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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

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That's why this guy's in s room by himself. There used to be some snails in there. Noy sure how they got there, but haven't seen any for awhile
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Whoa, thats one scary looking dude!
 

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Sorry for your loss!

I hadn't seen my Pistol Shrimp in about a week. This morning I come downstairs and he's out grabbing pieces of Macro Algae to decorate his entrance to his "house".
They sure are entertaining! That is when they aren't on a killing spree!
 

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They sure are entertaining! That is when they aren't on a killing spree!
Mine, so far, is pretty tame. I think he was only around 1/2" when I got it. Now it's close to 2". Him and my YWG do good together.
 

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Im about to give this a run for cyano and a little gha that's popping up in between corals. It's all bacterial non chemical and brightwells claims that it extremely effective vs bubble algae


Not sure if you remember but I had a huge GHA issue for a little while. Absolutely none now. I think it the the brightness of the room vs darkness over the Fall/winter. Sunlight doesn’t touch the tank but the room brightness changes.
 

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Not sure if you remember but I had a huge GHA issue for a little while. Absolutely none now. I think it the the brightness of the room vs darkness over the Fall/winter. Sunlight doesn’t touch the tank but the room brightness changes.
Yep I do remember that. Im glad to hear this!!!!
 

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On the way to the wedding, 40 miles away. It’s going to be like a mini reunion. My daughter is in the wedding. Pictures of the cookie table coming. My wife made the Kolache.
 

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On the way to the wedding, 40 miles away. It’s going to be like a mini reunion. My daughter is in the wedding. Pictures of the cookie table coming. My wife made the Kolache.
Do you eat Kolache ? Kevin
 

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Lost my sister 13 years ago to it, horrible disease. Lost my mom 10 years ago to the same thing.
On a lighter note.
What do you do on June 3rd in California?
You make plum jam from your tree in the backyard.
Plums flower in January.
This is round 2 of 4lbs.
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That looks good Sven!
 

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Not sure if you remember but I had a huge GHA issue for a little while. Absolutely none now. I think it the the brightness of the room vs darkness over the Fall/winter. Sunlight doesn’t touch the tank but the room brightness changes.
It could have been a nutrient imbalance Paul. Glad you won the battle though!
 

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Im about to give this a run for cyano and a little gha that's popping up in between corals. It's all bacterial non chemical and brightwells claims that it extremely effective vs bubble algae


John, I dose that weekly along with the Microbacter 7. I have no algae in the tank... I've never had any, but I still think dosing bacteria and enzymes helps.
 

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That's why this guy's in s room by himself. There used to be some snails in there. Noy sure how they got there, but haven't seen any for awhile
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I saw something similar to that in the movie "Mist"
 

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