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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
no its not that
If what is happening to you is not a consequence of you cleaning the walls of the tank, I would remove everything from there as soon as possible because the most likely thing that will happen is that the tank will start to leak from the corner that is giving you the problem.
 
My all time favorite behind the plate.
Could hit too.
Best smile in the MLB.
Same here man. I always hoped he would one day become an Atlanta Brave
 
Good night nerds! I took this picture tonight. Birds of paradise is growing quicker than the blue zinger.
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Theyre beautiful together like that Kevin. Gn buddy
 
im not sure what you mean luis. i dont have a corner thats giving me a problem. i just sometimes pick out pieces of rubber looking stuff thats a couple of inches long. i do have a pencil urchin. i least i think so! he only would come out at night. they dont burrow in the sand do they? the one piece that was sticking out of the sand i went to pull it out and here it was still attached! over by the overflow. that is kinda why i was wondering if it could possibly be from around that
 
Good night nerds! I took this picture tonight. Birds of paradise is growing quicker than the blue zinger.
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Night king nerdo.
Things insane...
 
im not sure what you mean luis. i dont have a corner thats giving me a problem. i just sometimes pick out pieces of rubber looking stuff thats a couple of inches long. i do have a pencil urchin. i least i think so! he only would come out at night. they dont burrow in the sand do they? the one piece that was sticking out of the sand i went to pull it out and here it was still attached! over by the overflow. that is kinda why i was wondering if it could possibly be from around that
If you're finding 2 inch pieces of silicone Jill, you may want to observe all of the seems. Make sure you dont see any lightening of the seems as if the glue was separating. Do you have a scraper? Im not sure why else you'd have this much loose silicone in your tank.
 
im not sure what you mean luis. i dont have a corner thats giving me a problem. i just sometimes pick out pieces of rubber looking stuff thats a couple of inches long. i do have a pencil urchin. i least i think so! he only would come out at night. they dont burrow in the sand do they? the one piece that was sticking out of the sand i went to pull it out and here it was still attached! over by the overflow. that is kinda why i was wondering if it could possibly be from around that
What I mean is that there is no other place that uses silicone other than the corners, and I believe that it does not fall alone unless there is a problem
 
im not sure what you mean luis. i dont have a corner thats giving me a problem. i just sometimes pick out pieces of rubber looking stuff thats a couple of inches long. i do have a pencil urchin. i least i think so! he only would come out at night. they dont burrow in the sand do they? the one piece that was sticking out of the sand i went to pull it out and here it was still attached! over by the overflow. that is kinda why i was wondering if it could possibly be from around that
Don't know what that might be Jill.
Probably not silicone but pictures would be good.
Just wondering about the urchin cuz years ago I had one of those super spiky ones, the ones that lose quills and it ate all my coraline and part of the silicone seams too before moving on to the heater...
 
What I mean is that there is no other place that uses silicone other than the corners, and I believe that it does not fall alone unless there is a problem
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Hey Tom I meant to get back to you earlier. Im sure you've gotten some.good advice by now but I haven't caught up yet.
I’ve used both methods and both have worked. The first time I mixed the pill with the rodi water in the amounts laid out in
this article.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/e...ic-treatments-for-brown-jelly-disease.782438/
It was around 3 MG for my tank. It saved my affected hammer in quick order. I had almost pulled the hammer, it was that bad.

This time I had a couple corals effected so I administered the large dosing method and it also solved my issue, saving a torch and one hammer. Another hammer died, but probably because I realized it to late before I dosed the cipro.

There were no negative effects and in fact made all lps look a bit healthier for a while. I know that nitrifying bacteria was unaffected because my parameters have never changed with N03 always around 6

Before and after
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Thanks for that. So two for one dose and one for staggered doses. The single dose seems easier and more immediate so I think I'll go that way.

This afternoon I started to see some signs of the blue torch drooping so I want to get the tank dosed ASAP.
 

HOW MUCH DOES A FISH’S FEEDING REQUIREMENTS AFFECT YOUR STOCKING DECISIONS?

  • A lot! - I avoid fish that require frequent or specialized feeding

    Votes: 7 21.2%
  • Quite a bit, but an automatic feeder can change my answer

    Votes: 5 15.2%
  • It depends on whether my nutrient export can handle it

    Votes: 5 15.2%
  • It depends on how badly I want the fish

    Votes: 10 30.3%
  • Not much. I’m willing to adjust my routine

    Votes: 9 27.3%
  • Not at all. Feeding demands don’t limit my stocking choices

    Votes: 5 15.2%
  • I usually learn about the demanding feeding schedule after buying the fish!

    Votes: 2 6.1%
  • I haven’t really considered this before

    Votes: 3 9.1%
  • Something else (see my comments in the thread)

    Votes: 1 3.0%
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