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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
Mine too. But I love it and plan to keep as long as I can.
Mines a 2016 and while sometimes I might like a newer or different car I really really like not having a monthly payment so I will just keep her as long as I can. Lol
 
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FTS of my little 40 breeder while I wait for my glasscages tank to arrive. No filters as I run a more natural light spectrum
Beautiful!
 
Went down to my shop with the intentions of cleaning it up. But got side tracked and used some scraps of wood to make a dosing container (voss water bottles) holder . I will use it after sanding and painting to match the stand. Will mount to the side of the stand. My new Kamoer F4 PRO Wifi Doser is on the way
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I don't know what to do in this case, I have never removed the sand in this tank so that they always have to eat, and with this problem of high phosphates I can't add food in quantity.
Sinking pellets close to it? That's how I supplement my conchs and one of the foods I give the white spotted hermit.
 
Caught up! Church this morning. Now wife is at her baby shower and I'm going to hang out with some of the other husbands and children.
 
Well I moved my tailspot blennies barnacle across the tank from the torch, and that seems to have done the trick. I'll keep watching to make sure it doesn't continue.
 
I will try to get the Voss label off the bottles like this guy in the video, using a long soak in vinegar. If that don't work, paint remover should get it.


Wow. I didn’t think vinegar would do that.
 
I will try to get the Voss label off the bottles like this guy in the video, using a long soak in vinegar. If that don't work, paint remover should get it.


 

IF YOU HAD TO OPERATE EVERYTHING ELSE MANUALLY, WHICH AUTOMATED SYSTEM WOULD YOU KEEP?

  • Auto top-off

    Votes: 51 58.0%
  • Automated dosing

    Votes: 6 6.8%
  • Mechanical filtration / roller filter

    Votes: 4 4.5%
  • Automated water testing

    Votes: 3 3.4%
  • Automatic feeding

    Votes: 1 1.1%
  • Lighting schedule

    Votes: 15 17.0%
  • Controller and remote monitoring

    Votes: 3 3.4%
  • Leak detection and emergency shutoff

    Votes: 1 1.1%
  • Automatic water changes

    Votes: 3 3.4%
  • None. I prefer to operate everything manually

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Something else (explain in the comments)

    Votes: 1 1.1%
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