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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
Well the time you all have been waiting for has come! Fortunately they came early enough that I had time to dip them and get them on the sandbed to acclimate. Wow just wow! The colors and even better than the pictures on the website and the frags are much better than I expected, I would have gladly paid double the $1500 for these beauties. I took a picture from 3 different angles, please let me know the one you like the best, I know it’s hard because they are all awesome, because it will be next months POTM hands down, enjoy and Paul please don’t be let down when your corals arrive. I’m sure they will still be neat.
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They look great Kevin but can you get a white light shot. Hard to tell their true colors.
 
They look great Kevin but can you get a white light shot. Hard to tell their true colors.
Unbelievably, they look even better under whites. I’ll snap a picture when full whites kick in.
 
Well the time you all have been waiting for has come! Fortunately they came early enough that I had time to dip them and get them on the sandbed to acclimate. Wow just wow! The colors and even better than the pictures on the website and the frags are much better than I expected, I would have gladly paid double the $1500 for these beauties. I took a picture from 3 different angles, please let me know the one you like the best, I know it’s hard because they are all awesome, because it will be next months POTM hands down, enjoy and Paul please don’t be let down when your corals arrive. I’m sure they will still be neat.
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Great additions Kev!
Really fill in that open space!
 
Joel buddy,
I can definitely see your point, but with the AIO design, I find them almost more of an annoyance than anything. Nano skimmers are horrible inventions IME lol. I am extremely interested in algae scrubbers from Santa Monica, I just can't justify adding any more equipment when there aren't really any numbers that need improvement.
You got it all going on from the pictures I've seen John your tank is gorgeous 😍
Skimmers definitely aren't needed for everyone, that's a fact.
And yes, nano Skimmers suck.
Dumb invention.
 

IF YOU HAD TO OPERATE EVERYTHING ELSE MANUALLY, WHICH AUTOMATED SYSTEM WOULD YOU KEEP?

  • Auto top-off

    Votes: 45 59.2%
  • Automated dosing

    Votes: 5 6.6%
  • Mechanical filtration / roller filter

    Votes: 4 5.3%
  • Automated water testing

    Votes: 3 3.9%
  • Automatic feeding

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Lighting schedule

    Votes: 12 15.8%
  • Controller and remote monitoring

    Votes: 3 3.9%
  • Leak detection and emergency shutoff

    Votes: 1 1.3%
  • Automatic water changes

    Votes: 2 2.6%
  • None. I prefer to operate everything manually

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Something else (explain in the comments)

    Votes: 1 1.3%
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