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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

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What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
Patience

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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?
Both Klein Butterfly, like this one

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Good night nerds! So the A team showed up. Awesome day, but this B team is the only one up! Kinda proud of myself. I hope I feel the same way in the morning.
 

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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 really cool Tim. Sounds like he was very deserving. Congrats on the strong finish!
 

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Good night nerds! So the A team showed up. Awesome day, but this B team is the only one up! Kinda proud of myself. I hope I feel the same way in the morning.
Goodnight Kevin
 
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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?
Both the same Kev, the larger is older and they change colors a bit as they age.
 

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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 .
I am happy you found one that works better. I will look into one for my backup pump. What I am looking for with the clinics tank is a way to get notified of the pump not working. The tank is not monitored from Saturday afternoon until Monday morning every week. Been researching lots. I think my brain blew up though. I hope this is at least getting us all to consider our tanks life support more.
 

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I am happy you found one that works better. I will look into one for my backup pump. What I am looking for with the clinics tank is a way to get notified of the pump not working. The tank is not monitored from Saturday afternoon until Monday morning every week. Been researching lots. I think my brain blew up though. I hope this is at least getting us all to consider our tanks life support more.
It has certainly made me do that.

Without going the hydros/expensive route, which I take it you'd at least prefer to avoid, I think the ink bird might be your route. Yes it's a temp sensor, but your temp is going to be one of the first things effected by a power loss. This WIll send a notification to your phone. Even if it isn't a power failure, an alert would signify a heater failure which would be equally catastrophic.

Im really pulling for you and your husband on this one.


Oh! And by the way...

Welcome to #Smorgasbordafterdark

 

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