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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
Would it be detrimental to my pico if I run the light maybe an hour in the morning, then turn off and then run the light again for the longer time frame? Just trying to have it on at optimal viewing time line breakfast/supper.
Are your lights on an app or controller?
 
Also what are the rod things called that I have seen used in videos that go through rocks to hold them in place in the tank?
Acrylic rods.
 
I'd just have them come on earlier at a low setting and ride that setting until you ramp them up... won't hurt them a bit. Just don't blast them for 14 hours! LOL
 
Thanks, holding off on any fish for a while, or at least trying to, my wife has fallen in love with the two something-or-other Storm or maybe Storm something-or-other clowns in the display tank at AZ Reef Monster. I keep saying no but...

Luckily the ones they had for sale didn't do it for her. Might end up adding another tank.
Well LE has designer clowns for $40 right now...
 
True, but it's a really quick job, I'd just dunk the rock in RO and drill it out
I agree. I geuss I didn't specify properly. I don't think it requires water the same way glass or tile does. Just a quick spritz :grimacing-face:
 
want us to send you some grass?
Make sure you wrap it cellophane, use two ziplock baggies and then wrap it in tinfoil. Put an air freshener in there just in case. Oh wait... for his lawn? Nevermind. :zany-face:
 
Just to clear the air. I don't dabble in the devil's lettuce. Being a Federal Employee and Registered Nurse, I woudn't look good in an orange jumpsuit.
 
I agree. I geuss I didn't specify properly. I don't think it requires water the same way glass or tile does. Just a quick spritz :grimacing-face:
But, it is good you mentioned it, because yes, it does create dust.
 
I love Gold Hammers. Unfortunately ours met up with the Peppermint Shrimp mob and devoured. hopefully on of my LFSs get another one in sometime. It grew from two heads to eight and then decimated to 2.5 in one night and it never recovered.
Sorry to hear that! If you lived closer I’d gladly give you a frag. I currently have a 7 head frag that is spoken for by a local guy.
 
Good point, when my wife asks "why did you buy more stuff for the tank"... I can blame Tim
You wouldn't be the first and you won't be the last.
 
You wouldn't be the first and you won't be the last.
I do it basically on a weekly basis, but I blame my "reef people" as a whole. Yall are like the bad kids that hangout beyond the swings on the playground
 
Just to clear the air. I don't dabble in the devil's lettuce. Being a Federal Employee and Registered Nurse, I woudn't look good in an orange jumpsuit.
Well that's great to know. Now I have to.find something else for your Christmas present.
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