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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
Could an aquarium heater not keep it from freezing or maybe one of those heaters they use for livestock tanks?
your probably right. they have birdbath ones and are OK to a certain temp. same with water troughs for livestock. I think it's like a floating donut. I think the issue is that the top would freeze and there's no oxygen so they use those to keep a hole melted in the ice.
 
we actually had snow last year, its rare to get below 20 deg here
Jimmy please refrain from using the four letter “s” word on this family friendly forum.
 
It attracts them to lay there in the feature then the fish eat them vs then laying in random places and the eggs hatching and turning into mosquitoes. At least I think that's the logic behind it.
I think running/splashing water too. mosquitos I think only like stagnant water.
 
How’s everyone’s Thursday?

Update on Tiny plate coral it is growing and healing so fast.

When cut-
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Now-
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Looks great Brian!
 
Good morning smorgville

Spent the morning cleaning all of the gear that was removed from the tank since mid-August. Ready for a nap and some Tylenol.
 
How’s everyone’s Thursday?

Update on Tiny plate coral it is growing and healing so fast.

When cut-
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Now-
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The speed of growth there almost makes no sense lol awesome
 
Good morning smorgville

Spent the morning cleaning all of the gear that was removed from the tank since mid-August. Ready for a nap and some Tylenol.
I should've just kept reading lol. Take it easy this evening if you can buddy.
 
Hello Wes!
I pulled up Gaelic Storm on YouTube and have been listening to it in my exam room all morning.

They're one of my favorites. I like that they write songs about something other than love/lost love. Although they have some of those too.
 
I need to step back from the construction a little bit, the tank is a mess in parameters right now, visually fine but in parameters not so good. I need to have time for myself, my family and others things again.
For real!
 
You need to take care of yourself brother before you can help others. You and your wife and son are your priorities. Every one else will understand if you need a break.
Well said
 

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