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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
Oh, nobody would ever say anything about that. I mean it's okay to cry and whine and generally act like a teenage girl occasionally. (not as much as you do. But occasionally. )
Annnnnnnd there it is...
 
I just got my shipping notification that my (2) wrasse are arriving tomorrow. Maybe Ill get a good Pic in time to enter!

Now I know why you got them................. O.o
 
What's that I hear... does there happen to be a new coral on its way. Let me go check

I am sure my delivery driver is getting his practice in for tomorrow.
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Scheduled Delivery​
Wednesday 01/14/2026
by 12:00 PM​
 
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What's that I hear... does there happen to be a new coral on its way. Let me go check

I am sure my delivery driver is getting his practice in for tomorrow.
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The scoly?
 
wife wanted my jambalaya with the shrimp on the side, no fish taco's @tbrown , I said ok

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I dont blame her. Buddy that looks fantastic ! I know you got some good hot sauce going over it too!
 
The scoly?
That's great man, Im excited to see it. Hopefully it comes in, nice and healthy for you. Im anxious about the fish. Never ordered fish online before 😬
 
For you scoly guys
Just a thought here, but if your scoly's skeletons aren't tall enough to keep the polyp off the sand, Id recommend gluing it to a rock or base that you can shimmy into the sand and keep it raised a bit. I made an epoxy base and glued it to that.

You can see it here, because the coral is drawn up into feed mode, but normally you dont. I have to have it up high because it's grown to 5"+ in diameter.

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Just a thought for yall.
 
You never stood a chance.


You say that as though you totally relate to these types of beauties. Hhhmmmm...


Imagine, if you will, the type of pain associated with getting out of bed in the middle of the night. You walk, step on a Lego and then immediately jam your pinky toe into the leg of the bed. This pales in comparison to my wrath.


Please see above, Mr. Huckleberry Wannabe
You're so mean to me Chris, and all I ever did was love you. :)
 
Imagine, if you will, the type of pain associated with getting out of bed in the middle of the night. You walk, step on a Lego and then immediately jam your pinky toe into the leg of the bed. This pales in comparison to my wrath.
So basically a normal morning around my house?

Throw in "stepping on a black dog in the dark and falling backwards when she jumps up, landing on your messed up shoulder and jamming it even more" and we're getting closer.
 

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