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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
This what happened when I blinked.
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Kevin that is awesome buddy. Look at all those memories. You'll always see them as those little ones, but you've turned em into great adults. My hat's off, go Dad.
 
This brings back bad memories lol ( first photo )
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That is nerve wracking lol. My emerald did that at first too, I was like, do I throw this dude out or not? I did not
 
That is nerve wracking lol. My emerald did that at first too, I was like, do I throw this dude out or not? I did not
I had 2, one green and one red and they ate a torch and a hammer, they made a small flight to the middle of the street
 
What's the awesome Mardi Gras coral in the last picture Kev?
Actually I posted two days ago and 1200 pages ago that I thought of you when I bought it. Colors don’t show well, its not in direct lighting, it’s a mostly royal blue with green streaks acan.
 
I had 2, one green and one red and they ate a torch and a hammer, they made a small flight to the middle of the street
I know a yellow damsel that suffered a similar fate.
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I told my son what you all said about him looking like me. He wants to know why you are insulting someone you don’t even know and wants know what he ever did to you?
 
I told my son what you all said about him looking like me. He wants to know why you are insulting someone you don’t even know and wants know what he ever did to you?
Tell him we're talking about feelings and being a great human being ;)
 
My 2 pincushion urchins are awesome. They eat so much algae. They scrape the rock clean. The rock always looks different after the urchin clean it because there is absolutely no algae left on it.

You can see my pencil urchin on the left and my pincushion on the right. Not the best pic
I have your baby, wife, you and your family in my prayers from now until Wednesday Wes!
Thank you!
 

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So when I first fill the reactor, I flush it in the sink with fresh water so no salinity issues.
I then install it in the sump.
That's why I like reactors outside the sump.
I always plumb the output with floppy hose in case I want to shut it down but the media is still good.
Another way I did it is hook the pump to a timer and run a couple of hours a day.
Either way, test,test, test.
What tests do you use Joel? No rush to answer.
 

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