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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
That sounds like it would be perfect. So Tom, can you trim them similar to something like a leather? They have some thin blade gorgonians at my lfs and they're cotton candy pink. Absolutely gorgeous. I was considering them, until I saw Amanda's!
You can cut a branch similar to fragging an acro and glue to a rock or plug. I would wait until you're getting some growth as sometimes they're a little slow getting established but once they're hardy. I've never trimmed a thin blade but I did it a lot with the more radial ones.
 
ok, wife has had a busy day, I was with her, My neighbors wife passed away Thursday. My wife was extremely close with her. i did a cater today for my neighbor and his family. i was able to get a few scraps of it. so my wife hit the sack early so I whipped up one my favorite. spicy tators with red neck scampi. easy to make, just ask

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That looks delicious.
 
ok, wife has had a busy day, I was with her, My neighbors wife passed away Thursday. My wife was extremely close with her. i did a cater today for my neighbor and his family. i was able to get a few scraps of it. so my wife hit the sack early so I whipped up one my favorite. spicy tators with red neck scampi. easy to make, just ask

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Sorry man I know that's a tough time for yall.

Food looks amazing
 
I can’t do all you can eat . Sorry I don’t want everyone in the restaurant knowing the food before i do .
The trick is to be the first one there and being extremely rude. My father was the king of all-you-can-eat joints.
 
There's 3 SBB. I can share.

Hahaha!

You know with the new tank and all I could really use the Dr. Reefs gift card... cough... cough... cough....

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Let's talk about everyone's favorite fish that they have currently or have had in the past and why it's your favorite? For me it would be my little Citron Goby. He's super friendly and curious and never fails to come to the front of the tank to see me when I come near the tank, when I'm working inside the tank he like to swim near my hand like he's checking out what I'm doing.
It's hard to choose. My scooter blenny is so interactive and friendly, and I've had him the longest.
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But this Naoko's Fairy Wrasse is growing on me fast.
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It's hard to choose. My scooter blenny is so interactive and friendly, and I've had him the longest.
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Butt this Naoko's Fairy Wrasse is growing on me fast.
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I am so tempted to get a ruby red dragonet & a leopard wrasse to see if I can pull that off in the 80G. I will be culturing around 1 billion tisbe pods and phyto before I add any though and I will have a fuge in the back of the tank as well.

I am also considering a Biota Yellow Tang or possible a Biota yellow and Kole or Tomni (the Whitetail Bristletooth Tang is awesome).... I just don't know if I can get that to work. Two Tangs in a 4 foot tank. I mean maybe its fine.

My favorite fish is Ant the Mandarin.

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