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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 don't have any shrimp in my 125.
I just checked RF and they say if you forget to feed it, it may eat small fish. you could always use it as a sump cleaner if it ever became an issue? but yes, they are really cool looking. says they eat worms too.
 
I just checked RF and they say if you forget to feed it, it may eat small fish. you could always use it as a sump cleaner if it ever became an issue? but yes, they are really cool looking. says they eat worms too.
I have plenty of bristle worms lol
 
How risky are arrow crabs in a reef tank? They have one at my LFS and I think they are so neat looking.
I've never owned one but I know they are good at keeping bristleworm populations in check and may be problematic with shrimp and small fish and may irritate some corals but it seems they usually work out okay or get sumped.
 
I messaged my friend that works at the LFS and she put a sold sign on him so I can pick him up tomorrow. 😁
They are really cool Amanda. I was just watching a video on Instagram yesterday of one eating.
 
What’s everyone’s take on this? I’m wondering if as many as Joel’s has if this would help for him? Also wonder if so many would cause nutrients spikes during death. Also thinking affects to bubble algae.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/laser-fun-bye-bye-aiptasia.1124310/page-2#post-13800035
I haven’t seen a good review of them. If they did work everyone would suggest this first when people ask for help with dealing with aptasia. This might be a new type so who knows.
 
What’s everyone’s take on this? I’m wondering if as many as Joel’s has if this would help for him? Also wonder if so many would cause nutrients spikes during death. Also thinking affects to bubble algae.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/laser-fun-bye-bye-aiptasia.1124310/page-2#post-13800035
I've never been interested in these, I think they are just a high-tech version of Aiptasia-X, F-Aiptasia, etc. they can work if used absolutely correctly and make things worse if used haphazardly. The biggest issue I have with all of these methods is that you cannot possibly reach all of Aiptasia with them and missing a few is not much better than missing all of them.
 
I haven’t seen a good review of them. If they did work everyone would suggest this first when people ask for help with dealing with aptasia. This might be a new type so who knows.
I mean don’t we all have one?

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