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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
Oh boy my 4 year old swallowed a couple magnets. Adventures in parenthood.
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I think the most we had was up the nose beads. I’m assuming you must go back in a couple days to see if it went through?
 
Few more pictures before I go to sleep of the new corals now that are more settled in. Are they ok this close to each other for a few days until I have time to figure out where I want them permanently?
 

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Few more pictures before I go to sleep of the new corals now that are more settled in. Are they ok this close to each other for a few days until I have time to figure out where I want them permanently?
Beautiful Amanda! I don’t see any problems!
 
Few more pictures before I go to sleep of the new corals now that are more settled in. Are they ok this close to each other for a few days until I have time to figure out where I want them permanently?
Looks great. I have a few coming soon too.
 
Looks great. I have a few coming soon too.
Where did you end up buying from? I am very impressed with the way mine were packaged! They had little Styrofoam circles on the bottom of the plugs so the corals floated in the water in the bag and I thought that was a great way to keep them from getting broken during shipping!
 
Where did you end up buying from? I am very impressed with the way mine were packaged! They had little Styrofoam circles on the bottom of the plugs so the corals floated in the water in the bag and I thought that was a great way to keep them from getting broken during shipping!
I ordered from corals. I had an order from tidal gardens that used specimen cups with styro inserts in the lids and the plugs were inserted into those. Yes, great way to keep suspended and from hitting sides.

Ordered acro and stylo for the top. Just cleaned glass and changed the pvc pipe to smaller for the elegance so a few are not too happy. Had a epi yesterday so was waiting to get through that before ordering stuff. Need to order a round of emeralds and Pitho next for the bubble algae that’s been creeping up. Tough trying to reserve times to be home when medical issues pop up.
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