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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 picked up some Greek yogurt and yeast flakes today at the store for the white worms. They're going to be eating better than me!
They love the yogurt. Are you smearing it on bread? I did that then shook some fish food flakes on it. The bread was gone in less than 2 days.
 
This is the original porcelain crab, lazy little bugger. Just laying on his back fanning and fanning.
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I love mine as well.
 

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I did get some updated pictures of my pico for you guys when I did a water change.
 

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They love the yogurt. Are you smearing it on bread? I did that then shook some fish food flakes on it. The bread was gone in less than 2 days.
Yes, this is what I did!
 
The back 40 is growing in nice. At the far end the soft neck garlic is 7”-8” if you zoom in. I have more snap peas growing in the sunroom from seeds as well as cucumbers that will finding
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their way in the garden. Cucumbers won’t go in until the end of this month.
 
The back 40 is growing in nice. At the far end the soft neck garlic is 7”-8” if you zoom in. I have more snap peas growing in the sunroom from seeds as well as cucumbers that will finding
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their way in the garden. Cucumbers won’t go in until the end of this month.
Right now Jason is picking peppers lol
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does it matter if the yogurt is flavored?
I'd use just plain Greek yogurt, because flavored yogurt not only has sugar but I'm sure other types of harmful things like preservatives, etc.

I going to try to make a homeade batch of yogurt tonight! I eat yogurt everyday so it makes sense for me to do it. I'll save lots of money in the long-run!
 
How long has this tank been going, Wes? It looks like a nice mature, healthy reef. Nice!
I filled it the second time on December 12. 2023 (had to check my build thread).
 
According to the video I posted it should just plain Greek yogurt.
I will add that I fed flavored yogurt to the culture once or twice when I didn't have anything else. Mostly now I feed fish flakes.
 
I filled it the second time on December 12. 2023 (had to check my build thread).
Man it looks very healthy. You can tell the corals like the water they're in
 

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