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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
Good morning! Happy Monday! Busy work week for me so I'll try to continue my creepy lurking in the smorgs.

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Only busy if you make it busy! There is plenty of time for shenanigans
 
Good morning! Happy Monday! Busy work week for me so I'll try to continue my creepy lurking in the smorgs.

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Good morning Steven!
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Good morning! Happy Monday! Busy work week for me so I'll try to continue my creepy lurking in the smorgs.

Fun Mood GIF by Justin
Good morning Steven
 
Tim,

What PAR are your strats in? Mine are growing like weeds in probably 250-260, but I've noticed the more shaded ones have more color.
 
Just got notification my filter cups are out for delivery!
For your coffee pot? Yeah, I just got some Bunn ones from Amazon yesterday. I love them!!
 
Morning y'all!
Happy Monday 😊
Be kind to one another ✨
Peace ✌️
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Good morning Joel!
I hope your day is full of blessings
 
Good morning and welcome back! (Sweathog)
Well, thank you sir. I took a week off and decided to not pick up my phone very much. It was a nice break. I did miss interacting with the Smorgs... but all the other stuff, I didn't miss.
 
Good morning #Smorgasbord. Just a friendly reminder to rock the vote!

There are many deserving candidates up for Mariner of the Year, and you can vote for up to THREE of them!

Thread '🏆 Vote Now: ESHOPPS Mariner of the Year 2025 — Over $12,000 in Prizes! 🏆' https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/🏆-vote-now-eshopps-mariner-of-the-year-2025-—-over-12-000-in-prizes-🏆.1152116/
I'm going to ask a stupid question but how do you vote for 3... Do i press change vote because I don't see any option to do so.
 
Tim,

What PAR are your strats in? Mine are growing like weeds in probably 250-260, but I've noticed the more shaded ones have more color.
Define "more color"? I feel like the ones in my 8 gallon have higher PAR and grow slower - as in they just sit there and look pretty. They're more pink with bright yellows. While my Strats in the 70 grow super fast and spread like wildfire. They're purple with bright golds. Both are sitting on the sand bed but the 8 gallon likely gets close to 200 PAR on the sand bed while the 70 was getting around 100. The 70 gallon Strats seem to stretch towards the light and look all puffy while the 8 gallon Strats are tight and flat to the frag plug, smaller polyps.

I've never really measured PAR since I set up the 70 it may be different. I've never PARed the 8 gallon.
 

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