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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
Wow, it took a long minute to catch up this morning. Good afternoon everyone!
Morning Tom... yeah, the Smorg have been restless today
 
I am out of my 45 year old brine shrimp eggs, and yes they still hatched. So I have decided to buy these and will be raising them to adult. Feeding phyto and spirulina powder. Adding this to my fishes menu, I don't expect a tip, but sure they will be happy

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You and Amanda are both doing this! That's awesome. I'd like to try it but will let you experiment first Jimmy
 
I am out of my 45 year old brine shrimp eggs, and yes they still hatched. So I have decided to buy these and will be raising them to adult. Feeding phyto and spirulina powder. Adding this to my fishes menu, I don't expect a tip, but sure they will be happy

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I plan on growing some of mine out as well but I have eggs from BRS. When they run out I plan on ordering some from aquarium coop because I have read they have a really high hatch rate.
 
Is she in the 125? She is in heaven if she is!! Endless supply of food for her
Yes she's in there I just worry to much that she's not getting her share of food because she might be scared to go far since she's tiny and the other fish are big.
 
Yes she's in there I just worry to much that she's not getting her share of food because she might be scared to go far since she's tiny and the other fish are big.
oh, she will find them in the protected areas in the rock. she doesn't need to venture across the sand dunes in there for sure. she will grow quickly too.
 
Also in my order today i restocked on some nylon screws for my acrylic, I went with 1/2 inch so none would poke out past two 1/4 inch pieces of acrylic, and they are thumb screws for ease of use, they are good for making adjustable thing like , like skimmer stands. seems like @Rocks reef was looking into something like this. I would trade him a skimmer stand for...lets say...his mailing address

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I plan on growing some of mine out as well but I have eggs from BRS. When they run out I plan on ordering some from aquarium coop because I have read they have a really high hatch rate.
My research says, once you have a colony going, the adults hatch live, not eggs, so basically maintaining the colony is what you have to do. So there may be no need for constantly hatching the eggs. I basic egg supply should last a long time
 

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