20230926_180324.jpg

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
thoughts on a maxima clam? should I get one or no? I heard if they die, they nuke the tank. seems the 1.5-2" size is plentiful.
If anyone can do it, you can. Ive always loved the idea of keeping a clam. Id love to see you get one if it's right for your reef.
 
Tipping the last of the water into the ATO
My brother's family have eaten crawdads out of that creek. It has tons of fresh mussels too, but Fish and Game says they're not safe to eat
just do it GIF by Rhett and Link
 
I still have my 2 shrimp in their bucket so I put a ton of rock, my used to be beautiful zoa rock in there and changed the water.
They've got a heater and airstone.
I bug them a lot.
I like to know if they're alive.
I decided to just leave them be for awhile with the rock and see what happens.
They are very small and I'm going to stop by petco tomorrow and pick up a few more if they have them.
Joel im so sorry the berghia didnt work for you. I added 10 and my entire tank is free of visible aiptasia. I see babies crawling around day and night nipping at the new ones popping up.
 
Well...Catherine and I had a meeting with our pastor this morning. I thought we would discuss one thing that we had to talk about and be on our way, half hour tops. Nope. Once that topic was done (related to the possibility of my needing treatment), Father started asking me how ALL my brothers and their families were doing. That of course led to other topics and I wound up bringing up 2 or 3 more myself. So the meeting knocked a 2 hour hole in my day. 4 of our boys and 2 nephews are flying out to a camp in Colorado tomorrow and we had to get some documents notarized for that. It's been nuts on top of that with packing for the camp. We finally made some more progress on the chicken coop. With luck I hope to have the chickens in it tomorrow evening.
20250714_173301.jpg
20250714_170648.jpg
20250714_170641.jpg
20250714_170558.jpg
20250714_170555.jpg
I love how you guys don't let anything stop you. Keep pushing Wes!
 
He’s quite a pig. Some of that’s from human skin and tears lol. (Kidding but not from lack of effort on his part.)
Oh, I totally get it. My female clown bites me everytime my hand is in the tank
 

TOP 10 Trending Threads

HOW IMPORTANT ARE FISH TO MAKING A REEF TANK FEEL COMPLETE?

  • Essential! A reef needs fish movement and personality

    Votes: 10 55.6%
  • Very important, but one or two fish may be enough

    Votes: 3 16.7%
  • Optional... a coral-only reef can feel completely finished

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • I actually prefer a coral-and-invertebrate-only system

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • It depends on the tank’s size, style, or purpose

    Votes: 3 16.7%
  • I’ve kept a fishless reef (details in the comments)

    Votes: 1 5.6%
  • Well...it's complicated... (answer in the comments)

    Votes: 1 5.6%
Back
Top
Home
Post thread…
Market
What's new