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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
Morning reefers!
How many reefers here run a halide system? I know there are a few.
Im liking my back to the future 112 halide system I started 3 months ago.
Ext 112 growout system.
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Morning Sven!
I ran halides years ago. I am actually switching back to halides and selling the Meridians. I'm just not happy with LED lights... to much blue, spectrum is wrong and over uses blue too much, etc, etc...
I still need to pick your brain about building a 8020 mount for the halides.
I have two caymen sun reflectors and M80 ballasts coming. I also picked up two old school Lumenarc reflectors just to have on stand by or.... a frag system.
 
Morning reefers!
How many reefers here run a halide system? I know there are a few.
Im liking my back to the future 112 halide system I started 3 months ago.
Ext 112 growout system.
20260624_160439.jpg
Nothing quite compares to MH for a reef. I miss the look but not the heat.
 
Morning reefers!
How many reefers here run a halide system? I know there are a few.
Im liking my back to the future 112 halide system I started 3 months ago.
Ext 112 growout system.
20260624_160439.jpg
My MH is in the garage.
 
My MH is in the garage.
I gave mine away, along with everything else, on my last move. It hurt a little when I started back up thinking of all the stuff I had to rebuy until I remembered the guy I gave it to has a really nice, and fairly large, family, great enthusiasm for the hobby, and not much disposable income. Last time I talked to him was about a year and a half ago and he was still rocking a tank. I know if I ever want MH again there is a ton of used stuff at Discount Aquarium.
 
Nothing quite compares to MH for a reef. I miss the look but not the heat.
Never had an issue with heat and I currently run a 400 watt halide over the 112.
The Tunze Aquawind keeps the system 3-4° below room temp.
I am looking to purchase halide reflectors if anyone wants to get rid of them.
Lumenbite is preffered. Let me know.
I run the Aquawind on my 170 also.
Notice the high tech temp strip
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Never had an issue with heat and I currently run a 400 watt halide over the 112.
The Tunze Aquawind keeps the system 3-4° below room temp.
I am looking to purchase halide reflectors if anyone wants to get rid of them.
Lumenbite is preffered. Let me know.
I run the Aquawind on my 170 also.
Notice the high tech temp strip
20260701_081504.jpg
Hey there X-37B , how thick is the glass in the 112
 
I worked with a guy from South Carolina. He put a winter coat on when it went below 70. Albeit he was a skinny person , thin as a rail….
He also had a drug habit...perhaps...
 
What MH do you have Tim?
I think it's an old Coralife 250 or 350. It's the MH plus 2 T5HO and two LED moonlights if I recall. I had it over my old 75 and it put out some heat.
 

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