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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
The POTM topic is hot right now, someone from that thread is going to be added to my blocked list soon lol
my ignore list continues to grow
 
still working on my zoa garden, taking shape after the last frags i got
Absolutely! You have some great colors too. Are you going to do a big zoa rock or some small rocks piled together?
 
Updated coral photos after they have settled in a bit in case anyone would like to see. Goni has finally begun to open up, torch seems to be doing better. The frogspawn has become massive. All are doing well but the Acros. I may just not have the ability to properly keep Acros & LPS in this tank and I honestly would be fine with an exclusive LPS & soft coral tank. Maybe someday ill try Acros again. Idk if they are 100% dead but they do not look good. I would take them to my LFS but all their Acros are always dead, pure white. They literally keep them right next to their LPS and even some Zoas. My light schedule is still slowly ramping up to the proper par for them but it will be almost 30 days till it hits that number.

Just a heads-up — these were taken with a yellow lens filter, which honestly makes the corals look a bit more dull and washed out than they do in person. The colors are definitely better to the naked eye.

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There some annoying rude ones on the reef discussion threads at times
Those that can never be wrong and the "there's only one way to do everything type are the worst. That's why I like it here. Everyone is pretty humble and willing to learn. And there are some great reefers in our thread too.
 
Updated coral photos after they have settled in a bit in case anyone would like to see. Goni has finally begun to open up, torch seems to be doing better. The frogspawn has become massive. All are doing well but the Acros. I may just not have the ability to properly keep Acros & LPS in this tank and I honestly would be fine with an exclusive LPS & soft coral tank. Maybe someday ill try Acros again. Idk if they are 100% dead but they do not look good. I would take them to my LFS but all their Acros are always dead, pure white. They literally keep them right next to their LPS and even some Zoas. My light schedule is still slowly ramping up to the proper par for them but it will be almost 30 days till it hits that number.

Just a heads-up — these were taken with a yellow lens filter, which honestly makes the corals look a bit more dull and washed out than they do in person. The colors are definitely better to the naked eye.

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I hate to hear about the acros man. Did you reach out to the seller?

A mixed reef is no joke. The two styles almost oppose each other honestly. But you're obviously running something that euphyllia love. The colors are fantastic
 

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