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00W's AIO Smorgasbord

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Overview Discussion

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
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These guys are really taking over in this tank.
Survivors from the little tank...
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They are the only thing that suffocates aiptasia as far as I can tell but I'm pretty sure there was aiptasia around these a few days ago...
Guess we'll find out...
 
www.dinkinsaquaticgardens.com
00W said:
Hi John!
Nope.
When I came home yesterday the jar was empty but as I was pulling it, one was stuck on the rim so I eased it off and away it crawled.
I'm crossing my fingers my friend but I'm not optimistic.
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Sounds good to me actually. That means they survived the acclimation process. After the trip and being dumped directly into their only food source, Im hopefully.
I saw something interesting in my tank today. I got the same giant berghia you have. Well all my visible aiptasia disappeared and right about that time, I began to see babies. And I still see very small babies. But today I saw a mid-size juvenile! What this tells me is the first run hatched and some of those made juvenile size while the first batch had even more babies.
It's the only explanation to having new babies and mid-sized juveniles that I can think of. All sounds good to me Joel. Let's just see buddy.
 
00W said:
AC/DC is one of my all time favorite bands.
The early stuff with Bon Scott.
Thanks for opening the floodgates #1...
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Definitely! Bon Scott was a Genius.
 
Tidal Gardens
These dendros that @VintageReefer put me on have transformed my tank. They were that one unusual thing that I needed. It helped me feel good about the tank again after the fish loss.
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kingranch2003 said:
These dendros that @VintageReefer put me on have transformed my tank. They were that one unusual thing that I needed. It helped me feel good about the tank again after the fish loss.
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I am really really liking this!
 
WWC
In honor of international cat day which according to my computer is today here is a picture of our kitty. Her name is Mamá Kitty because when she showed up a few years ago she had 5 kittens with her. We found homes for them and got her spayed she is more like a dog than a cat with the way she follows us around the yard.
 

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Ultimate Supporter
luis angel said:
Good morning Kev, What will the Cooking with Kevin episode delight us with today?
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Hmmmm, I’m thinking about French onion soup and cooking some protein in a way I have not done before. Stay tuned Luis.
 

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    Votes: 6 14.6%

  • Improve filtration or nutrient export

    Votes: 2 4.9%

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  • Wait and let the tank find its balance

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