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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 had an ad video pop up in my YouTube feed this morning. I generally detest ads (big surprise, who doesn't) but for some reason I clicked on it and watched it. I didn't know anyone still made commercials like this. We don't have streaming, cable or over air TV. We have DVDs. We got rid of cable around seven years ago and don't really miss it so we don't see commercials other than the stuff on YouTube that gets through our ad blockers. Even if your a Ford fan, this is a wonderful commercial. It reminded me of my mom. She drove until she was 92, had a purple PT Cruiser that she loved. She past about a year later.

 
I had an ad video pop up in my YouTube feed this morning. I generally detest ads (big surprise, who doesn't) but for some reason I clicked on it and watched it. I didn't know anyone still made commercials like this. We don't have streaming, cable or over air TV. We have DVDs. We got rid of cable around seven years ago and don't really miss it so we don't see commercials other than the stuff on YouTube that gets through our ad blockers. Even if your a Ford fan, this is a wonderful commercial. It reminded me of my mom. She drove until she was 92, had a purple PT Cruiser that she loved. She past about a year later.


There you go, it brought a tear to my eye! I hope I’m as cognitively acute this Christmas as she was.
 
I had an ad video pop up in my YouTube feed this morning. I generally detest ads (big surprise, who doesn't) but for some reason I clicked on it and watched it. I didn't know anyone still made commercials like this. We don't have streaming, cable or over air TV. We have DVDs. We got rid of cable around seven years ago and don't really miss it so we don't see commercials other than the stuff on YouTube that gets through our ad blockers. Even if your a Ford fan, this is a wonderful commercial. It reminded me of my mom. She drove until she was 92, had a purple PT Cruiser that she loved. She past about a year later.


 
I actually posted that a long time ago, I pretty sure before you lowered your standards and started hanging out with us nerds. Like you for some reason when I came across it I watched it and it touched me.
 
As much as I liked my lid and how economical it had turned out, I couldn't risk losing another fish like my old Royal Pencil Wrasse and my Halichoeres Chrysus because there was a gap and they jumped through there. A friend gave me a good price on a lid and I chose it divided into 2 to be able to access the tank without having the tank 100% uncovered since I have a couple very skittish fish.

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As much as I liked my lid and how economical it had turned out, I couldn't risk losing another fish like my old Royal Pencil Wrasse and my Halichoeres Chrysus because there was a gap and they jumped through there. A friend gave me a good price on a lid and I chose it divided into 2 to be able to access the tank without having the tank 100% uncovered since I have a couple very skittish fish.

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That looks awesome Luis and very functional!
 
As much as I liked my lid and how economical it had turned out, I couldn't risk losing another fish like my old Royal Pencil Wrasse and my Halichoeres Chrysus because there was a gap and they jumped through there. A friend gave me a good price on a lid and I chose it divided into 2 to be able to access the tank without having the tank 100% uncovered since I have a couple very skittish fish.

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That looks really good Luis. Your friend does first rate work.
 
That looks awesome Luis and very functional!
The truth is yes, to do anything in the tank I always had to hold the lid with one hand and do everything with the other
 
That looks really good Luis. Your friend does first rate work.
He works great, if you all are ever interested in a lid or a control board, let me know beforehand and I will talk to him so he can help you with the price.
 
I actually posted that a long time ago, I pretty sure before you lowered your standards and started hanging out with us nerds. Like you for some reason when I came across it I watched it and it touched me.
Tom's commercial reminded me of this. I was thinking he was posting the same thing over and over again, like Luis.
 
He works great, if you all are ever interested in a lid or a control board, let me know beforehand and I will talk to him so he can help you with the price.
I was planning to look into a better lid around the end of the year until I discovered that I need to either repair or replace my tank in the near future. I discussed it in my tank thread recently (post 835).
 
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