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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
Wow, I thought cleaning mine weekly was a lot, and sometimes it doesn't even fill up.
2 days worth. If I dont clean it tomorrow it'll overflow. Plus the neck starts to get gummed up and it stops working really. I've considered buying a necklace scraper but then I'd need a skimmate collector too as i'm sure its efficiency would go up and both those together im looking at like $400+ soo not now haha. Maybe if I win something soon I'll get them! Kinda fell off the giveaway train
 

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I love my skimmer. I pull a full skimmer cup out every 3 days or so. Probably like 4 or 5 measuring cups worth? And its potent. Pee-yew!
I think if I ran one, I'd have no nutrients lol. Im always on the low side. I admit that I like having something to do with my tank almost everyday. So I like swapping the filter pads, hand dosing and doing water changes. I know im weird lol.
I try to catch some of the junk before it decays, and keep the nutrients down with the nitrifying bacteria in the live rock.
 
2 days worth. If I dont clean it tomorrow it'll overflow. Plus the neck starts to get gummed up and it stops working really. I've considered buying a necklace scraper but then I'd need a skimmate collector too as i'm sure its efficiency would go up and both those together im looking at like $400+ soo not now haha. Maybe if I win something soon I'll get them! Kinda fell off the giveaway train
My dad's has a small hose like a drain and he made an adaptation that goes directly to a gallon so it can be used longer without cleaning it.
 
I had to do a proper pulled pork sandwich this evening after all the pork pulling yesterday.
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Unfortunately, that's not proper. A PROPER pulled pork will have the pork dripping off the sides and the bun should be soggy. You're not fooling anyone!
 
My dad's has a small hose like a drain and he made an adaptation that goes directly to a gallon so it can be used longer without cleaning it.
Mine has that as well, the collector is basically a fancy version, with a automatic shut off on it so if it gets too full, it'll shut off versus overflow.
 
Unfortunately, that's not proper. A PROPER pulled pork will have the pork dripping off the sides and the bun should be soggy. You're not fooling anyone!
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I think if I ran one, I'd have no nutrients lol. Im always on the low side. I admit that I like having something to do with my tank almost everyday. So I like swapping the filter pads, hand dosing and doing water changes. I know im weird lol.
I try to catch some of the junk before it decays, and keep the nutrients down with the nitrifying bacteria in the live rock.
Yea, I dont have that issue haha. Im an elevated nutrients kinda guy lol
 

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