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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 want a clam too... but I think I would need to add a light to shine down at it. Like a kessil or something. I dont have 300+ par where I'd want it. I dont think im ready though as I didnt know clam hammocks were a thing hahaha
Apparently you dont need em Mike, according to this lol
 
Apparently you dont need em Mike, according to this lol
I still need higher par on it though lol. Apparently clams can take as much par as you can throw at them, as long as you work up to it!
 
I picked up stuff on the way to work this morning to make a salad for lunch is super yummy and I got Chipotle Ranch dressing made by Skinny Girl it is a little spicy but also yummy.
 

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Hi Everyone,

Just wanted to check in and see how everyone is doing?

Been real busy with the Berghia Farm making some changes to the systems to make things easier, and pushing a lot of new stores to start using the FishScooper.

As always if anyone needs something reach out if I miss a message or two.
 
Which seller Joel?
Was going to go with salty underground but I don't want tiny ones so just some random dude who has a ton of XL ones.
Just want the rest of the aiptasia gone.
 
Been busy, wife and I decided to make a still water goldfish pond in our front flower bed. We are redoing the border this year and moving it out 3 to 4 feet to incorporate the pond into the flower bed. Mostly caladium and elephant ears in this flower bed. We hit the river a week ago and picked up some floating plants (no lilly pads), been keeping these in 5 gal. buckets. wife ordered some lilly pads online. Its a 100 gallon stock tank from tractor supply. Large river rock from landscape store. only about 10 inches of the tank above ground. Added some feeder goldfish today, should speed the cycle along nicely. Its still in the rough stages, but i think it will look awesome once we finish with the flower bed border.
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Been busy, wife and I decided to make a still water goldfish pond in our front flower bed. We are redoing the border this year and moving it out 3 to 4 feet to incorporate the pond into the flower bed. Mostly caladium and elephant ears in this flower bed. We hit the river a week ago and picked up some floating plants (no lilly pads), been keeping these in 5 gal. buckets. wife ordered some lilly pads online. Its a 100 gallon stock tank from tractor supply. Large river rock from landscape store. only about 10 inches of the tank above ground. Added some feeder goldfish today, should speed the cycle along nicely. Its still in the rough stages, but i think it will look awesome once we finish with the flower bed border.
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Love it! I plan to put one in next year, my oldest son said he’d put it in.
 
I love how they're mounted. How did you mount that lobo? Epoxy or no epoxy?
it's just set there. fit right in the groove. the leather was attached to a rock. so if it's happy where it is I don't need to do much and can secure it a bit more. both these are not directly under the light but they get a piece of it. so they are in light flow too. The clam has been moving from where I placed it already. so not cure where he wants to be yet. but obviously it's not directly under the light which is 29" below the light. But they don't show well under blue light. but it is reacting to shadows which is a good sign it's healthy. Says photosynthetic but I thought that wasn't till they are like 4"???
 
Yes them and derasa like the sand but you may want to look at a clam cradle if you want it somewhere else.
I am trying SO hard as to not make any 'clam' jokes!
 

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

  • Auto top-off

    Votes: 40 58.8%
  • Automated dosing

    Votes: 5 7.4%
  • Mechanical filtration / roller filter

    Votes: 4 5.9%
  • Automated water testing

    Votes: 3 4.4%
  • Automatic feeding

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Lighting schedule

    Votes: 9 13.2%
  • Controller and remote monitoring

    Votes: 3 4.4%
  • Leak detection and emergency shutoff

    Votes: 1 1.5%
  • Automatic water changes

    Votes: 2 2.9%
  • None. I prefer to operate everything manually

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

    Votes: 1 1.5%
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