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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 let the bread delivery job go, just couldn't see making $19.25/hr at this point in my life.
Put in my notice at the golf club and they freaked out, then offered me anything I wanted so I got more money.
I can't see Claire and I staying in Idaho much longer, unless the sun came out in the winter and we had no snow, so I figured I'd stick it out there for the time being...
I mean, how stressful could it be....
 
Nice to talk to all of you guys today.
Between work, the heinous bathroom remodel and the terrible fires it's been a bit trying for this old man...
 
I let the bread delivery job go, just couldn't see making $19.25/hr at this point in my life.
Put in my notice at the golf club and they freaked out, then offered me anything I wanted so I got more money.
I can't see Claire and I staying in Idaho much longer, unless the sun came out in the winter and we had no snow, so I figured I'd stick it out there for the time being...
I mean, how stressful could it be....
At least you have options Joel and it’s not permanent, do what you have to do until you are able to leave for a new and better life.
 
Nice to talk to all of you guys today.
Between work, the heinous bathroom remodel and the terrible fires it's been a bit trying for this old man...
We're always glad when you pop in Joel. You could raise hell diwn here in $19.25/hr lol.
Just as long as you let some more peace seep into.your life, I think you'll make the right call brother
 
At least you have options Joel and it’s not permanent, do what you have to do until you are able to leave for a new and better life.
Thanks Kev 😊
 
We're always glad when you pop in Joel. You could raise hell diwn here in $19.25/hr lol.
Just as long as you let some more peace seep into.your life, I think you'll make the right call brother
Thanks brother John 🙏
 
Im trying to get them to settle in the sand. That is not working lol
Try at the base of the rock move the sand out of the way as much as you can do that their feet can get to the glass. They like to grip and they can't really grip sand.
 
Well thank you John, I was hoping to start at the top as the French frie guy but I guess I’ll have to prove myself first. I do have experience working the french fries as I did it one summer working at Hardee’s.
Hardee’s Mmmmm !
 
Yes.
Longest lived pair I've ever seen lol 😆
I put mine on the sand but next to the rockwork. It climbed to the back of the rocks for about 2 months and then came back out front and center. Now it's somewhere in th sump with the BTAs...
 
Ok that's good advice Tim. Maybe I could give it a piece of rock rubble above the sandbed, then bury it slightly?
That would be what I would do .even a take a rock and smash it to the size you need for all three of them .
 
I put mine on the sand but next to the rockwork. It climbed to the back of the rocks for about 2 months and then came back out front and center. Now it's somewhere in th sump with the BTAs...
Tim remember coral that I told you was a favia despite being a big balloon. I think I solved it. Too much flow. I moved the wave maker to a different position due to it annoying several other corals and this is the result
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that
 

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