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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
here's my dinner! šŸ˜‹

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Oh man, you’re killing me Smalls! I’m still at work and am starving, when we bought a quarter cow last year those were the first to go. I had a great recipe.
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Oh man, you’re killing me Smalls! I’m still at work and am starving, when we bought a quarter cow last year those were the first to go. I had a great recipe.
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I put mine in the slow cooker, low for 10 hours and poured in a bottle of plum wine. kids asked if I flavored it with chocolate. 🧐
 
kids just cut the fat off but otherwise they really liked it.
That fat is the best part, melts in your mouth like butter!
 
Is there such a thing as a good simple all in one product to feed corals? I have these three that I currently use but not sure if I need all three or if there is something better. I try to remember to feed one of the choices I have at least once a week by sometimes will do twice a week. Is that enough?
I target feed Arcti-Pods, Oyster Feast, R.O.E., and Benepets once or twice a week before lights on to the LPS; I broadcast feed Fuel (or AcroPower if I'm out of Fuel) to the whole tank two or three times a week. I may use Reef Roids in place of Benepets and AB+ in place of Fuel if my phosphates are low.
 
Patience?

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They may look lopsided a bit in the pictures but I added rock pieces and super glued them to the base to make sure they do not wobble at all so it will lay flat on the glass. In the tank I may add a bit of extra rock support near the bases just to make sure no sand sifter gets too close to the base as well.

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And as always! (I am an AI Robot like you John. Beep boop.)

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There you go man! I think that looks great!

Im an older less efficient AI model. I just stack rocks and try to forget the house of cards that my corals sit in.

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