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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
I can’t open the video but that’s one happy baby! I hope the treatments aren’t too hard on you and your body.
What an angel baby!! 😍
 
I missed them Walker, what did you get my friend?
I am sure you already know... Gonis... 😉 and a torch!

So the corals came in this morning, and now they are all open so here's what I got!

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SBB Black Panther Torch (the green coral behind it is my cotton candy torch. It doesn't look good and is seriously have no idea why. There are black bumps on the oral disk and it's never inflated like the other 2 torches I now have)

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SBB Grasshopper Goni

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And finally, a freebie mushroom and then a luxury lava Goni. I am kind of disappointed by this Goni, it's way duller than what was pictured and it was supposed to be pink tips with a blue stalk, almost like cotton candy. I guess I'll hope it colors up now that it's recovering from shipping..
 
Sorry Luis I didn’t prepare a podcast this week, I’ve been home and under the weather all week. But I’ll throw one out as soon as I can!
I hope you get back to feeling your best soon my friend .
 
So I'm leaving for a short trip to the Jersey Shore most likely Sunday evening, and then I'm thinking of coming back Thursday (it's all in the air still). So I could feed the fishes Sunday and Thursday, so it would be 3 days without food. I'm thinking of setting up the auto feeder to feed pellets and dry foods. We're having someone come over to feed and take the dogs out, so do you think I should have them place nori and feed my sis or do you think my fish will be fine? Im pretty sure all my fish eat the dry food.
I recommend everyone to buy something like this, very convenient, you just put the frozen cubes and while they are defrosting the fish are eating.
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Still dying
Man im sorry buddy. That has always been a centerpiece of your amazing reef. You'll bounce back because that's who you are
 
I recommend everyone to buy something like this, very convenient, you just put the frozen cubes and while they are defrosting the fish are eating.
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@IOAOI makes one. I love it!
 
Thanks John! Plant them now or is it to late in the season?
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You could grow the peppers now if you keep them inside. Or maybe outside lol. Im not sure what your low temps reach at night. The other peppers I sent (not the 5 color peppers) are more ornamental and may be better inside. You have even more seeds in there that they sent for free. Ill send you some growing information on them. Dont feel pressure to plant all of this lol. Feel free to pay any of it forward!
 
I recommend everyone to buy something like this, very convenient, you just put the frozen cubes and while they are defrosting the fish are eating.
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Yeah, I was thinking of that! I feel like I could 3d print that but I don't think I have the right filament to put in tanks.
 
I think I can make it work. I use PLA filament. @tbrown , I think you 3D print right, or is it someone else? Would this filament be okay for short term usage?
 
Yeah, I was thinking of that! I feel like I could 3d print that but I don't think I have the right filament to put in tanks.
It's actually on my list for the 110. I use it for flake food as well as frozen.
 
I think I can make it work. I use PLA filament. @tbrown , I think you 3D print right, or is it someone else? Would this filament be okay for short term usage?
PLA is safe for use BUT it breaks down easier than PETG in saltwater and under UV light.
 

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