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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 think you will be very happy with Kessils. Good price also.
Thanks Tom 😊
Taking your recommendation.
I've never had really good lighting in 35 years of doing this.
I figured working 15 hours a day every day I might find some cash for these.
Plus I want to see the trigger under these lights.
 
Thanks Tom 😊
Taking your recommendation.
I've never had really good lighting in 35 years of doing this.
I figured working 15 hours a day every day I might find some cash for these.
Plus I want to see the trigger under these lights.
Kessils are one of the few LED lights that have full functionality under manual control. They have ripple lines similar to those from a MH and good German quality and optics. They aren't real powerful but I think more than enough for what I think you envision for your tank. I hope they work out well for you.
 
Kessils are one of the few LED lights that have full functionality under manual control. They have ripple lines similar to those from a MH and good German quality and optics. They aren't real powerful but I think more than enough for what I think you envision for your tank. I hope they work out well for you.
Totally agree with everything you just said.
They seem to last forever as well.
 
It turned into a really tough day today, and I didnt get to talk to you all after the good mornings, but I'll see everyone tomorrow.

Hope this scoly makes yall smile a little bit. It was eaten on by a fish, picked at by hermits and as you guys might remember, it was half melted by a lobo. But it's a survivor, and one of my favorite corals.

Goodnight, good people.
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It turned into a really tough day today, and I didnt get to talk to you all after the good mornings, but I'll see everyone tomorrow.

Hope this scoly makes yall smile a little bit. It was eaten on by a fish, picked at by hermits and as you guys might remember, it was half melted by a lobo. But it's a survivor, and one of my favorite corals.

Goodnight, good people.
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One of the nicest warpaints I’ve ever seen!
 
I doubt you need it. The one you selected might work. I don't remember the size of your new tank but this pumps minimum output is probably around 650-700 gph so if your tank is 10 gallons this pump would turn over the tank 65-70/hour minimum. That's fairly robust for a tank with softies/LPS in it.
Its not my new tank it's my other pico but they are both 5 gallons. I haven't decided for sure yet if I'm going to do saltwater or freshwater with the new one.
 
It turned into a really tough day today, and I didnt get to talk to you all after the good mornings, but I'll see everyone tomorrow.

Hope this scoly makes yall smile a little bit. It was eaten on by a fish, picked at by hermits and as you guys might remember, it was half melted by a lobo. But it's a survivor, and one of my favorite corals.

Goodnight, good people.
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It is beautiful!
 
Good night all, hope you are all doing great. I bought a bit of rocks and rearrange the tank as I could with the devil CLOWN. Still I don't know where to put frogspawns. Uglies begins to kick in also.
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Maybe the rock on the far right would be a good place for one of the frogspawn?
 
I'd give it more time. it has color.
That's what I was thinking as well. The zoas are happy again and this morning for the first time since the crash one of the little red mushrooms are open.
 

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