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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
Amanda, I don't see the RFA pics in your build or am I looking at the wrong build?
You are looking at my big tank build. Turn your phone sideways there's a link in my signature.
 
Amanda. As requested! You can see the tote that I'm curing rock in for my build!
 

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Has anything else been plugged in downstream on the same circuit? In other words, what else is tripping in the house when the breaker trips? Potentially you have a bad neutral downstream of the outlet or you have a fan or something kick on downstream that causes an overdraw.
nothing is plugged in. the other outlets are dining room. so far it has been fine after removing the GFCI. May not be safe right now but need to rule that out.
 
Amanda. As requested! You can see the tote that I'm curing rock in for my build!
Now I want pink gloves... purple would be my first choice though.
 
the covered bridge is 4' long and the station about 2'x2'. they are real buildings. I think the station was on the Swiss railway, Susch?. but I made the stuff to scale so there are no longer boards than what would have been available back then. found to "age" wood, you mix a bottle of India ink with 90% isopropyl and spray it on wood. when alcohol evaporates you are left with weathered looking wood. I did all this during baby naps as the stay at home dad.
Excellent work sir!
 
nothing is plugged in. the other outlets are dining room. so far it has been fine after removing the GFCI. May not be safe right now but need to rule that out.
Why you use a GFCI?
 
Now I want pink gloves... purple would be my first choice though.
Oh, they came with a purple pair and green pair. It leaves rings around my forearms though...lol...
 
Amanda. As requested! You can see the tote that I'm curing rock in for my build!
Oh yeah digging those pink gloves. :star-struck:
 
the covered bridge is 4' long and the station about 2'x2'. they are real buildings. I think the station was on the Swiss railway, Susch?. but I made the stuff to scale so there are no longer boards than what would have been available back then. found to "age" wood, you mix a bottle of India ink with 90% isopropyl and spray it on wood. when alcohol evaporates you are left with weathered looking wood. I did all this during baby naps as the stay at home dad.
Funny thing is I built all of mine while ostracized to one room while my wife was giving violin lessons. When the pandemic hit and she stopped giving lessons, I stopped building structures. Now my wife is in a small college orchestra and I'm starting to eye my buildings again...
 

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