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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
Before rug cleaning I did the usual 15 gallon change....
No more shrimp in the bucket, to the sump they go...
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All rocks are now back in the display.
Amazingly enough all 4 were still in there.
The last rock is completely clean, I mean spotless.
If I had to do it again, I'd put only 1 rock at a time, seems like a better option but I had so much aiptasia I just had to confne the disaster.
 
Good Morning Everyone,

I hope everyone has been doing amazing! I have been so busy lately sorry i haven’t kept up with y’all!

How is everyone’s tanks doing?! I hope they are all doing good! My tank is growing like crazy!! I have bivalve clams on my torch skeletons, pineapple sponges in my sump! Coraline alage everywhere and a new frag tank under my display tank. I have alot of new corals. I’ll post some photos below!! I’ll try to be more active on Reef2reef. I have been posting in my instagram more. Finally got an awesome jelly bean chalice for $50!! That scolly was only $35!!!
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Looking good Brian!!
 
@cdemoss01

Camden,

I happened across this video today and I thought he did a very good job talking about cleanup crew. I watched the whole video. Nothing in it that hasn't been discussed here but a nice capsulation of it. If you get a chance, I think it is worth a couple of minutes. Enjoy.


This is a cool video Tom thanks.
 
Before rug cleaning I did the usual 15 gallon change....
No more shrimp in the bucket, to the sump they go...
20250825_143257.jpg
All rocks are now back in the display.
Amazingly enough all 4 were still in there.
The last rock is completely clean, I mean spotless.
If I had to do it again, I'd put only 1 rock at a time, seems like a better option but I had so much aiptasia I just had to confne the disaster.
That is fantastic news Joel! I admire how hard you've battled this problem to protect your tank
 
That is fantastic news Joel! I admire how hard you've battled this problem to protect your tank
Thanks John 😊
It's not over yet I still have lots of aiptasia but I've learned a lot from all of this.
 

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