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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 dont blame her. Buddy that looks fantastic ! I know you got some good hot sauce going over it too!
she keeps it mild, i bust out in a sweat before its over
 
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.

Screenshot_20260113_184605_Gallery.jpg

Just a thought for yall.

I got some rocks left over for a base May have to glue some together but that's actually what I did for my elegance coral. :D

IMG_7211.jpeg
 
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.

Screenshot_20260113_184605_Gallery.jpg

Just a thought for yall.
I was considering printing a Scoly stand.
 
big mix going on
Yeah theyre growing pretty well in there. The big copper rimmed looking zoa appears to be the front runner. I added them last and they are over taking the garden! Good thing they look ok.

They started as a frag of 4 just a few months ago. You can see how much they've grown. Screenshot_20260113_185700_Gallery.jpg
 
Yeah theyre growing pretty well in there. The big copper rimmed looking zoa appears to be the front runner. I added them last and they are over taking the garden! Good thing they look ok.

They started as a frag of 4 just a few months ago. You can see how much they've grown. Screenshot_20260113_185700_Gallery.jpg
still working on my zoa garden, taking shape after the last frags i got
 
Yeah theyre growing pretty well in there. The big copper rimmed looking zoa appears to be the front runner. I added them last and they are over taking the garden! Good thing they look ok.

They started as a frag of 4 just a few months ago. You can see how much they've grown. Screenshot_20260113_185700_Gallery.jpg
I like those purple palys, i have some red ones but they are kept by themselves
 
that's a POTM if it fits there criteria
The POTM topic is hot right now, someone from that thread is going to be added to my blocked list soon lol
 
The competition and voting system has always been the same, the mods of this platform do a lot more than they can sometimes for some sore loser coming along to criticize it every month. I've had enough of him this month. Someone else made a comment before that wasn't very nice, but it wasn't disrespectful. This guy, however, was disrespectful, not to me, but to someone who deserves a lot of recognition on this platform.
 
I got some rocks left over for a base May have to glue some together but that's actually what I did for my elegance coral. :D

IMG_7211.jpeg
That would be perfect. Just make your base (doesn't have to be pretty, and carefully glue to the skeleton!
 

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