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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 appreciate that. My temporary is SO simple...water movement, heater and simple intank filter. Keeping a reef is actually quite easy, people over complicate it.
Not so simple lol but I agree, once you find the perfect balance for your type of tank it becomes simple, I say this because these days that I am working too much my tank is on autopilot, my wife only feeds the fish and cleans the glass outside, I fill the rodi water and feed the tank with AB+, Fuel or Phytoplankton alternating every 2 or 3 days, the doser doing his job and I add the trace elements weekly, I have been 1 month without changing water and my tank looks better than ever and the corals are growing a lot, including some sps that I have
 
Any link to buy them Paul?
there are some sites on amazon that sell these for $10-$15. I forwarded a friend the 3d print for it and they made these for me for free.

looked up and Etsy seems to have many. opt for reef safe. I like the plunger and the sombrero I saw in this collection. I have also seen a jack-o-lantern, ghost and Christmas tree. but so far I really like the sombrero one!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1480325700/set-of-16-pre-made-premium-sea-urchin
 
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Since Im up here are a few coral.pics :)

The meat corals are always fat and happy. Too fat really...
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Then there's plate mania. Fungia plates have quickly become one of my favorite corals.
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The NPS dendro colony is rocking and eating like a Baptist at the Fellowship Hall.
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And knock on wood, the gonis are fairly happy so far.
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The sps are all growing in well and im happy with the color contrast so far. I need a little more green up top.
Beautiful John.... AND... I need to work on my photography skills... Your pics always come out so clear.
 
@kevgib67 as promised Mr G! Have you listened to any Mudcrutch? I know you love your Tom Petty music. They were his first band formed in Florida in 1970. They reformed in 2008. It features Mike Campbell and Ben Tench of Tom Petty's Heartbreakers.

I thought I had heard every Tom Petty song and this is the second time that you’ve introduced me to one I’ve never heard! Thank you John, that was awesome!
 

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