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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
I made this "Filthy Cabbage" tonight. It was 10/10 delicious. I did brown six largely diced strips of bacon then used the rendering to fry my onions. He didn't.



Mine lol
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I made this "Filthy Cabbage" tonight. It was 10/10 delicious. I did brown six largely diced strips of bacon then used the rendering to fry my onions. He didn't.



Mine lol
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Looks delicious you filthy dog! I wish I could smell it!
 
Looks delicious you filthy dog! I wish I could smell it!
It was incredible. One of the best things I've cooked in a while! Just dont do like me and forget to make the cornbread!
 
It was incredible. One of the best things I've cooked in a while! Just dont do like me and forget to make the cornbread!
Ooh, CB is going to be mad!
 

She’s great Paul! I saw her in concert when I was in high school, one of the best concerts I’ve been to and don’t get me started on the laser show!
 
She’s great Paul! I saw her in concert when I was in high school, one of the best concerts I’ve been to and don’t get me started on the laser show!
wow, so doing the math....

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you're ...... Still alive??
 
@Imrahilwjz @code4 and anyone else that was following along with my cyano and GHA battle, here's the latest.

I began dosing microbacter clean

https://www.saltwateraquarium.com/m...GYEZ5pTQrsNpqbPw38nspXLFH-Iu8XbRoCDw8QAvD_BwE
And brightwells reef snow
https://www.saltwateraquarium.com/r...ell/?searchid=10002795&search_query=Reef+snow
I dosed these daily for 2 weeks per instructions on the bottle. I also maintained my bi weekly water changes, changed floss every 2 days, and blasted cyano off of the rocks every 2 or 3 days.

The cyano disappeared around day 10. This helped with the glass as well because the cyano would cover the natural film algae that's on it. So I can see through the side panels again! GHA has diminished greatly as well. Longer strands are floating away from the rocks in places and is starting to turn a more pale green color. Forgot to mention I also pulled hair algae once or twice a week. It just seems like it wasn't regrowing as quickly or at all in certain places.

I wanted a natural solution that avoided chemicals if possible.
Ill keep yall posted, but I am very excited about the success so far.
good start.. Once the reef snow is gone you can make some mixture that will help clean water but you need to have a good skimmer. AKA coral snow.
Mix 5 table spoons of calcium carbonate (buy on amazon) add 300 ml of rodi water. Now here is where you can super charge this.
Add Microbacter 7 to the mix.
For bad tanks, high nutrients add 5ml for each 25 gallons of tank to the mix
For good tanks low level nutrients add 5ml for each 50 gallons of tank to the mix.

For dosing min is 1 ml for 25 gallons and you can up this amount.
In my 300 I have done 1 ml per 10 gallons... I have a huge skimmer.

Just do not over do the dosing...
 
good start.. Once the reef snow is gone you can make some mixture that will help clean water but you need to have a good skimmer. AKA coral snow.
Mix 5 table spoons of calcium carbonate (buy on amazon) add 300 ml of rodi water. Now here is where you can super charge this.
Add Microbacter 7 to the mix.
For bad tanks, high nutrients add 5ml for each 25 gallons of tank to the mix
For good tanks low level nutrients add 5ml for each 50 gallons of tank to the mix.

For dosing min is 1 ml for 25 gallons and you can up this amount.
In my 300 I have done 1 ml per 10 gallons... I have a huge skimmer.

Just do not over do the dosing...
I've done 2 teaspoons of Calcium carbonate in my 70 with 10ml of MB7 and another 10 of LiveAquaria live nitrifying bacteria.

Mixed the calcium carbonate with about a cup of water first, then added the MB7 and LA.
 
I've done 2 teaspoons of Calcium carbonate in my 70 with 10ml of MB7 and another 10 of LiveAquaria live nitrifying bacteria.

Mixed the calcium carbonate with about a cup of water first, then added the MB7 and LA.
I also have cut down the amount of calcium carbonate to 3 tablespoons...since it really does not totally disolve.
 

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