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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 next door neighbor was my best friend and his dad was a huge fisherman. He used to take both of us redfish fishing all the time. He always stopped at a bay and waded in the water and hammered stakes in the ground with chicken necks tided to it and then we would pick up live shrimp and fish for the day and stop on the way home to pick up the blue crabs.
Now that's exactly how you do it right there! The sea is like a big grocery store filled with only the best foods in the world!
Were yall fishing on the Atlantic side by the mouth of the St John's river?
 
Don't think I will have give another blank check, but if needed i am willing, and I have a few grudges that need some relief
Did something happen to your tank Jimmy ?
 
Now that's exactly how you do it right there! The sea is like a big grocery store filled with only the best foods in the world!
Were yall fishing on the Atlantic side by the mouth of the St John's river?
I don’t recall but definitely the Atlantic and not the Gulf of America.
 
Good Morning Kevin!



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Our kitty is finally getting better. Had to put her under to look in her ears and get samples. They gave her a few shots and cleaned them really well. Then drops at home for a week. With follow ups. She lost almost half her weight. Now she is making up for missed meals.
 
Our kitty is finally getting better. Had to put her under to look in her ears and get samples. They gave her a few shots and cleaned them really well. Then drops at home for a week. With follow ups. She lost almost half her weight. Now she is making up for missed meals.
Great to hear Shelley!
 
When I got home Tuesday I noticed my CBB had a slice in his back fin. The yellow tang had to be rehomed. It was sad but he went to a friend who bought my 200 gallon system.



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Sorry about the fish incident Shelley. People outside the hobby probably don't understand what we go through to keep these critters, and keep them happy.

Did you grow those stylo colonies out? Those are impressive.
 
Our kitty is finally getting better. Had to put her under to look in her ears and get samples. They gave her a few shots and cleaned them really well. Then drops at home for a week. With follow ups. She lost almost half her weight. Now she is making up for missed meals.
Glad to hear . She'll probably be fat and sassy again soon enough!
 

WHAT PART OF LIVING WITH A REEF TOOK YOU BY SURPRISE?

  • How much space the supplies and equipment take up

    Votes: 10 43.5%
  • Salt creep, spills, and cleanup outside the tank

    Votes: 3 13.0%
  • Planning trips or finding someone to care for the reef

    Votes: 7 30.4%
  • How attached I’d get to individual animals

    Votes: 2 8.7%
  • Making decisions when there’s no clear right answer

    Votes: 4 17.4%
  • How much the reef affects everyday household life

    Votes: 6 26.1%
  • Nothing in particular, I felt well prepared

    Votes: 1 4.3%
  • Other (Post in the comments)

    Votes: 1 4.3%
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