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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
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL !!!!! Been a busy day hanging out with my daughter and the wife . Did some shopping and some eating . I almost went and bought some stuff called Chemiclean for the tank . Then i decided to just give it a real good clean myself and a water change . Who ever let me know the paper towel trick Thank You works great Tank looks great will see how it does in the light tomorrow . Do i need to use something like Chemiclean to deal with the "C " word bacteria stuff ? or can i clear it with out ? Thanks and merry Christmas EVERYONE !!!!
This is the thread I read . He says he wanted to use Chemiclean to take care of the “c” word bacteria stuff . Which I assume was he was talking about cyano
 
I've kind of been slacking at checking my numbers too . not sure the last time i checked them . Ill check them tomorrow for sure . also i just have API right now . cant afford hanna right now sorry
salifert are good
 
I've kind of been slacking at checking my numbers too . not sure the last time i checked them . Ill check them tomorrow for sure . also i just have API right now . cant afford hanna right now sorry
you can get 2 or 3 salifert for what one hanna costs
 
I've kinda been a bad reefer . Haven't been checking my numbers . I figured if my corals look good then everything must be fine . ill check my numbers tomorrow . lights will stay off tomorrow too :)
That doesn't make you a bad reefer, it makes you a normal reefer. Not checking your numbers when things are looking good is standard behavior for most of us. Making adjustments or jumping to conclusions without checking your numbers can cause errors or worse problems.

Like Joel said, take a breath, figure out what's causing what, and make slow adjustments.
 
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL !!!!! Been a busy day hanging out with my daughter and the wife . Did some shopping and some eating . I almost went and bought some stuff called Chemiclean for the tank . Then i decided to just give it a real good clean myself and a water change . Who ever let me know the paper towel trick Thank You works great Tank looks great will see how it does in the light tomorrow . Do i need to use something like Chemiclean to deal with the "C " word bacteria stuff ? or can i clear it with out ? Thanks and merry Christmas EVERYONE !!!!
Merry Christmas to you and yours our friend!
 

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