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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 can’t remember the size tank you have but even if it’s temporary I’ve heard great things about Australian stripeys for aptasia. Just a thought.
I have also. I need to look into them a little more as I've never had one.
 
sorry for the late reply, I have been super busy.

Long story short, I have a laundry list of things to do before ....get ready for it....my wife has our 1st kid in September! My backyard is all ripped up getting a new patio and we found rot where the old patio was up against the house so I have been also tackling that woohoo!

The corals are good, I lost the clam, one day it was open, the next day it was devoured by shrimp... The cynarina was eaten by hermit crabs. That stunk!

All the torches are getting nice and big, for whatever reason torches grow like weeds in my tank.
Congratulations on the baby Mike!
 
Anyone ever heard of Lamarcks Angelfish? Its apparently reef safe but grows to 9 inches. Some say 125 gallons is fine others say 150. They are very pretty and peaceful from what I have read but the 9 inches seems awful big for 125 gallon tank. What do you guys think?
Lamarck's are the one I was considering.
 
We do miss having horses but then boarding them is just too expensive and unless it is grandfathered in, most newer builds (in our price range) in Arizona don't allow horses unless you go very rural.

Having horses on property really improved my health. Computer work isn't the healthiest as you spend most of your time sitting. My Triglycerides were so high for years that my insurance company refused to renew my policy but about six months prior we had rented a small horse property and had our horses at home. Taking care of them got me out and doing and I felt great so I talked to the insurance company and convinced them to retest me. My triglycerides weren't just better they were great. Every morning at around 5 my horse would let out a loud whinney to let me know it was breakfast time. Sometimes when he was in the yard he would like to knock the screen out of the kitchen window and stick his head in to see what we were doing.
So his name was Mr. Ed?
 
I can’t remember the size tank you have but even if it’s temporary I’ve heard great things about Australian stripeys for aptasia. Just a thought.
Just finished a little research on the Stripey. Nice fish but in the same boat with Kleini Butterflyfish, Aiptasia-Eating Filefish, Peppermint Shrimp, really anything other than a Berghia, that eats Aiptasia. If it eats Aiptasia it likes to eat fleshy, coraly things. They are also very active and get to be around 9" long. I guess they have a good personality though so at least you can smile while they eat your prize acans.

I fully expect to need to rehome the Kleini in a few months, maybe even set up a FOWLR as there are a lot of non-reef-safe fish I like.
 
Just finished a little research on the Stripey. Nice fish but in the same boat with Kleini Butterflyfish, Aiptasia-Eating Filefish, Peppermint Shrimp, really anything other than a Berghia, that eats Aiptasia. If it eats Aiptasia it likes to eat fleshy, coraly things. They are also very active and get to be around 9" long. I guess they have a good personality though so at least you can smile while they eat your prize acans.

I fully expect to need to rehome the Kleini in a few months, maybe even set up a FOWLR as there are a lot of non-reef-safe fish I like.
Daniyella and Matt both have Stripeys.

@Fish Styx
 
Speaking of such things, here's what my angel has done to the cabbage leather, moving the leather out to the nano tonight when lights are out. The spots that aren't green are tissue damage. Hard to tell from the photo.

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Happy Saturday Smorg! Been a busy day here for me.
We have had a LOT of rain. Rivers are over their banks, lots of standing water in fields and lawns. A couple of area roads are closed due to flooding. Our back yard looks like a pond….
 
Been a bit crazy and haphazard for me lately my goodness...
If I am not around tomorrow, apologies now, lots of food to cook tomorrow and happy, happy Easter to everyone and all the families!
Peace ✌️
 
sorry for the late reply, I have been super busy.

Long story short, I have a laundry list of things to do before ....get ready for it....my wife has our 1st kid in September! My backyard is all ripped up getting a new patio and we found rot where the old patio was up against the house so I have been also tackling that woohoo!

The corals are good, I lost the clam, one day it was open, the next day it was devoured by shrimp... The cynarina was eaten by hermit crabs. That stunk!

All the torches are getting nice and big, for whatever reason torches grow like weeds in my tank.
Congratulations!!
 
Not even to watch "A Man Called Otto " ?
If you liked that movie then check out the original movie. It's called "A Man Called Ove". It's Swedish and better than the US version.
 
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Ive been listening to a lot of C.I. lately Joel. Be honest, do you approve of this cover? It was done by. Orey Taylor from Slipknot. I love hearing a metal screamo guy doing something like this.

 

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