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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
I said I would prefer quality over quantity if possible. I prefer longer polyp extension like millepora. Easy to Medium works with me. I know Acros are inherently more difficult so I am factoring that in. So we will see what he goes with. More of a suprise me. I honestly think I will be happy with pretty much anything lol.
I said basically the same thing. I did ask for one millie and the colors pink, orange, and yellow, and asked for no dark green lol. He said that was no problem that he had plenty of those colors! I sent him a picture of my tank so he'd have a color match idea AND so he could see that I have no color coordination lol. If it has color, I'll take it
 
I am a big fan of diamond gobies to turn over the sand bed. That being said I also have a tiger conch for cleaning the sand bed and he does a good job.
I wanted a diamond goby, but they arent the best tank mates for sandbed lps.
 
I currently have in my reef cleaners shopping cart a snail only crew for a 40 breeder, 22 bumble bee snails, 4 tiger conch and 2 fighting conch.

Why so many bumble bee snails?
 
Why so many bumble bee snails?
I think I might have vermetidae snails. I thought for the longest time they were harmless spaghetti worms but now I'm not sure...
 
ah Friday and I am at home and its Bulleit Bourbon time...
I drank something tonight called Smoke and Mirrors. it was pretty good till I decided to bite the chili pepper garnish. WOW....

Homer Simpson Eating GIF


homer simpson simpsons GIF
 
I think I might have vermetidae snails. I thought for the longest time they were harmless spaghetti worms but now I'm not sure...

Ya those guys are annoying but I don't know do Bumble bees eat anything else just so they don't all starve
 
Ya those guys are annoying but I don't know do Bumble bees eat anything else just so they don't all starve
Its my understanding they will eat other things as well.
 
Its my understanding they will eat other things as well.

I always steered clear because for whatever reason I thought they only ate Vermathid but looks like they do eat other things. They look cool so that's a bonus.
 
I always steered clear because for whatever reason I thought they only ate Vermathid but looks like they do eat other things. They look cool so that's a bonus.
I have probably half a dozen and all my vermatid snails were gone a long time ago.
 
Ya those guys are annoying but I don't know do Bumble bees eat anything else just so they don't all starve
They look like something from Beetlejuice, and eat detritus and dead things like nobody's business! Those are amongst my favorite snails.

I went to take a picture of the dead trochus that they was covered in them (only 3 on ot now) and accidentally caught the first picture of my new pygmy hawk fish! I haven't seen him since I got him Wednesday!

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Sorry I got distracted. Yeah man I totally recommend bb's. They're good about getting in little Rock crevices for uneaten food also.
 
I have probably half a dozen and all my vermatid snails were gone a long time ago.
I put some in the back compartments of my AIO. They go through every chamber and down in my live rock rubble. Rockstars!
 
They look like something from Beetlejuice, and eat detritus and dead things like nobody's business! Those are amongst my favorite snails.

I went to take a picture of the dead trochus that they was covered in them (only 3 on ot now) and accidentally caught the first picture of my new pygmy hawk fish! I haven't seen him since I got him Wednesday!

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Sorry I got distracted. Yeah man I totally recommend bb's. They're good about getting in little Rock crevices for uneaten food also.
He is so cool looking!!! Glad you were able to get a picture of him!
 

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