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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
My yellow coris wrasse has been violently attacking the glass all day, not scratching his body. Any ideas? Luis and @JoJosReef have you seen this behavior?
 
My yellow coris wrasse has been violently attacking the glass all day, not scratching his body. Any ideas? Luis and @JoJosReef have you seen this behavior?
Could it be stress or that he's already too big for the tank? That's what occurs to me, but I don't know anything about it.
 
can you guys help walk me through setting up this 10 gallon for the cbb? ive never tried this before. do i just get water from my display tank? or make fresh? i was going to throw in rock from fuge. i know a heater and bubbler. am i missing something?
When it is full of water you can make a mark so that you can refill it with RO water.
 
thank you kevin and luis! is it better to get it set up several days in advance?
To be sure there is no leak and that everything goes well it would be better but it doesn't matter much if you are going to use water and rocks from your display
 
I saved a couple of frags from a tank that was destroyed a few weeks back. only ones to make it was a zoa and a duncan. They are doing great. The duncan looks bigger than mine.

before while in my makeshift tub.

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After, and on my sand bed in my display

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I saved a couple of frags from a tank that was destroyed a few weeks back. only ones to make it was a zoa and a duncan. They are doing great. The duncan looks bigger than mine.

before while in my makeshift tub.

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After, and on my sand bed in my display

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Look healthy and happy! I had those zoas a long time ago, I believe they were named blue steel.
 
Look healthy and happy! I had those zoas a long time ago, I believe they were named blue steel.
I have no idea, orange mouth, bluish area then green on fringe
 
My yellow coris wrasse has been violently attacking the glass all day, not scratching his body. Any ideas? Luis and @JoJosReef have you seen this behavior?
So no flashing against the sand? I haven't seen this with a chrysus. My leopard occasionally tracks herself up and down the glass when it's just been cleaned and is very reflective.

Maybe try holding a mirror up on the other side of the tank and see if it is going after the mirror reflection. Maybe becoming a bit aggressive towards conspecifics?
 
Let me see if I understood. By "sentence," you meant a prison sentence. Sorry if that was the intention. You know, I studied in communism, which is worse than public school. Lol.
Uh Oh Lol GIF by Magic Eden
 
Let me see if I understood. By "sentence," you meant a prison sentence. Sorry if that was the intention. You know, I studied in communism, which is worse than public school. Lol
Worse than public school!? What have I gotten into here? At least some magnet school kids in here??
 
60 minutes out of the gate Summer Break
Oh man, I really hate to hear that my friend. Im sure I'll find out what happened as I read on, but I offer my best wishes to you buddy.
 
I was bored so I made some bruschetta, Italian bread, olive oil, garlic paste, tomato, Hungarian hot pepper and mozzarella cheese lightly toasted. I know, paper plate, I’ve thrown in the towel trying to keep up with Pauls plate presentations.
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That's my kind of appetizer right there, with a nice glass of prosecco
 

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