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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
You are correct Amanda. Sadly, some people don't realize that. In fact, you can feel satisfied longer with less food eating healthy than you will eating fast food.
Just basic foods, whether or not the most healthy, and not cooked with "enriched" products like bread, flour and rice. will be lacking added chemicals. Also hate to say it, but the best chicken you can eat is raised in your yard
 
I have a 120 that is drilled but doesn't have the pipes that drain it down into a sump. I'm thinking I'm the future if might like to add the pipes and maybe make a predator tank... how hard is it to add the pipes. Anyone want to come do it for me? Lol
 
Black Tip? Nurse shark? a Vlamini tang would be nice

I'd go with a Fu Man Chu lionfish personally
Nurse shark you say... may need some courses in yoga to fit.
 
I did think about a fuzzy dwarf because fu manchu's are difficult aren't they?
Fu manchu's are easier than the fuzzy and zebra (both dwarf lionfish)
 
Nurse shark you say... may need some courses in yoga to fit.
I was going to add... well, someone did it
I'm kidding about the sharks and vlamingii obviously.
 
Fu manchu's are easier than the fuzzy and zebra (both dwarf lionfish)
huh, thought it was the opposite because they are hard to get feeding on frozen but I haven't looked into it... now I want one but sheesh the price tag is steep for me.
 
huh, thought it was the opposite because they are hard to get feeding on frozen but I haven't looked into it... now I want one but sheesh the price tag is steep for me.
I stand corrected Steven. I had them mixed up.
Fuzzy's are the easiest out of the dwarf lionfish. They take to frozen/prepared foods better.
I just texted a friend of mine as he has all three of the dwarfs in his tank.
 
I stand corrected Steven. I had them mixed up.
Fuzzy's are the easiest out of the dwarf lionfish. They take to frozen/prepared foods better.
I just texted a friend of mine as he has all three of the dwarfs in his tank.
ok that makes sense... not as pretty but easier.
 
I have a 120 that is drilled but doesn't have the pipes that drain it down into a sump. I'm thinking I'm the future if might like to add the pipes and maybe make a predator tank... how hard is it to add the pipes. Anyone want to come do it for me? Lol
If you get me a photo of what the holes look like/where they are in the tank, I can probably extrapolate what you’d need to get it up and running!
 
If you get me a photo of what the holes look like/where they are in the tank, I can probably extrapolate what you’d need to get it up and running!
Just got home give me a few minutes and I will get you some. I really think it shouldn't be hard the hole is behind an over flow on the back left corner.
 
Just got home give me a few minutes and I will get you some. I really think it shouldn't be hard the hole is behind an over flow on the back left corner.
Best case scenario! No pricy external overflow or silicone work needed!
 
Best case scenario! No pricy external overflow or silicone work needed!
Ignore the towel that's there incase water gets splashed into it. Its setup right now as a freshwater. There is no hole in the stand but I think me or rather my husband could put one. He built the stand for the tank without a hole since I wasn't planning at that time to ever put a sump in.

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