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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

kingranch2003

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Big boy.
Chased them around for about 20 minutes.
Couldn't catch them....
Couldn't eat them.
Doesn't even look at them anymore...
That's great Joel! I hope you enjoy these little guys and im really hoping the do a great job for you
 

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The power strip tripped. It was one that you could push a button and turn off and then back on separate outlets on it. It was shot. Maybe just old.

We replaced it with one from our house for now. And ordered one for the tank.

But looking for a better solution. I want something simple, inexpensive would be nice. That would send me an alert if it fails.

Have since read that the inkbird has an app that could have alerted me. Has anyone tested the inkbird app?

I don't need instant alerts. Within half an hour or so would have allowed me to avert the tragedy of the fish dying.

Thanks for asking
The reason I asked is that we have power surges from time to time and my pump would go out but when power returned like instantly and it would not come back on . I order a second after talking to the company and it also went dead . I switched it out with a octo varios pump and have never has a problem since . Hope this is helpful !
 

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The reason I asked is that we have power surges from time to time and my pump would go out but when power returned like instantly and it would not come back on . I order a second after talking to the company and it also went dead . I switched it out with a octo varios pump and have never has a problem since . Hope this is helpful !
I just have mine on a APC UPS. we had those little surges too when I had the biocube and would knock the light off. so I did the UPS and it would run that for 3 hours. on this big tank I just have the main pump on it though. but I have the bluetti as the back up.
 

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I just have mine on a APC UPS. we had those little surges too when I had the biocube and would knock the light off. so I did the UPS and it would run that for 3 hours. on this big tank I just have the main pump on it though. but I have the bluetti as the back up.
Yes but I have a or had the power battery supply and it still tripped and the pump did not come back on . It was a very notable company I but still couldn’t get it to automatically turn on . It would come on if the power was out for a while but not for quick power surges . I had this pump for years but when I replaced it maybe they changed something on the new one . But after the new one didn’t work I replaced it and it did the same thing . I switched to octo varios pump and it would come back on as it should .
 
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Imagine the first time I shopped for speakers and didn't realize prices were for EACH speaker and not a pair lol.
My main setup costs an exponential amount of money i'm ashamed to admit nor do I want my wife finding out 🤣
To late now. I’m sure she’s already read this lol!! 🫣 🥸
 

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Hey guys and gals! A little bit of cool news: most (if not all) of you know that Paul B won the Mariner of the Year. He decided to pass the winnings along to me!
 

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Hey guys and gals! A little bit of cool news: most (if not all) of you know that Paul B won the Mariner of the Year. He decided to pass the winnings along to me!
That’s awesome Tim ! That’s a heck of a nice man .
 

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Already mowing aiptasia...
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Omg (that’s on my goat for you older reefers), I love them Joel, they are two different kinds of butterflie fish?
 

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