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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
Moments like these make me hate this hobby with all my heart. It makes me so angry that something like this happens and I don't have an answer after months of him eating really well and everything being perfect in the tank with no problems with the other fish. I'm so upset right now.
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Drove to the city with my daughter today to bring in her car again...
So we decided to test drive whatever they let us for a couple of hours 🙃
Everyone and I mean all of you family should just spend a day test driving whatever and not buy anything
It's very liberating!
 
Your good we are just worrying about Kevin . I think you might have hurt his feelings ! Lol !! 🤣
Feeling.
Not plural CB 😉
 
Moments like these make me hate this hobby with all my heart. It makes me so angry that something like this happens and I don't have an answer after months of him eating really well and everything being perfect in the tank with no problems with the other fish. I'm so upset right now.
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Sorry for your loss its a beautiful fish 😭 😭 😭
 
Ummm... GHA is green hair algae.
I know!! I need a dark green in my tank. Everything else looks like the floor of a rave after it's over lol
 
Oh man I love that one! The green and the purple and the way it looks sparkly...
Thanks Amanda. If only one was going to survive, im glad it was this one.
 
I have this piece on its own rock. I'm trying to get it to cover a small cave rock I have.
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Mine's always been out of hand, can't kill it if I tried.
Everyone has their own opinion on its growth.
Some say dirty water, high nutrients, light, etc and blah blah blah 😑.
I've noticed mine really takes off in higher salinity, higher alk and honestly just stability.
Once it gets going it really does make a great natural filter.
I honestly just let mine grow up the walls by itself. It's kind of like ivy.
 
Moments like these make me hate this hobby with all my heart. It makes me so angry that something like this happens and I don't have an answer after months of him eating really well and everything being perfect in the tank with no problems with the other fish. I'm so upset right now.
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Im so sorry Luis. You did everything right as always. I know it still hurts a lot
 
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Mine's always been out of hand, can't kill it if I tried.
Everyone has their own opinion on its growth.
Some say dirty water, high nutrients, light, etc and blah blah blah 😑.
I've noticed mine really takes off in higher salinity, higher alk and honestly just stability.
Once it gets going it really does make a great natural filter.
I honestly just let mine grow up the walls by itself. It's kind of like ivy.
I'm pretty much seeing more growth every other day or so right now. It's pretty cool to see the flesh grow and then the polyps start popping out.
 
He got #1, I got #2

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The top one is going to have really cool looking feeders where the turquoise is. And the second one has a crazy ufo thing going on with a really unique center. Those are specimens
 
Moments like these make me hate this hobby with all my heart. It makes me so angry that something like this happens and I don't have an answer after months of him eating really well and everything being perfect in the tank with no problems with the other fish. I'm so upset right now.
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sorry Luis. When I talked to my LFS about these, he had mentioned the majority of them that come in just suddenly lose their slime coat. but you had him for a good amount of time. it really is a nice looking fish.
 
I did end up getting another tunnel around used off the market. The math in my head says that now I have a spare pump and a spare sensor as well as my original controller which works 90% of the time.
 
Ha that's awesome! I didnt realize you already had it. Congrats fellas!
No, we just won them this morning. Still have to schedule delivery and all that.
 
I did end up getting another tunnel around used off the market. The math in my head says that now I have a spare pump and a spare sensor as well as my original controller which works 90% of the time.
Good grief auto correct. Tunze ATO
 

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