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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
Casino surveillance director. Im usually the guy that catches card counters. I taught the whole thread how to cheat at blackjack one time. Lol
That sounds awesome! If you ever need some muscle, let me know!
 
But you had something to photograph? Or did you throw them right away and not send photos?
Mine were dead so I photographed them in the bags. Yours was still alive so you wouldn't have taken the photo. I'd reach out to them and see what they say.
 
I posted earlier about buying fish from liveaquaria and that hasn't gone smoothly, well the fish showed up today(a day late) and the wife brought it home, it was alive but barely. She floated then dumped the fish in, current took the fish away, over the overflow downstairs and into a filter sock, she got it out. Its still alive, she's calling me asking what to do, expecting me to fix it somehow but im an hour away, she's all worked up and overwhelmed so she's angry. Says she brought it up, put it into the tank and she lost it so she left :face-with-spiral-eyes: probably going to die and get eaten and instead of getting something with a $100 gift card, I spent like $10 to get rid of it :expressionless-face:
Dang man, that's rough. The highs in this hobby are amazing, but man the lows are really tough sometimes. Sorry this happened Mike. Hopefully your corals are still thriving
 
Really? You think they'll go for it if I can't find the fish? I mean, it did get delayed and I had to change my game plan on the fly to have her do everything so that helps my case
Maybe the fish is hiding which is normal, cuc or another fish can't eat a fish in a second without you seeing it
 
Finally! 5 months after placing the order! Glasscages does it right. Really looking forward to uncrating this at the terminal for a visual inspection!


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That is awesome news, my friend!
 
Good morning everyone, @kevgib67 it seems like we agree to post the same photo in the morning. Yesterday I took the photo for today's good morning and it's also a hammer, lol.
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It sure is!!
 
Last night I noticed that I had just become the father of my first two aiptasias and they are huge lol, taking a picture of the hammer I saw something that looked like it and when I looked closely it was exactly what I feared, they are in a difficult place to photograph but I will try in the afternoon
Strike now Luis! These things are prolific.
 
I find a higher mag definitely helps with algae
I was really surprised. I was bordering on having a problem with gha. It is literally turning loose of the rock and floating through the tank. I can't say for sure if it's mag, but that is the only change I've made.
 
I was really surprised. I was bordering on having a problem with gha. It is literally turning loose of the rock and floating through the tank. I can't say for sure if it's mag, but that is the only change I've made.
I read numerous posts on R2R stating the same thing brother. I don't have GHA so I can't confirm it being true. I do run my mag about 1500 so that may be why I don't really algae.
 
Morning Luis!
I am a dad to lossa aiptasia my friend!
Welcome to the club!!!
I also still have a few Aiptasia. Apparently the nudis, if there are still any in the tank, don't like to hang out on the return Loc-line. I have three big ones there but I'm leaving them be for now. I still don't see any in the display other than the on the return so I figure it is an auto feeder for the nudis. I may have to do something soon though since I just put the gyres back in and they are a breeding ground for the Aiptasia.
 
Morning Joel!
Another proud Aptasia papa I see! Honestly, if there weren't so invasive, they can be quite pretty to see moving in the current. Mojanos as well, they literally glow under blue lights. That would be a great idea for a small cube. Just have aptasia, mojanos, couple other "pests" in there. Try and keep it as 'natural' as if you were looking at a piece of an actual lagoon reef.
What do you want to bet that if I set up and Aiptasia tank I wouldn't be able to keep them alive?
 

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