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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
That is crazy man! It is so bright, I bet you can see that hammer across the room. Mine is looking good, but closing for the night. I'll try to get a better picture tomorrow when it opens.
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John, that looks awesome! I can't wait to see it all happy in your beautiful tank. You have some of the nicest corals on R2R!
 
I love maple syrup on pancakes with peanut butter on them!
Pancakes and peanut butter is sooo good! Anyone who isn't doing it is seriously missing out (Unless you have an allergy)
 
Next season will be much more legit! This is my first time ever tapping trees and making my own syrup! Here's hoping tonight's goes well!
I made maple syrup a few years ago, it was fun in all but got to be too much work for us. The maple syrup was amazing though.
 
John, that looks awesome! I can't wait to see it all happy in your beautiful tank. You have some of the nicest corals on R2R!
Thanks Walker, geez that is super nice man. This is one of the most enjoyable things I've ever done in my life. Smorgasbord fam included
 
I don't really have any good shops up my way, besides cultivated reef, so when I work down that way, I treat myself :grimacing-face:
Cultivated reef seems legit. That grafted setosa is gorgeous, and usually much pricier. That's if you can even find them.
 
This week has sucked every last spark of energy out of me! So, so busy. Is it Friday tomorrow?! Ugh.

Good night folks! Go do great things tomorrow!

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This week has sucked every last spark of energy out of me! So, so busy. Is it Friday tomorrow?! Ugh.

Good night folks! Go do great things tomorrow!

Sesame Street Fainting GIF
Good night Walker!
 
Phosphate reactor installed thanks to @00W help and guide, thank youuu, let's get those phosphates down ;)
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Just go slowly so you don't create an unbalanced ratio too fast between nitrate and phosphate and get some algae. Me it was cyano by reducing nitrate.
 
Just go slowly so you don't create an unbalanced ratio too fast between nitrate and phosphate and get some algae. Me it was cyano by reducing nitrate.
Thank you Rémi, I put it with the valve almost closed to see how it goes, tomorrow I'm going to try to check to see if it gives me less than 0.90, which is what the ULR measures, I think I'm going to buy the one that measures LR too because that way if it goes above 0.90 I can know for sure how much it is.
 
Good morning, I hope your RFAs will do great today.
Thank you they still aren't happy but the lights haven't been on long so maybe they will get better as the day goes on.
 

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