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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
@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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Do not let the acros throw you off, you've got this. They're going to want your high light, and you need to splash that water around up there. Here's a suggestion. Maybe place them on frag racks or somewhere near where they're going to end up. You should see a ripple across the polyps if they're extended and happy. I'm just collecting mine as frags for now. If they take off, I may mount them. I may not.
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Haven’t posted pics in a while so here’s some for #Smorgasbordafterdark

New lights on the tank. Upgraded from a photon 48 to @Reef Breeders Meridians

Evening and night pictures

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Do not let the acros throw you off, you've got this. They're going to want your high light, and you need to splash that water around up there. Here's a suggestion. Maybe place them on frag racks or somewhere near where they're going to end up. You should see a ripple across the polyps if they're extended and happy. I'm just collecting mine as frags for now. If they take off, I may mount them. I may not.
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Pretty excited! I'll post pictures later!
 
@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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Ohhhh SBB one of my favs! I won one auction and got some wysiwyg stuff from the site before the auctions with a 50% code
 
@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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Nice haul! Hopefully your freebies are good ones!

Here’s my order, the acans I got for 5$ in a random drop, the hammer was normally $140 and I won it in auction for 40$!

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@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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I got an acro too in the auctions. It looks pretty big, and i won it for 30 bucks. Pretty nervous...
 
Anyone in the market for lights, I can confidently recommend the new meridians from Reef Breeders. Two of the smallest lights, Meridian 11, are blanketing my 75g reef front to back

I went from this….48” photon 48 v2+ 48” bar + 24” bar
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And I’m getting equal to better coverage, and more color, and more control, equal par, from these two little Meridian 11 panels
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Ohhhh SBB one of my favs! I won one auction and got some wysiwyg stuff from the site before the auctions with a 50% code
My torch, and 2 acans were wysiwyg 50% off! :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:
 
Nice haul! Hopefully your freebies are good ones!

Here’s my order, the acans I got for 5$ in a random drop, the hammer was normally $140 and I won it in auction for 40$!

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That's awesome! I didn't get any goni, I heard they were hard. Otherwise I'd love the movement
 
Anyone in the market for lights, I can confidently recommend the new meridians from Reef Breeders. Two of the smallest lights, Meridian 11, are blanketing my 75g reef front to back

I went from this….48” photon 48 v2+ 48” bar + 24” bar
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And I’m getting equal to better coverage, and more color, and more control, equal par, from these two little Meridian 11 panels
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I'm chewing over supplemental lighting vs lighting overhaul but if I do a overhaul it won't be for awhile.
 

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