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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
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The problem is my strain doesn't melt so the market is flooded locally...

I sell them cheap - $40 per polyp but I usually drop the price even more when people want to buy some.
I want some lol
 
I think the "mature tank" only is a reefing tale. It has more to do with stable parameters. Most 'new' tanks have unstable parameters for a little while unless they are cycled right.
Exactly
 
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The problem is my strain doesn't melt so the market is flooded locally...

I sell them cheap - $40 per polyp but I usually drop the price even more when people want to buy some.
I will gladly buy some Tim!
 
I agree on the mag John, that article was meant is it really doesn't have to be tested if you are dosing it in a reasonable manner... ie... AFR or Randys DIY two part. I know my euphyllia look much better when I started dosing AFR with an additional capful of mag.
Did you see those photos I posted? I sent you those last night, but they look like I took them with a potato through a smudged window!
Slowly catching up this morning! I'm currently using your last pic of the green torch to convince my wife that "we" need one like it.
 
I just got some pee cups. Getting ready to start test shipping.
Uhmm... I do hope you are talking about zoas sir! I really do not want the other sample.
 
Slowly catching up this morning! I'm currently using your last pic of the green torch to convince my wife that "we" need one like it.
$40 bucks brother.
 
That was deep John... I had to Google half the words you wrote!
Crap. Now you probably realize I have no idea what I'm babbling about
 
Crap. Now you probably realize I have no idea what I'm babbling about
lol! I understood what you were saying and you wrote it quite well. It made perfect sense.
 
Yea, but I don't know why it's like that. I'm still trying to learn the good/ decent/ best parameter in measurements
Maybe your consumption is low due to coral selection? Or maybe your salt mixes high mag?
 

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