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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
Not that this has anything to do with anything on the Smorg but my son in law’s dad bought a cow ( not a highland cow Tim, that would be sad) and my daughter and her husband and my wife and I split half the cow . Three freezers are now full. Hey Arby’s whose got the meats now?!?!
 
Not that this has anything to do with anything on the Smorg but my son in law’s dad bought a cow ( not a highland cow Tim, that would be sad) and my daughter and her husband and my wife and I split half the cow . Three freezers are now full. Hey Arby’s whose got the meats now?!?!
Sad, maybe, but cows were given to us as food so even Highland cows are edible.
 
Sad, maybe, but cows were given to us as food so even Highland cows are edible.
The cuter the animal, the sweeter the meat.
-Ted Nugent
 
you lost me at "if you want to save an hour". No sir, it needs to be authentic!
Lol, I gotcha. But if you dont know how to make a roux, you are 10,000 times better off opening a box. All gumbo looks the same when it's in the trash.
 
I keep liking that one.
I love it!
Still cooking that meth in the garage hugh Mike? What is that friend’s name that helps you, Jack, james, john, Joel, oh wait I remember Jesse!
Hey now, I moved out of the mobile home and put that behind me for the summer! Ask me again when I need a tank upgrade lol
 
@BubblesandSqueak it was growing pretty good, but I turned my lights down when I added the T5 hybrid fixture. Working of increasing led intensity again. I think thats why the center blue isn't as deep as it usually is
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@BubblesandSqueak it was growing pretty good, but I turned my lights down when I added the T5 hybrid fixture. Working of increasing led intensity again
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looks like it's growing fast though. I'm debating one of those next or a couple torches. I do think I need maybe a banana torch for some nice yellow. Figured I'd do some more corals rather than fish.
 
looks like it's growing fast though. I'm debating one of those next or a couple torches. I do think I need maybe a banana torch for some nice yellow. Figured I'd do some more corals rather than fish.
If i had put it on a removable rock I'd tell you to wait and I'll cut you one, but i glued to to the main rockwork....
 
looks like it's growing fast though. I'm debating one of those next or a couple torches. I do think I need maybe a banana torch for some nice yellow. Figured I'd do some more corals rather than fish.
Here are a few of my first pictures to compare it to
 

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