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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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Awe thank you it helps that I have so many plants in my other tanks and lots of rocks and driftwood sitting around waiting to be used. 😆
Yes but they didn't select, and arrange themselves 😉
 

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How do you like the benereef food for corals? Through my research, it's exactly what I want. Im making a bacterial food mix and need a coral food product as a base for the microbacter and flocculant. I have a cart with some in it and thought I'd check with you. It's not supposed to raise nutrients too much with proper use.
 

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@kevgib67 or anyone else that's used it
How do you like the benereef food for corals? Through my research, it's exactly what I want. Im making a bacterial food mix and need a coral food product as a base for the microbacter and flocculant. I have a cart with some in it and thought I'd check with you. It's not supposed to raise nutrients too much with proper use.
My corals seem to like it, especially the dendros. I got it a year or two because it doesn’t raise phosphate.
 

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My corals seem to like it, especially the dendros. I got it a year or two because it doesn’t raise phosphate.
Thanks Kevin. Im going to grab a bag of it then. Have you seen the Cynarina after the light goes off yet? The coolest thing I've seen in my tank to this, day were my Cynarinas in feed mode after I flipped the light back on.

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Thanks Kevin. Im going to grab a bag of it then. Have you seen the Cynarina after the light goes off yet? The coolest thing I've seen in my tank to this, day were my Cynarinas in feed mode after I flipped the light back on.

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I have not yet but it’s looking puffy tonight!
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@kevgib67 or anyone else that's used it
How do you like the benereef food for corals? Through my research, it's exactly what I want. Im making a bacterial food mix and need a coral food product as a base for the microbacter and flocculant. I have a cart with some in it and thought I'd check with you. It's not supposed to raise nutrients too much with proper use.
It's decent. Very similar to Reef Roids in size and consistency but supposedly phosphate free. I usually mix a little Benereef, Coral Candy, Reef Roids, and Reef Jerky and broadcast feed.
 

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It's decent. Very similar to Reef Roids in size and consistency but supposedly phosphate free. I usually mix a little Benereef, Coral Candy, Reef Roids, and Reef Jerky and broadcast feed.
Do you broadcast or target feed this mix Tim?
 

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It appears to have been a busy day at the Smorgasbord today. 14 pages missed. I am tempted to go back through and manually count all the good morning, hello, how are you and goodnight posts. However, if I do, I'll have to be listening to something that will help ease the side-thoughts I'll encounter. So, here is something to help set the mood.

 

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It appears to have been a busy day at the Smorgasbord today. 14 pages missed. I am tempted to go back through and manually count all the good morning, hello, how are you and goodnight posts. However, if I do, I'll have to be listening to something that will help ease the side-thoughts I'll encounter. So, here is something to help set the mood.


Brine shrimp. Food. Coral B day drinks. There, you're all caught up.
 

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