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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’ve never had Quesadillas and coffee Together before but hey I give it a shot ! lol !! 😆
quesadillas in coffee sauce?
 
Let’s get Kevin to try it.


It’s radish actually. My planting depth is off. Makes it easier to slice all the same size.

I know what it is silly goose.
What kind of greenhouse do you have?
 
Agreed. I have a purple stylo and rainbow stylo on top of a bimini. They get 400+ easily. The purple is almost to the water line, so the PAR is even higher.
Pictures?
 
Good morning everyone! Hope you have an amazing day!
Tapping Wake Up GIF
Funny. When Maggs was a kitten I would feed her in bed from a tupperware container. The other 2 cats would steal her food.
Now at night if she wants food she will tap my ear with her paw.
If that does not work she will rip across the bed a few times to get my attention.
This occurs every few days, lol.
 
Funny. When Maggs was a kitten I would feed her in bed from a tupperware container. The other 2 cats would steal her food.
Now at night if she wants food she will tap my ear with her paw.
If that does not work she will rip across the bed a few times to get my attention.
This occurs every few days, lol.
Good morning Sven!
 
My purple stylo is getting big. Can you even see it in the first pic, lol? 2 years growth at around 350-400 par.
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What do you think the key to it’s growth Sven?
 
What do you think the key to it’s growth Sven?
Stability is the key.
After many years I have settled with an alk range of 7-8. 7.5 target.
In this system the addition of kalk 24/7 @ 4mlm keeps my low ph above 7.9. Prior it dipped to 7.6.
Once I got it corrected all corals showed better growth.
Stability of whatever #'s you run wins.
 
Pages and pages and Sven finally adds some real value to the reef discussion! Thank you Sven! We have actionable info leading to success.

Okay back to the hellos, goodnights, and cat pictures...hahaha!

I guess I can give credit to Kevin for asking THE question...hahaha.
 

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