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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
I dont like burial cable. Not in Maine, frost can push some rocks around a lot. That said, it's usually fine. If you have it on 12/2 and it's not a long run, your good. You can technically use 15a devices i think but it has to be so many devices minimum i think. I always run 20's as they aren't expensive.
yeah, I have a freezer that was the other devise wired in. I think I'm supposed to have 2 outlets at least. it's just a 20 amp circuit to a junction box then to the 20 amp outlet and freezer plugs in. I can always convert the junction box to an outlet. and plug in the radon detector.
 
I bought some brightwell aquatics garlic drops. I just add a few drops to their food when I thaw it out
Garlic Xtreme is very concentrated, I use one drop but you have a much larger tank with many more mouths to so it’s probably about the same.
 
yeah, I have a freezer that was the other devise wired in. I think I'm supposed to have 2 outlets at least. it's just a 20 amp circuit to a junction box then to the 20 amp outlet and freezer plugs in. I can always convert the junction box to an outlet. and plug in the radon detector.
A 20a circuit, on 12/2 with a single 20a outlet is perfectly fine.
 
Garlic Xtreme is very concentrated, I use one drop but you have a much larger tank with many more mouths to so it’s probably about the same.
I do like 1/2 a dropper but not very often. And with 2 cubes of food and selcon, and I fill my little cup up with about a ¼ cup of saltwater as well
 
I do like 1/2 a dropper but not very often. And with 2 cubes of food and selcon, and I fill my little cup up with about a ¼ cup of saltwater as well
Same Garlic Xtreme, Vitachem and Selcon on 1/2 cube in water from the tank.
 
Which ever you prefer. Me, as long as it's not a profanity, I'll answer. Well, that's not entirely true. I've been called some pretty salty names and I've answered! Lol!
Haha that's awesome man. Rock/rocky/rocko are cool nicknames. Having the name John, your options are limited... and not so great...
 
Same Garlic Xtreme, Vitachem and Selcon on 1/2 cube in water from the tank.
I never tried vitachem. Might look into it. I'm a firm believer that most of our success or failures with fish comes from their diet
 
Just a few weeks after the changes we made to my dad's tank, I love that carpet anemone he bought yesterday.

Way to go Luis! That's how to take care of pops! So much heart there
 
Haha that's awesome man. Rock/rocky/rocko are cool nicknames. Having the name John, your options are limited... and not so great...
This was my Rocko.
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Haha that's awesome man. Rock/rocky/rocko are cool nicknames. Having the name John, your options are limited... and not so great...
I don't get a lot of nicknames but everyone says 1 of 2 things: Mikey, he likes it! Or MIKE MIKE MIKE! GEUSS WHAT DAY IT IS!?!?! HUMP DAYYY
 
Just a few weeks after the changes we made to my dad's tank, I love that carpet anemone he bought yesterday.

Wanna come overhaul my tank? Wow, good job!
 
I don't get a lot of nicknames but everyone says 1 of 2 things: Mikey, he likes it! Or MIKE MIKE MIKE! GEUSS WHAT DAY IT IS!?!?! HUMP DAYYY
I totally get it. Mike is another easy name to make nicknames for. I'm a big guy named John. Do you know how many times people have asked me if I've ever heard this song?
 
It's a shame that we have to lose our little pals. He's so beautiful, I know he ate well too.
Ya that was a hard one, you know how a dog picks out one person in the family? I was his person.🧡
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I totally get it. Mike is another easy name to make nicknames for. I'm a big guy named John. Do you know how many times people have asked me if I've ever heard this song?

Classic!
 
I need to get my masters... I hear hack job stories like this all the time. Nothing but time is the problem. Gotta take a 45hr code update before I can sit for my masters exam and I barely have time to manage all my duties as is lol
My step son is going to sit for his apprenticeship exam. I think that's what it is. He knows his stuff, he just sucks at taking tests. I'm super proud of him though for choosing a trade career!
 
Not that I’m aware of, no one has mentioned it and I haven’t seen many pictures of people’s sticks on this thread. But as usual I could be wrong.
You asking for stick pics Kev?
 

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