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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

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What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
Patience

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Let's tear down those walls of subsistence!

Who's on board to try this with me?!


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Tastes like chicken.

I had some exciting updates with my Yellow tang. I posted a video on my build thread 😄 lets just say it was a milestone I was worried about but he/she seems to be evolving 😁
 

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You get to kill two "birds" with one stone! Well, mammals. AND get ready to laugh the second you tell someone you have some whale flavored horse meat!
 

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You get to kill two "birds" with one stone! Well, mammals. AND get ready to laugh the second you tell someone you have some whale flavored horse meat!

Let's put it this way.... I would borderline consider eating raw chicken before I try that 🤣
 

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Let's put it this way.... I would borderline consider eating raw chicken before I try that 🤣
I can totally see your point. I really can. But if you need a tie breaker, which one's funnier?
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@TheNative192 has me contemplating my stocking list now.... my final fish was going to be a One Spot FoxFace but I'm contemplating a Yellow Tang instead.

I do have a Tomini on the way from Dr. Reef, QT should be done any day now.
 

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@TheNative192 has me contemplating my stocking list now.... my final fish was going to be a One Spot FoxFace but I'm contemplating a Yellow Tang instead.

I do have a Tomini on the way from Dr. Reef, QT should be done any day now.

Yeah my plan is the yellow tang and a one spot fox face as well. I am worried though about getting a second tang as I hear if you have two they are more likely to fight versus having 3 which would be way too many in this tank size.

What does everything think? Would it be crazy to rock two tangs? Assuming one is a yellow and the other is a smaller type like bristle tooth or tomini tang. (I will also have a one spot fox face for sure.
 

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Yeah my plan is the yellow tang and a one spot fox face as well. I am worried though about getting a second tang as I hear if you have two they are more likely to fight versus having 3 which would be way too many in this tank size.

What does everything think? Would it be crazy to rock two tangs? Assuming one is a yellow and the other is a smaller type like bristle tooth or tomini tang. (I will also have a one spot fox face for sure.

That's been my idea... I wanted one tang and one Fox Face to keep that a non issue so it would have been my Tomini and the Fox.... but I love YT's.
 

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