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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
My bad. Thought you had a reefled LOL. When did you learn rizz? Do you know what that means?
My helper at work just turned 21. I have him teach me the lingo. I've gotten a lot of aura. No cap.
 
It isn't much different from other options but my experience with them was thirty years ago and today's canisters are much easier to service than they were then. I think that for anything under about 40 gallons HOB or in tank solutions are more convenient as cleaning or doing media changes in a canister is generally more difficult then an HOB or in tank. Once you get over about forty gallons the canister is a better choice because of the amount of flow they produce. One place a canister is also useful is if for one reason or another you can not have enough rock/sand in the aquarium. A canister makes a very good cryptic zone refugium. The biggest downside to a canister is that it too easy to set it up and then forget about it.
They haven't changed much in 30 years. My 25+ year old Fluval 404 is identical to the 404s on the market today with the exception of the clip design. It still has to be pried open with a screwdriver.
 
Good morning everyone! @cdemoss01 here is mine. I recently did some adjustments to try to cut down on the amount of algea growing just on the glass and it seems to be helping some.
 

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Good morning everyone! @cdemoss01 here is mine. I recently did some adjustments to try to cut down on the amount of algea growing just on the glass and it seems to be helping some.
Interesting thank you.
 
Good morning everyone! @cdemoss01 here is mine. I recently did some adjustments to try to cut down on the amount of algea growing just on the glass and it seems to be helping some.
I like that you call it the "Luis" program 😁
 
My bad. Thought you had a reefled LOL. When did you learn rizz? Do you know what that means?
Ora. what's with the 6-7 jumbo. I don't get that one. just cause the rapper lives on 67th street kids have been just randomly saying 6-7 with no real meaning. or did I miss what it's supposed to represent?
 
My bad. Thought you had a reefled LOL. When did you learn rizz? Do you know what that means?
Ora. what's with the 6-7 jumbo. I don't get that one. just cause the rapper lives on 67th street kids have been just randomly saying 6-7 with no real meaning. or did I miss what it's supposed to represent?
6'7 is a lyric in a song. It went from that to a kid named Mason. I'm not sure why but everyone went crazy about it. 6'7 is generational sadely and wont die. Aura*
 

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