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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
Tom,

I am sure I have missed it, but what's going on with your tank? I've tried catching up... but dang... there's ALOT of pages.
Let's see, I need to empty it and have someone look it over for me as the seam separation on the top at the front left has grown a little larger, I still have more Aiptasia than the entire Caribbean Sea, and my Yellow Wrasse went to the fish farm in the sky last night. Otherwise, not much.

BTW, Good Afternoon Rock!
 
Ate like a pig!
Better to get one that eats like a fish, pig slop is high in phosphates.

P.S. Good luck, I really like CBBs.
 
Let's see, I need to empty it and have someone look it over for me as the seam separation on the top at the front left has grown a little larger, I still have more Aiptasia than the entire Caribbean Sea, and my Yellow Wrasse went to the fish farm in the sky last night. Otherwise, not much.

BTW, Good Afternoon Rock!
I just lost my yellow wrasse last week . I’ve check on him for about a 2 months since he decided to go into hiding . I think the Melanarus Wrasse and the Hawaiian kole tang was picking on him . I guess they were racist . They didn’t like yellow .
 
Good luck @kevgib67 ! You've got this. I saw a CBB at my lfs yesterday. Honestly it was one of the prettiest things Ive ever seen in an aquarium. It was swimming around and looked so healthy. The dang fish was pecking at rocks, glass, everything!

Then I started to think, "well the new tank is here". Then I started thinking about some of the stories.... Then I saw the sold sign! He was being kept for 2 or 3 weeks, courtesy of the shop just to make sure the buyer was getting a good fish.

Im glad that decision was basically made for me.
 
Good luck @kevgib67 ! You've got this. I saw a CBB at my lfs yesterday. Honestly it was one of the prettiest things Ive ever seen in an aquarium. It was swimming around and looked so healthy. The dang fish was pecking at rocks, glass, everything!

Then I started to think, "well the new tank is here". Then I started thinking about some of the stories.... Then I saw the sold sign! He was being kept for 2 or 3 weeks, courtesy of the shop just to make sure the buyer was getting a good fish.

Im glad that decision was basically made for me.
I've heard too many stories of 3-4 month old CBB (and other butterflys) dying. It's rough because you never know - it sounds like a lot of cyanide is still being used.
 

WHICH PART OF YOUR SETUP IS HARDEST TO REACH OR REMOVE FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE?

  • Glass behind or beside the tank

    Votes: 8 32.0%
  • Powerheads or wavemakers

    Votes: 2 8.0%
  • Sump or rear filtration chambers

    Votes: 3 12.0%
  • Skimmer or other filtration equipment

    Votes: 1 4.0%
  • Overflow or plumbing

    Votes: 7 28.0%
  • Lights or lids

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Mine is pretty easy to access!

    Votes: 3 12.0%
  • Other—tell us what I missed

    Votes: 1 4.0%
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