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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
I just got home, the royal pencil still hasn't appeared. Any thoughts?
maybe it comes out at night. something must be scaring it to hide in the sand. if you dig for it it might make it worse.
 
maybe it comes out at night. something must be scaring it to hide in the sand. if you dig for it it might make it worse.
No, I haven't moved the sand thinking about that, I don't think he comes out at night, he always came out around 3 pm and today is the second day, we have to wait and see what happens.
 
I just got home, the royal pencil still hasn't appeared. Any thoughts?
My firefish hid for a whole week, I thought he was dead. Then one day he decided he was ready to come back out. Maybe he just got spooked?
 
My firefish hid for a whole week, I thought he was dead. Then one day he decided he was ready to come back out. Maybe he just got spooked?
I don't think he's gotten into a fight with any fish, but anything can happen. Clownfish are a little jealous of the Cinnamon Grandis Palys, but I've never seen them attack him specifically.
 
Anyone got suggestions on a fish that would be ok in my pico? I have read/ watched videos that said tailspot blenny, clown goby, and firefish as well as others I can't remember but wanted to see if you guys had other suggestions.
Watchman goby/pistol shrimp combo!
 
delicata squash night, falafel, potato and hummus
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Wow, you should be achef. Your presentation is amazing. I bet you could make Kraft macaroni and cheese or ramen look like a 5 star gourmet meal!
 
Relaxing a bit after waking up at 4am to work today ;)
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Please don’t take this as criticism but why are your legs the color of milk when you live in Miami? :thinking-face:
 
Please don’t take this as criticism but why are your legs the color of milk when you live in Miami? :thinking-face:
It's not summer and beach time yet lol and I work in pants more than 10 hours a day, in summer they take a different color lol
 
Please don’t take this as criticism but why are your legs the color of milk when you live in Miami? :thinking-face:
Is it possible to have legs whiter than milk? If so that would be mine...
 
It's not summer and beach time yet lol and I work in pants more than 10 hours a day, in summer they take a different color lol
Glad to hear because melanoma is a real thing Dermatologist down there are driving around in Miami Vice vehicles while dermatologist in northeastern Ohio are living near the poverty level because we only get a few days of sun a year. :winking-face:
 
I just got home, the royal pencil still hasn't appeared. Any thoughts?
And you don't see him anywhere in the floor? Have you checked the overflow/sump?
 
No, I haven't moved the sand thinking about that, I don't think he comes out at night, he always came out around 3 pm and today is the second day, we have to wait and see what happens.
My melanurus and garnoti both disappeared for a couple of weeks when they were first added. Sometimes sand sleepers do that and then they just show up all of the sudden - both were fat and happy when they finally emerged.
 

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