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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
Pro repurposing tip: Tortillas are bigger than buns, add more hot dogs. Three to four should work well.
And if you add cheese on top of all the hot dogs it will be even better. 😆
 
Back when it was Drs Foster and Smith they were great. Then Petco had some relationship with them and they were decent. I haven't had a single order come that was correct. I only ordered the two fish, both were DOA. @Stang67 ordered a bunch of frozen food from LiveAquaria that came thawed and gross if I remember correctly.
I didn't realize that Live Aquaria was Drs. Foster and Smith, them and That Pet Place, were my gotos for anything I couldn't source locally or DIY for years.
 
Don't remind me, my wife's uncle used to pour a shot of vodka for us before breakfast and coffee in the am 🤢
Sounds like a good uncle to have
 
Hope you're back to snuff soon. Well, not actual snuff as you'd probably not like it.

Feel better.
She's from Georgia, I see her using Coppenhagen or having a big wad of RedMan in her cheek.
 
Funny enough, I have done that before. I ran out of hot dog buns, so I threw a hot dog inside a tortilla. Needless to say, it wasn't good.
You probably just didn't season it right 😁
 
She's from Georgia, I see her using Coppenhagen or having a big wad of RedMan in her cheek.
Wrong state but your close. I'm from North Carolina and I think all that stuff is nasty even though my husband uses skoal.
 
Hoping everyone has been well. Tank has cleared up of diatoms and is just clean. Nitrates are way down too.
For my next fish I'm still trying to decide. Another white tail bristletooth opportunity has come up. However I have the choice to keep either a lemarks angel or a rusty angel. Id have to go with only one of these. Can't keep either of them together in the same tank.
 
Hoping everyone has been well. Tank has cleared up of diatoms and is just clean. Nitrates are way down too.
For my next fish I'm still trying to decide. Another white tail bristletooth opportunity has come up. However I have the choice to keep either a lemarks angel or a rusty angel. Id have to go with only one of these. Can't keep either of them together in the same tank.
Its my understanding that Lemarck's need at least 150 gallons as they grow very large. I thought about one for my 125 until I researched them. They get up to 9 inches and in my opinion that's too big for a 125.
 
Hoping everyone has been well. Tank has cleared up of diatoms and is just clean. Nitrates are way down too.
For my next fish I'm still trying to decide. Another white tail bristletooth opportunity has come up. However I have the choice to keep either a lemarks angel or a rusty angel. Id have to go with only one of these. Can't keep either of them together in the same tank.

White Tail Bristletooth is a very good option and a workhorse for algae.
 
Thank you my friend! Are you feeling better?
Yes I am, my wife dosed me with some NyQuil or whatever it is called last night. I slept all night and woke up feeling much better, at least until the stuff wears off. Thanks for asking.
 
I'm sure many of you have noticed that my wife helps a lot with the reef. She recently learned to mix up the LPS Gloop I use. She just sent me this meme:

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