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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
Yea, there's a bunch of stretches like that. I put a lot of miles on for work 😅 i still think in a few years a bunch will fizzle out and we'll have 2 or 3 major retailers in the state
Howdy Mike!
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Is it me or did the cr and Co help
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Amazing what following icp does!
I have never seen your rockwork before but that is such an interesting setup. I like that you can grow all of these on tiles vs plugs
 
so you recommend them? ive toyed with doing one....
Worth every penny to know what to dose and get the best color and prevent issues before loss. Not really doing wc so that pays for it. Only went is sell and have an issue do I change the water. I would get the better one in future but trition was a good start and simple enough.
 
I have never seen your rockwork before but that is such an interesting setup. I like that you can grow all of these on tiles vs plugs
Yeah I wanted to be able to remove as much as possible for as long as possible. Some like the one I sent @kevgib67 was grown all the way under but not spreading which I find kind of ironic. Dong recently remodeled his system like mine which I find pretty awesome
 
I have never seen your rockwork before but that is such an interesting setup. I like that you can grow all of these on tiles vs plugs
It’s the New Mexico style. Those aren’t tiles they’re Mesas
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Also I've gotten a lot of crap for the way my system is. People say it's unnatural looking . I agrue just wait !
Looks great to me, and you can really monitor the growth of each colony. I hate when other people give each other trouble over their personal set up choices. In the end we're all in a relatively small group of people who do this. We should enjoy seeing different methods of doing things. Ive gotten some flack for liking blue my lights. Oh well, that's what I (the tank's owner) like.
 
Also I've gotten a lot of crap for the way my system is. People say it's unnatural looking . I agrue just wait !
I'm in the planning phase of a 200 gallon and I'm on the fence if what to do with my rockwork. My current system is 2 native structures that I can't really move or remove and I am strongly considering new rock to some extent.. i don't like being so stuck to my current setup 🤔 I kinda want to buy some shelf rock now
 
Looks great to me, and you can really monitor the growth of each colony. I hate when other people give each other trouble over their personal set up choices. In the end we're all in a relatively small group of people who do this. We should enjoy seeing different methods of doing things. Ive gotten some flack for liking blue my lights. Oh well, that's what I (the tank's owner) like.
You still running all those crappy blues John? What a loser! 😂
 
Looks great to me, and you can really monitor the growth of each colony. I hate when other people give each other trouble over their personal set up choices. In the end we're all in a relatively small group of people who do this. We should enjoy seeing different methods of doing things. Ive gotten some flack for liking blue my lights. Oh well, that's what I (the tank's owner) like.
You should make your tank look more like mine. Because mines best. Kevins a close 8th as well, so you could try modeling after him as well.
 
Anyone that has tried berghia, did you place the container in your tank and let them crawl out, or did you use a pipette to place them in individually?
 

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