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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
Happy birthday Jennifer! We sure do miss you, the Smorgasbord hasn't been the same since you left!
 
Good morning! I'm just back here lurking and working. 😁
Well sir, I hope you have a productive day! At least it's a short work week.
 
Well sir, I hope you have a productive day! At least it's a short work week.
Yeah, working from home today and Wednesday. Currently reviewing construction plans for new developments and new commercial construction projects. Tomorrow I gotta drop my daughter off at school and go into the office for a few hours while she's in class and then pick her up and work from home the rest of the day.
 
I woke up this morning to all of my beautiful fish being dead. I checked salinity and temp. All fine there. The water looks like it might be a bit hazy. Not 100% sure. I did a test strip real quick just out of reaction and have detectable nitrites!?!
 
I woke up this morning to all of my beautiful fish being dead. I checked salinity and temp. All fine there. The water looks like it might be a bit hazy. Not 100% sure. I did a test strip real quick just out of reaction and have detectable nitrites!?!
Oh no I'm so sorry this happened! What an awful thing to wake up to!
 
Any ideas?
Do you have a pic of the tank so I can see the water? Sounds like a bacteria bloom. Did anything die in there that you know of before this happened?
 
Oh no I'm so sorry this happened! What an awful thing to wake up to!
Devastating. I dont know if my corals are next or not. I still feel so bad that I dont want to get out of bed
 

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