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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
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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Yeah I am not sure how people can use 1 rock pound per gallon. Maybe Marco rocks are just less dense and lighter. Lets just say...

I took my plans and...
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That being said I think I made a lot of progress. My PH and ALK were stable during my soak. I did drain and fill it around 5 times giving it a couple of hours to soak up any residue.

We have lift off though. I also got the 2nd AI Orbit 4. Flow is a lot but I am definitely liking it. I may get some pictures later tonight. We shall see!
 
Good night nerds! He got her, Florida should go back to normal!
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I also have extra rock so I may add some later but it would be max a couple of pieces small pieces in the sand bed. All the rock was placed on the glass and then the sand was added second. As extra safety (and because it would not fit on its own (lol) I added the support on the arch as I could not fit all three pieces independently but in the end it fit perfectly just under the arch giving it extra support so….

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😁 Man it cleared up so fast too.
 
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Lets Go Reaction GIF

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I also have extra rock so I may add some later but it would be max a couple of pieces small pieces in the sand bed. All the rock was placed on the glass and then the sand was added second. As extra safety (and because it would not fit on its own (lol) I added the support on the arch as I could not fit all three pieces independently but in the end it fit perfectly just under the arch giving it extra support so….

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😁 Man it cleared up so fast too.
Love it!
 

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