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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
This was a few years ago. Went out in my brother in law’s boat out of Ashtabula., 50 minutes north of where I am.
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Nice catch!

I Know Ashtabula well. Most of my inland lake fishing was from a friend's bass boat and that whole area was our main fishing area or down around Akron.
 
Nice catch!

I Know Ashtabula well. Most of my inland lake fishing was from a friend's bass boat and that whole area was our main fishing area or down around Akron.
Great small mouth fishing there!
 
I have that one too, Tom, love it
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Hmmm, Three Little Fishies? Think I need more coffee. I have the TWO Little Fishies Nori Clip as well that I use for things that don't go easily into the pouch like Sea Veggies Red Seaweed.
 
Hmmm, Three Little Fishies? Think I need more coffee. I have the TWO Little Fishies Nori Clip as well that I use for things that don't go easily into the pouch like Sea Veggies Red Seaweed.
I didn't even realize lol
 
Good morning John. How is the tank doing this morning?
Everything seems to be holding where I left it last night Keith. The few survivors I had left are still good. Im going to do an extra large water change after work.
 
As requested, I cheated a little as I took these at my favorite time of day to watch the tank. The tank is just starting to wake up, the only light on is the Meridian 11 and it is pretty close to daylight balance. The shots were taken with no filters.

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Beautiful Tom!
 
You are always welcome sir. I'd be a tad of drive for you. But... we could find somewhere that had an oyster bar!
Sold!!! I bet we would spend our bail money in the first 24 hours!! You guys do keep bail money just in case, right?
 
Everything seems to be holding where I left it last night Keith. The few survivors I had left are still good. Im going to do an extra large water change after work.
Keep us posted and you can also text me if you need to brother
 
Sold!!! I bet we would spend our bail money in the first 24 hours!! You guys do keep bail money just in case, right?
Oh, I need to let my wife respond to this one! LOL!! Let me just say... YESSSS!
 
As requested, I cheated a little as I took these at my favorite time of day to watch the tank. The tank is just starting to wake up, the only light on is the Meridian 11 and it is pretty close to daylight balance. The shots were taken with no filters.

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Man that is one incredible looking reef, my friend! That looks like the ocean in your living room.
I love the lightning
 
Man that is one incredible looking reef, my friend! That looks like the ocean in your living room.
I love the lightning
Thanks, it is like that for about an hour in the morning (9 till 10 am) then the Primes and Blades start to cycle up and the Meridian starts to go brighter and bluer. By 2pm the tank is Windex-city. I'm actually trying to shift the balance a little more daylight slowly.

Here is the tank just an hour and forty-five minutes later (also unfiltered).

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Thanks, it is like that for about an hour in the morning (9 till 10 am) then the Primes and Blades start to cycle up and the Meridian starts to go brighter and bluer. By 2pm the tank is Windex-city. I'm actually trying to shift the balance a little more daylight slowly.

Here is the tank just an hour and forty-five minutes later (also unfiltered).

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I love the look. I definitely lean blue on my tank with a little more white in the day. I love my radion. I was thinking of supplementing with An AI glow or meridian uv bar eventually. Killer setup Tom. You should be extremely happy with it
 

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