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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
real good, the torch looks a lot better, others never really seemed to care. I do dose AFR
I've found euphyllia get a little grumpy when nutrients are real low
 
There are no Wynn Dixies here anymore and Publix is about 40 minutes away. I have to order the Chipotle on Amazon because none of the stores here have it.
Same here. I've only seen Wynn Dixie and Publix in the south. Michigan is DEFINATELY not in the south... at least it's warming up a little bit here.
 
There are no Wynn Dixies here anymore and Publix is about 40 minutes away. I have to order the Chipotle on Amazon because none of the stores here have it.
I guess that's one advantage to Arizona, everyplace here carries tons of hot sauce, lots of hot sauce.
 
Morning folks, I have more work ahead of me. I should not have done a water change last week, I have some slight coloration show up on a portion of my sand bed. I tested last night and the numbers are still low. I turned my skimmer off last night, will run it for 3 or 4 hours today, the filter roller sensor is all the way up, may turn it off today and keep an eye on the fleece to see what it looks like and run as needed. Guess I need to make my fish happy with 2 heavy feedings instead of 2 regular feedings.
What do you think bottomed out, causing this? I may be i a similar situation. I can't keep my nutrients up without effort these days.
 
morning everybody its been a second since I've been online reef2reef. Everything is normal with me, gha slowly dissipating.
Awesome buddy. Good to hear from you
 
What do you think bottomed out, causing this? I may be i a similar situation. I can't keep my nutrients up without effort these days

my fuge seemed to cause the problem, the whole fuge was loaded with algae along with the chaeto. The display has minimal algae, mostly just a green color on the rocks. turbo snails are the main clean up crew. I do run a UV light also
 
Same here. I've only seen Wynn Dixie and Publix in the south. Michigan is DEFINATELY not in the south... at least it's warming up a little bit here.
Ya, we are in for a beautiful week, I don’t think we hit 70 degrees since November. I drove around at lunch with my windows down for the first time in a loooooooong time.
 
I guess that's one advantage to Arizona, everyplace here carries tons of hot sauce, lots of hot sauce.
You need to stay warm somehow in the summer.
 
I think I would need at least a dozen, the amount of meat on those is about the same as a chicken wing.
True, when I dove hunt, I only keep the breast. The rest isn't really worth keeping. It's like a bacon bit on a toothpick.
 
Ya, we are in for a beautiful week, I don’t think we hit 70 degrees since November. I drove around at lunch with my windows down for the first time in a loooooooong time.
Same here Kev! Mid michigan is showing signs of spring.
 
True, when I dove hunt, I only keep the breast. The rest isn't really worth keeping. It's like a bacon bit on a toothpick.
Similar to a scallop or a walleye scallop ( cheek meat).
 

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