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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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Excellent. Now if I was a wise guy like @tbrown or @That Crusso Kid or, even worse, @kevgib67 I'd ask why you needed a cleaner wrasse for your protein skimmer, maybe stuff it in the air inlet to reduce the flow?

But, I'm better than that. Congratulations on the new acquisition and I hope you get your skimmer dialed in.
You know them so well!
 

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Okay, I'm properly caffeinated. Hi again everyone, did I miss anything during my half-stupor?
Apparently you may have missed puberty?
 

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I think he's a pretty fish the pictures never do them justice especially when they are in my acclimation box as is not super clear.
 

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I think he's a pretty fish the pictures never do them justice especially when they are in my acclimation box as is not super clear.
Can you get a better picture of his face/mouth?
 

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Can you get a better picture of his face/mouth?
How about video? Can you see what your trying to see in these 2? If not I can try again after my phone charges a little bit.
 

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How about video? Can you see what your trying to see in these 2? If not I can try again after my phone charges a little bit.
A video would work. His bottom jaw looks suspicious to me
 

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@Calmwaters
I can't tell for certain. There's a False Cleaner Wrasse that's actually a Fang Blenny that bites other fish. Yours looks like his mouth opens at the front like a Cleaner Wrasse should. The Blenny opens slightly back and under instead of front. Keep an eye on it just to make sure BUT I think I got a shot of it with the mouth open and it looks good:

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If that's his mouth open.
 

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@Calmwaters
I can't tell for certain. There's a False Cleaner Wrasse that's actually a Fang Blenny that bites other fish. Yours looks like his mouth opens at the front like a Cleaner Wrasse should. The Blenny opens slightly back and under instead of front. Keep an eye on it just to make sure BUT I think I got a shot of it with the mouth open and it looks good:

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If that's his mouth open.
Yes he opened it and looked almost at the camera at one point in the video. Its like he knew what you were looking for. 😆
 

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