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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'm sitting here in my truck watching my front yard drift down the road.
 
The rest of my fish are super fast eaters I could try it though. What would you guys do?
Pellets are good for that. When I add pellets for him, I try to spread them around the tank a bit, so some will hit the bottom and he'll have to hunt around for them like he prefers. It is something to consider though. He has to have a chance to eat of course.
 
I'm sitting here in my truck watching my front yard drift down the road.
We do have some moist looking clouds so maybe?

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Definitely check with the LFS first though. I tried one thinking my system had a ton of pods. Unfortunately, copper was sky high in the system, so my pods had all died, and mine wouldn't eat anything else. My fault. I was used to a different LFS who got theirs eating before selling, so I didn't ask.
You had a ruby red dragonet? The sky high copper probably didnt help the fish either. :(
 
all good here! i think hed have a pretty tough time finding a pickle jar big enough for me. 🤪 so im not too worried
There's always the option of using multiple pickle jars so you still might not be safe...
 
You had a ruby red dragonet? The sky high copper probably didnt help the fish either. :(
Yeah. Probably not. The whole copper episode was really frustrating. It's documented in my build thread.
 
Not what I meant but funny.
Well... You said you enjoy eating cute animals. Keith is an animal. You don't want to put Keith in the oven for dinner. Therefore Keith is an animal but not a cute animal.

It totally tracks!
 
Fragging done, one Two head, one 4-5 head and one 5-6 head. Pictures when they don’t look so mad at me.
 
Still not overly happy but I I think it looks better with a small NY Knicks. The other two are on the frag rack, my son wants the double headed one.
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Well... You said you enjoy eating cute animals. Keith is an animal. You don't want to put Keith in the oven for dinner. Therefore Keith is an animal but not a cute animal.

It totally tracks!
Sleep deprived Tim is hilarious! Get em TB!
 
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