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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
Ok, so i'm not planning anything anytime soon.... but I need input as i'm terrible at visualizing and designing interior design. Heres an old picture of my living room...

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Heres my vision... but idk if it should open the whole wall and sheet rock it... or plywood painted white. Or just trim out around the tank and put cabinet doors on the wood and keep the wood? This is my vision... kinda.. the D boxes are cabinet doors.
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Edit: shoot rock, not stone. My bad lol
Is the room behind it empty? If so, I'd frame the tank and put the sump in the room behind it.
Oh... great placement on the Bud Light, I like your creative vision! Perfect placement, brings the room together.
 
I've never worked with that equipment, Paul. I don't think it's sold this far south, but I did a quick search and it seems it can produce a bad smell and some smoke during its first few uses that can be dangerous for open tanks

Mike's recommendation is excellent. I would also turn off the skimmer so it doesn't suck in that air and put it directly into the water. If you could completely cover the tank with something like plywood or PVC, I think that could help too.
Thanks Luis. I think the elegance doesn’t look good. Had a dead feather duster too.


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Is the room behind it empty? If so, I'd frame the tank and put the sump in the room behind it.
Oh... great placement on the Bud Light, I like your creative vision! Perfect placement, brings the room together.
Yea, its a big closet on the room behind it which has a second one about the same size so im commondeering it haha. In theory, im gonna have a built it tank with access from the front as well as doors(locking lol) in the back for maintenance access. This is my one and done tank setup though, so im planning now even though it won't be happening for awhile. Everyone's getting new tanks lately so i'm getting an idea of what this will entail so I can start planning. Maybe a next winter/spring project.
 
Yea, it’s a big closet on the room behind it which has a second one about the same size so im commondeering it haha. In theory, im gonna have a built it tank with access from the front as well as doors(locking lol) in the back for maintenance access. This is my one and done tank setup though, so im planning now even though it won't be happening for awhile. Everyone's getting new tanks lately so i'm getting an idea of what this will entail so I can start planning. Maybe a next winter/spring project.
I wish I had a wall to put the tank that would be so cool . You think you’re going that way . And do you have a drain in that room ?
 
Because we all need good news from time to time, your welcome!
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I read this morning that Ole PP is only correct 40% of the time, so worse than flipping a coin.
 
I think the tank will be ok Paul. After all, it is an HVAC system, I'm sure the Cosmolite wouldn't be at toxic levels. I don't see that company lasting long if all their customers wound up dead.
Depends, did they require full payment up front?
 

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