -Tacoma area and was able to visit the Lollar shop in Tacoma and get a T52 neck pickup, which I mostly use, and ordered a Semour Dunkin 52 Tele bridge pickup. Has a Mojotone wiring harness. Everything in it is 52 Telecaster for sound. Body, neck and tuners are modern. I choose this route because Fender doesn't offer anything like this.

Any way thanks for letting me brag.

By far my favorite musical instrument
 
It only does 10% increments. I just checked.
So keep an eye on it because one might think not, but 10% is quite a lot, especially if the corals have been like that for a long time.
 
I also only have my blues on at 50% and my whites on at 10% so I could probably go up quite a bit. That said, I think it goes in 10% increments. So i hope that wouldn't be too much at a time
I think it looks happy, I wouldn’t play around too much unless its situation changes.
 
So keep an eye on it because one might think not, but 10% is quite a lot, especially if the corals have been like that for a long time.
I see a lot of posts on here where people comment on their viparspectra settings and all say they do 1% increments... mine doesn't though. I wonder if mine are a newer model or something? Only a year old or so. Some of these posts were from 2020ish
 
I see a lot of posts on here where people comment on their viparspectra settings and all say they do 1% increments... mine doesn't though. I wonder if mine are a newer model or something? Only a year old or so. Some of these posts were from 2020ish
My lights increase every 5% and I see it too much, the new model does do it 1% at a time.
 
Poor guy, I think he’s done with drinking, at least until he feels better.
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No more Heineken for that boy until next weekend lol
 
Been a busy Saturday and haven't been on at all...but...here's a mama Yuma and her baby!
That's freaking cool man. Stuff like that is why we do this thing!
 
I'm good brother. How's it going up there? Your tank looks awesome btw
Oh not too bad, busy as usual haha. Thanks man I appreciate it. Hoping that I finally got things dialed in as far as fighting off the cyano. Can't wait to see if things start growing better now that they don't have webs of cyano growing on then at all times :grinning-face-with-sweat:
 
Been a busy Saturday and haven't been on at all...but...here's a mama Yuma and her baby!
Im not familiar with these. Where's the baby for somebody who doesn't know where to look?
 
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I just picked up my guitar from getting a set-up performed after I finished my build.


I think we have some axe players here, so I'm going to post about my 5 year build. I started this in 2020 getting this piece by piece. I live in Seattle -Tacoma area and was able to visit the Lollar shop in Tacoma and get a T52 neck pickup, which I mostly use, and ordered a Semour Dunkin 52 Tele bridge pickup. Has a Mojotone wiring harness. Everything in it is 52 Telecaster for sound. Body, neck and tuners are modern. I choose this route because Fender doesn't offer anything like this.

Any way thanks for letting me brag.
That looks awesome.
Here’s my kids!
 

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

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

    Votes: 6 31.6%
  • Quite a bit, but an automatic feeder can change my answer

    Votes: 4 21.1%
  • It depends on whether my nutrient export can handle it

    Votes: 3 15.8%
  • It depends on how badly I want the fish

    Votes: 5 26.3%
  • Not much. I’m willing to adjust my routine

    Votes: 4 21.1%
  • Not at all. Feeding demands don’t limit my stocking choices

    Votes: 4 21.1%
  • I usually learn about the demanding feeding schedule after buying the fish!

    Votes: 1 5.3%
  • I haven’t really considered this before

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Something else (see my comments in the thread)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
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