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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
The reason I call it the dark side of my tank is I purposely placed the Tunze Orca to where it blocks some light, average 100-150. So, in truth my “dark side “ receives more than most others whole tank. I don’t follow the “knowledge “ blindly. I’m pushing the limits and have phenomenal growth.
Sorry for the rant
Next
 
Ok, I’ve never shown the “dark side” of my tank. This is where my Godzilla, purple mystic bounce and pandora shrooms live. Also, the Holy Grail Micromussa, and the Blastos that are growing so rapidly I need to mount them on bigger discs.

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Would it be weird if I said your blastos are awesome, I love blastos!
 
Good morning Tim, hit them straight!
Tim Hwd GIF by Harborne Web Design Ltd
I hit at least one of them straight! And it was the Trackman recorded drive so it was the right one to hit straight! I also sunk the putt for $1000 and ended up in third place on the blindfolded 25 yard putt-off for the top 5 putters out of 200+ golfers so not bad. Except only first place for the $1000. 🤷🏼‍♂️
 
"golf tournament" You mean a business meeting at the golf course?
Nah. Just a couple of us managers attending a "Networking Event" with some engineering firms.
 
Would it be weird if I said your blastos are awesome, I love blastos!
The red with blue center one came in as two heads. The other two were single heads. That’s the growth I’ve had in three months
 
I hit at least one of them straight! And it was the Trackman recorded drive so it was the right one to hit straight! I also sunk the putt for $1000 and ended up in third place on the blindfolded 25 yard putt-off for the top 5 putters out of 200+ golfers so not bad. Except only first place for the $1000. 🤷🏼‍♂️
You never cease to amaze me.
Husband
Father
Hunter
Fisherman
Reef ifficianado
Christian
Coffee Snob
Golf Pro…..

I could go on and on.
My hats off to you sir <tips hat>
 
You never cease to amaze me.
Husband
Father
Hunter
Fisherman
Reef ifficianado
Christian
Coffee Snob
Golf Pro…..

I could go on and on.
My hats off to you sir <tips hat>
Golf pro? We ended up in 19th place out of 24 teams on our course. 😂 Not sure where we were overall but it was close to 4oth out of 50 teams. 😁

I admit, I had a few decent drives (245ish for my best today) and three or four good putts but I was not the "best ball" for most of our team's 18. 😂
 
I think yours is a Yellow Submarine possibly.
I’d agree.
Though…so many look similar with vastly different names
 
Golf pro? We ended up in 19th place out of 24 teams on our course. 😂 Not sure where we were overall but it was close to 4oth out of 50 teams. 😁

I admit, I had a few decent drives (245ish for my best today) and three or four good putts but I was not the "best ball" for most of our team's 18. 😂
My friend, and I mean it, you were out there having a blast. I wouldn’t care if you came in dead last! You are still a rock star!
 
I think yours is a Yellow Submarine possibly.
I had to look that up, but I think you could definitely be right! Beautiful favia if it is.
 
My friend, and I mean it, you were out there having a blast. I wouldn’t care if you came in dead last! You are still a rock star!
My wife just thinks I have too many hobbies. 😂
 
Yep! I love seeing corals with blue in tanks.
Me too and it seems to be a harder color to find. I picked this acantho up because of the baby blue on the edges (and becauseot was cheap). It hasn't come in yet, but hope my lighting doesn't change the colors too much when it gets in my tank.

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Me too and it seems to be a harder color to find. I picked this acantho up because of the baby blue on the edges (and becauseot was cheap). It hasn't come in yet, but hope my lighting doesn't change the colors too much when it gets in my tank.

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Wow, that’s going to pop in your tank!
 
Wow, that’s going to pop in your tank!
Thanks Kevin. I think it will look good behind my big orange scoly. I'm going to take that huge zoa garden out and start a new one that's smaller and more colorful from the zoas Rock gave me. It was overgrown with one zoa like yours was that time.
 
Yep! I love seeing corals with blue in tanks.
That’s not blue…..
This is blue.

Holy Grail Micromussa looks quite blue after feeding and the green mouth closes.
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These Zoas are blueberry blue under whiter lights. Mine are ramping down so it’s dark

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This is a blue skin yellow polyp sinularia.

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