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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
My wife (Amy)'s tank doesn't get enough love I suppose. I may have the color, but she's got the best system I've ever seen in person. I was trying to film her tube nems, but the camera kept focusing on the pods crawling all over the glass! Watch the second nem. He's grabbing the pods off the glass and eating them. As I was taking this video, I ironically remembered that she took sand and hermits from our local beach and put this tank together, a few years ago, before I had my first reef tank. Hmmm this kind of has me thinking 🤔


Thinking, what you gonna do? Got me worried John.
Haha ok that's fair. Your Christmas pictures will be way better than mine though.
Remind me to take some photos.
 
New tank plan is most of the SPS will be left side of tank and most of the LPS will be on the right side of tank.
New rock scape is high on left and get lower as it moves to the right.
The new RB meridians have individual panel control. You can have completely different settings on certain areas of your tank. For example one area could be lit for acros, while the very next section could house mushrooms, zoas etc. Im pretty sure you have a light though right?
 
Is the mp40 near the bottom to control detritus?
Yes.
MP40 on bottom to push water up helps:
1. creates great surface agitation, gas exchange, help with PH and keeps everything suspended so gyres can push it to overflow box..
 
The new RB meridians have individual panel control. You can have completely different settings on certain areas of your tank. For example one area could be lit for acros, while the very next section could house mushrooms, zoas etc. Im pretty sure you have a light though right?
yes running Kessils A360x and Kessils A360XE
Decided to use the Radions for the frag tank once they get up and running.
 
The new RB meridians have individual panel control. You can have completely different settings on certain areas of your tank. For example one area could be lit for acros, while the very next section could house mushrooms, zoas etc. Im pretty sure you have a light though right?
They sound great.
 
Yes.
MP40 on bottom to push water up helps:
1. creates great surface agitation, gas exchange, help with PH and keeps everything suspended so gyres can push it to overflow box..
I think I will place one lower to try this without displacing to much sand. My wrasse would not appreciate it if I blew his bedding away.
 

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

  • Glass behind or beside the tank

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