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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
Yellowing is not a thing with cell cast acrylic. It is an urban legend spread by glass tank builders in an effort to distract people from the green cast from glass panels. Acrylic is many times clearer than glass of the same thickness.

Ever wonder why all the public aquariums use Acrylic? 6 to 7 times more impact resistant and way clearer. Looking through a 12" thick panel and it is water clear!
Morning Lowell !
 
Yes, my Lagoon 100 is acrylic and I've had two 55 gallon acrylics. @TheWB has a tank nearly identical to mine that is also acrylic.

Quick response, good quality acrylics don't yellow. They can scratch but truthfully I don't think there is a big difference between a quality acrylic and a low-iron glass tank as far as scratch resistance. Also acrylics seem to hide their scratches a little better. The real key is a good fabricator that uses quality acrylics. A quality acrylic also shouldn't craze. Besides that many scratches can be sanded out which isn't possible with a glass tank.

I've only retired one tank due to scratches, a 15 gallon Waterbox low-iron glass tank. I would say that you want to use a reputable acrylic fabricator for an acrylic tank as a few of the mass-market acrylic tanks are not as well made as they could be.

Cleaning is a little different as you use plastic-edged scrappers, melamine sponges (like magic erasers), and acrylic safe pads/cleaners instead of the stuff you are used to. I'd say it's a little more work if you let things go but it isn't much harder.
Morning Tom ! Very helpful , I wasn’t aware that your tank was acrylic .
 
Good morning Smorg! I’ve not been able to post pictures or gif’s since early yesterday evening, anyone else experiencing this? Yes Tim, nothing happens when I click on the circular arrow like it did in the past.
I’ve been having problems with things that I’ve been touching would not click and the page some time freezes . I’ve had to redownload the site .
 
Good morning Smorg! I’ve not been able to post pictures or gif’s since early yesterday evening, anyone else experiencing this? Yes Tim, nothing happens when I click on the circular arrow like it did in the past.
No gumby or lemon!? No!! We need the gifs!
 
Good morning Smorg! I’ve not been able to post pictures or gif’s since early yesterday evening, anyone else experiencing this? Yes Tim, nothing happens when I click on the circular arrow like it did in the past.
Good morning Kevin
 
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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Awesome !
 

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