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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
My fault really. It was a warm week. Should have been here Friday. Might file a claim against usps for this one. 3 days after original expected?
I would file the claim
 
@luis angel @kingranch2003 how's the corals doing? Stabilizing at all? You guys added like 20 pages today and I won't be able to find the answers before bed time :grinning-face-with-sweat:
 
Enhance the feed with THC and give them the munchies. They’ll fatten right up!
Ya, but I don’t want to keep making Taco Bell runs and emptying bags of Cheetos into the acclimation box.:zany-face:
 
Amanda, thanks for talking me off the ledge earlier, they are staying in the acclimation box until they molt one more time. On the days I work I spot feed them 3 times and on the days I’m off 4 times so it shouldn’t be long, I’m thinking next weekend.
You are welcome my friend glad I could be of help!
 
Photo dump! Disregard the fact that halfway through my lens kit wasn't lined up right and blocks part of the picture :grinning-face-with-sweat: BTW, notice that for the first time ever my sand looks super clean as my cyano issue seems to have settled itself out :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes: got 4 fish today. A sand sifting goby(I forget the actual name) 2 pajama cardinals(my banggai from Dr reef didn't make it. Slowly started as they wouldn't eat anything) and flasher wrasse that is currently hiding!
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Photo dump! Disregard the fact that halfway through my lens kit wasn't lined up right and blocks part of the picture :grinning-face-with-sweat: BTW, notice that for the first time ever my sand looks super clean as my cyano issue seems to have settled itself out :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes: got 4 fish today. A sand sifting goby(I forget the actual name) 2 pajama cardinals(my banggai from Dr reef didn't make it. Slowly started as they wouldn't eat anything) and flasher wrasse that is currently hiding!
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That gold hammer is beautiful
 
That gold hammer is beautiful
Thanks bud! I just moved it over there today, and if it behaves like the rainbow hammer, tomorrow or the next day it should be almost twice the size. It wasn't getting quite the light it needed where it was. I'm so happy with my tank right now! I was getting rather disheartened blowing off cyano every day for 30-45 mins just to make sure corals didn't die lol.
 
tested last Wednesday, did water change yesterday, so could be different. my terminology is simple, copy and paste from notes

calcium - 420
phos - .025
nitrate - 5.0
dKh - 9.0
mag - 1350
ph - 8.0
Looks pretty good to me.
Fixing to hit the sack, I will try to get overall tank pics under white light in the morning, plus post my testing. even the vials themselves in case I'm way off with my judgment, night everyone
Good night Jimmy!
See you in the morning!
 
Photo dump! Disregard the fact that halfway through my lens kit wasn't lined up right and blocks part of the picture :grinning-face-with-sweat: BTW, notice that for the first time ever my sand looks super clean as my cyano issue seems to have settled itself out :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes: got 4 fish today. A sand sifting goby(I forget the actual name) 2 pajama cardinals(my banggai from Dr reef didn't make it. Slowly started as they wouldn't eat anything) and flasher wrasse that is currently hiding!
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So pretty!
 
These are my noo psyche settings. After reading some recent posts on here I'm thinking that they could use some adjustments.
 

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

  • Auto top-off

    Votes: 56 58.3%
  • Automated dosing

    Votes: 6 6.3%
  • Mechanical filtration / roller filter

    Votes: 4 4.2%
  • Automated water testing

    Votes: 3 3.1%
  • Automatic feeding

    Votes: 1 1.0%
  • Lighting schedule

    Votes: 17 17.7%
  • Controller and remote monitoring

    Votes: 4 4.2%
  • Leak detection and emergency shutoff

    Votes: 1 1.0%
  • Automatic water changes

    Votes: 3 3.1%
  • None. I prefer to operate everything manually

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

    Votes: 1 1.0%
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