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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
Happy Friday, everyone! Going to be a busy day for me today. I have go to a funeral in just a little bit (wife's uncle's mom), so I am on River duty during the funeral because who knows how long little dude will stay quiet. Then later today have a Christmas parade happening in one of the town's around us. First one of the year, and they are always fun to go to. Busy day, but thankful for every second of it!

Still trying to stick with the winter/Christmas-themed song names or lyrics!

 
No I haven’t , how would you apply
Sorry Mrs B, been working all day then snow blowing driveway and neighbors driveway.
I'm not sure where the sponge is exactly.
You can do either in or out of water.
I was just thinking that chemi-clean is aimed at bacteria and since the sponge is not bacteria I don't think chemi-clean is the best option.
I've used h202 and kalk paste both in and out of water with pretty good results.
I'm also not sure about the die off of the sponge and what that will do.
I have a crazy amount of purple sponge and kalk paste did nothing to kill it
I wasn't trying to kill it it was just in the area.
I also know that a Koran angel will devour sponge and cyano but I'm sure that's not an option.
 
Sorry Mrs B, been working all day then snow blowing driveway and neighbors driveway.
I'm not sure where the sponge is exactly.
You can do either in or out of water.
I was just thinking that chemi-clean is aimed at bacteria and since the sponge is not bacteria I don't think chemi-clean is the best option.
I've used h202 and kalk paste both in and out of water with pretty good results.
I'm also not sure about the die off of the sponge and what that will do.
I have a crazy amount of purple sponge and kalk paste did nothing to kill it
I wasn't trying to kill it it was just in the area.
I also know that a Koran angel will devour sponge and cyano but I'm sure that's not an option.
No mine is pretty much gone for now but it will come back .after a year of taking rocks out and cleaning the glass I just wish I good get rid of it . Can I add it to the water and would that work .
 
Do I have any? You're a funny guy. I thought everyone here knew I presently do not have any systems set up. It's a long story, as most of my stories are, but I was going to have a 60" x 36" x 30" AIO, acrylic tank built similar to Tom's @tharbin . Then I thought about it and thought I fully insulate and add a mini-split to my garage. Then turn it into a cool fish room. I started buying gear/equipment, live rock, etc. to get things moving. Then, and very recently, some things changed at work which has caused me to put it all on hold. So, in a nutshell, I am resolute about getting some systems going but do not want to until after the work situation is settled.
cool..I can make ya a custom lid...
 
Wasn't Surprise their original store, bought out from Blue something or maybe something Blue? One of these days I get to their Surprise location. Chandler is nice but I'm not super thrilled with their dry goods or live goods, showy but not great. I go there very seldomly.
agree
 
Morning Smorgasbord. No work for me today. I started a new diabetes med and my blood sugar bottomed out to somewhere around 30 last night. If I didnt wear a continuous blood sugar censor on my my.arm, I might not be here. The alarm woke up the entire house, but sure saved my rear end.
Thank God 😊
 

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