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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 see what you did there, you pulled a Tim! That’s hilarious because it’s true. Thanks I don’t know how I went through life and never saw that one, I feel complete, you complete me John and you had me at hello!:zany-face::zany-face:
 
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Happy Sunday all. Its been a crazy busy weekend. Quick euphyllia garden shot as lights are almost out.


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Ditto, except I don't have that magnificent thing in my tank!!
Aye yai yai
 
Look what i noticed yesterday! My chalice didnt seem the happiest recently, and I happened to see this thing move while looking at it, so i popped it out and it was a big old vermatid monster, luckily uncrusted right to the plug. I was able to pop it off with a pair of bone cutters pretty cleanly and besides a little tissue recesion where the vermatid was irritating it, today seems much much happier! I didnt circle it but its about center of the screen poking out just under the edge of the chalice.
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Look what i noticed yesterday! My chalice didnt seem the happiest recently, and I happened to see this thing move while looking at it, so i popped it out and it was a big old vermatid monster, luckily uncrusted right to the plug. I was able to pop it off with a pair of bone cutters pretty cleanly and besides a little tissue recesion where the vermatid was irritating it, today seems much much happier! I didnt circle it but its about center of the screen poking out just under the edge of the chalice.
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Look at all that coraline algae!
 
Look at all that coraline algae!
It's coming in thick now! My tanks really coming along nicely as it's maturing. I'm building a LED/T5 hybrid setup soon and I'm pretty pumped for that. Picked up some 4 ft 8 bulb t5 grow light fixtures the other day for $20. Stainless housings with the actual mylar reflectors. Gonna try and build something fancy and if it doesnt work, oh well, it was $20, I still have the other light, and I'll have spare parts!

That said, I'm finally seeing growth on multiple corals so very very happy with it!

Nice gonis btw!
 
I actually didn't realize what it was and thought my chalice was sending out mucas to catch food? Looking back that was a dumb assumption but took this picture a few days ago.
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So far most things looked good in the tank. there is one hammer that didn’t looked the best. Not sure if I will lose him. If I lose him tomorrow should I do a second round of medicine?
 

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So far most things looked good in the tank. there is one hammer that didn’t looked the best. Not sure if I will lose him. If I lose him tomorrow should I do a second round of medicine?
I didn’t but if you’re getting your information from a different source that you trust, do what you think is best for your tank. I’m pulling for you Parker.
 
Happy Sunday all. Its been a crazy busy weekend. Quick euphyllia garden shot as lights are almost out.


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That is an outstanding collection! I can't wait to see how you use them in your build
 
I see what you did there, you pulled a Tim! That’s hilarious because it’s true. Thanks I don’t know how I went through life and never saw that one, I feel complete, you complete me John and you had me at hello!:zany-face::zany-face:
flight of the conchords dancing GIF by HBO
 
I see what you did there, you pulled a Tim! That’s hilarious because it’s true. Thanks I don’t know how I went through life and never saw that one, I feel complete, you complete me John and you had me at hello!:zany-face::zany-face:
One of my favorites of his lol
 
I actually didn't realize what it was and thought my chalice was sending out mucas to catch food? Looking back that was a dumb assumption but took this picture a few days ago.
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Hey man you caught it. That coral would've died before a lot of other reefers saved it.
 

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