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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


My purple hammer is looking a little better since the Clowns left it in a ditch to die.

All of your euphyllia look great! I wish I could get that kind of flow on my torches and hammers. Cube tanks are the worst to get good flow in because of the design I guess. If I go too high with it, I blow the heck out of the stuff on the bottom. Acro area and sandbed get great flow, but the middle and sides are tough in the cube.
 
All of your euphyllia look great! I wish I could get that kind of flow on my torches and hammers. Cube tanks are the worst to get good flow in because of the design I guess. If I go too high with it, I blow the heck out of the stuff on the bottom. Acro area and sandbed get great flow, but the middle and sides are tough in the cube.

It's something I've also struggled with until I got to a 48" tank... but I went too big on my wave makers, I run them at the 1st lowest setting or I'll rip them out of their skeletons lol.
 
Happy weekend, friends! I hope it's a joy, and I hope you all are able to rest. ❤️

Smiling that big already!! You can tell that boy is surrounded by love.
 
Something a little different for dinner!

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Smiling that big already!! You can tell that boy is surrounded by love.
He is very much surrounded by love! But we can't take all the credit. He has always been such a happy little dude!
 
Hey party peeps, BC growout signups if you are interested. If you buy a battlebox he would even throw these in as freebies since they are all super common and a lot of people already have them. Spots are going fast!

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/spring-2026-grow-comp-sign-ups-hurry-these-won’t-last-🤫.1149864/page-2#post-14206837

Should be fun!
You are a bad influence sir!! Seriously thanks for the heads up. I most likely won't win, but Ill get some awesome acros!
 
You are a bad influence sir!! Seriously thanks for the heads up. I most likely won't win, but Ill get some awesome acros!
Heck yeah dude! Win or loose it is bound to be a good time!
 
It sounds like fun but I'm not up to a growing competition yet. Lol
Totally ok. There will be more, for sure. These ones are all classics though that are really hardy, a very good one to start on, if one were ready, that is :)
 
Totally ok. There will be more, for sure. These ones are all classics though that are really hardy, a very good one to start on, if one were ready, that is :)
They are beautiful corals! And if I had the extra funds I would be tempted to join in just to see if I can be successful in keeping them alive and growing them!
 
Thought I would stop in and say hey, going to be a busy weekend, more tilling in the garden and have that tank to work on also. Taking my neighbor fishing Sunday also, West Point lake
 
Thought I would stop in and say hey, going to be a busy weekend, more tilling in the garden and have that tank to work on also. Taking my neighbor fishing Sunday also, West Point lake
Enjoy your fishing trip!!!
 

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