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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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Beautiful!!!!

Finally i'm not the only one here falling for the peer pressure of the enablers.
Enablers? We prefer purchasing advisors.
 

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It could also be breeding behavior/coloration I suppose but I can't see paying $60 for a "maybe breeding or maybe sick".
I agree that seems like too much money when your not confident in their health.
 

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I really think if might need some of that in my tank...
Just an absolute jewel of a coral. The fact that they are non photosynthetic means that dont have to consider par at all.
 

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Just an absolute jewel of a coral. The fact that they are non photosynthetic means that dont have to consider par at all.
That’s why I said I have a perfect place. Up front, in the middle and in the shade.
 

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Ok I went a different route because this mini Florida Ricordea rock caught my eye, love the coloration so it got tacked on to my existing order.

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Gorgeous! Great call on the ricordea rock. They were reasonably priced too
 

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This what we call Cowboy Breakfast, eggs in hot sauce, cheesey potatoes, sausage ( of course bacon is acceptable as well)and chili, in this case my famous homemade chili! This is not the same as Texas Cowboy Breakfast. Everything is the same except as what they masquerade as chili which is breanless and is really just Coney Island sauce, EEW!
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That looks outstanding! Finally someone that knows how to measure hot sauce
 

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Beautiful!!!!

Finally i'm not the only one here falling for the peer pressure of the enablers.
I had a speck of gsp, an ordinary hammer and two zoa frags when I joined this group. Tank #1 is now full and tank #2 is on order lol
 

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I had a speck of gsp, an ordinary hammer and two zoa frags when I joined this group. Tank #1 is now full and tank #2 is on order lol
I was misled when i joined this group. No one mentioned forced coral and fish purchases.
 

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The blue stripes on the front one are dark grey. The back one is an almost pure black body with a slight striping on his face of neon blue - that's about all you can see in the picture.
If you knew they were healthy and that was some odd color variant, that would be a couple of awesome and unique fish to add.
 

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Beautiful wrasse! You walked out the first time without it? You cray cray John! Bring home the win!
I completely deserve that lol. I had already made a down payment on the tank so my wallet was still healing. After talking to Steven, Amanda, and Mr Brown (aka the enablers) I didnt have a chance.
 

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I was misled when i joined this group. No one mentioned forced coral and fish purchases.
They wait until.... they have you.

Dang it, the gifs aren't working. I want to add a cult gif here...
 

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