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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
@Nor'easter Reefer I did that with my last order. I don't have a sump, so she floated them with the lid pinning the tops of the bags down so they didn't float around and break off my sps. Should be good buddy. It's your best option considering
Alright sweet! Pretty pumped!
 
I got them through SBB who says they pack with pure oxygen, and claim that means they can last 2 days in the bag, and I assume it's temperature and shipping jostling that is the big damaging factors?
Sbb does an outstanding job packing ime
 
Which her inspecting for DOA's covers. I just gotta figure out how to explain what DOA looks like to her even though I've never ordered corals online either lol. I assume, it isn't black/overly brown, and isn't falling apart is the best description lol
Sometimes it's hard to tell. It's best to take pictures and have them just in case. Maybe she could send them to.you if it isn't asking too much.
 
Yeah me too! Are you gluing acans to rock work, sanbed, or frag racks?
Thinking sand bed. I got some 3" tiles somewhere i believe.. probably going to build a garden of sorts?
 
Sometimes it's hard to tell. It's best to take pictures and have them just in case. Maybe she could send them to.you if it isn't asking too much.
As long as she doesn't have to do the dipping part I'm sure she wouldn't mind :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:
 
@kingranch2003 so I got the 2 acans and the torch coming, plus these 6 and some sort of mystery frag or two. This second batch was all auction and I was able to get the 2 acros for $16 and $18 so here's hoping :grinning-face-with-sweat: i got my afr dialed right in and my nuisance algae is a zero issue now. Gonna retest all parameters in the coming days but everything seems dialed to try my first acros I suppose. Was almost hoping someone would out bid me but I won those bids lol I don't care that for the fact that all of SBB's favias and acan echinatas etc are called "encruster" so we'll see what I actually get. I think those are both favia and not echinata
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Thinking sand bed. I got some 3" tiles somewhere i believe.. probably going to build a garden of sorts?
You can't lose there. In my humble opinion, vary your heights and colors. Don't be afraid to let them touch.
 

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