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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
Have you thought about having someone 3D print the basket for you? (Not that this would remove shipping woes.)
Have not actually but a little late now lol plus I already had one on hand for the other side that came with the tank and my OCD wouldn't allow it to be different 😅
 
I got the brine shrimp hatchery @tharbin recommend. I've got to try something else for this leopard wrasse. He doesn't eat ANYTHING! I have a healthy pod population, but I dont even really see him hunt.
He might be hunting at night after the lights go out.
 
I have some brine shrimp eggs that I just put in water if they hatch i can also feed them to the mandarin goby and my other fish as well. I had white worms that Wes was awesome enough to send me but my culture crashed.
Just took a pic of the girl.

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I got the brine shrimp hatchery @tharbin recommend. I've got to try something else for this leopard wrasse. He doesn't eat ANYTHING! I have a healthy pod population, but I dont even really see him hunt.
This round I had some of the San Francisco Bay brine shrimp pouches and I just put them in about 2 cups of water with an air bubbler and a light. From what I have researched you have a higher hatch rate with the air bubble and if you keep the water warm. I'm seen this hatchery on aquarium co-op that I might order later.
https://www.aquariumcoop.com/products/ziss-brine-shrimp-hatchery
 
Just took a pic of the girl.

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I really hope mine does well. I added a half a gallon of pods to the sump and a half gallon to the tank after lights out shortly after I added my scooter blenny i think about a month ago.
 
He might be hunting at night after the lights go out.
Im hoping so Amanda. That's a good point. It might also explain why he sleeps until 1pm like a teenager lol
 
Im hoping so Amanda. That's a good point. It might also explain why he sleeps until 1pm like a teenager lol
Pods are more active at night if I'm not mistaken so it would make sense that he hunts then.
 
😉 Try your Orphek lens and let me know. 🤪
What are your parameters, light, flow and how long have you had it? Pics under white light please.
 
It was nice but it's not like they would even know what it was or have a use for a media caddie.
I was thinking they would just not bother out of laziness lol
 

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