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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
You would miss the ocean...
Actually, looking out across the Great Lakes, you would think you are at the ocean. You can't see across them (I mean you can at some points, but not many)
 
I mainly care for diabetic patients... everything from custom orthotics, shoes, wounds, nails, surgical follow ups, etc
That's awesome man, you're always giving back and paying it forward.
 
Actually, looking out across the Great Lakes, you would think you are at the ocean. You can't see across them (I mean you can at some points, but not many)
Yea but it's cold and snows a lot up there...
 
I had some Disciple playing yesterday as well. And Red. Insyders, Five Iron Frenzy, and OC Supertones filled out the mix.
August burns red as it has been in my rotation recently! They released a new album this year that is pretty good!
 
350 is no problem for the anacropora at all. I Immediately cemented mine in 400 par with putty lol. No chance to move it. My stylo is in similar par also.
Mount them Kev! I mounted my stylo where it gets 450+ PAR
What are you two saying? Quit beating around the bush, should I just go ahead and mount them on there forever homes! I’m currently running low on energy, let’s see if later I can muster some energy to break out the dremel
and cut the stems off and mount those bad boys.
 
Since I couldn’t make out heads or tails of what Rock and John were telling me to do, I took it upon myself to just go ahead and mount them on the rocks. Fingers crossed my high nutrients don’t kill them. Picture doesn’t do justice to the yellow and blue that I can see with my eyes. Maybe I’ll snap another picture when the white light ramps down.
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Yea but it's cold and snows a lot up there...
You have a point my dear. However, the other 3 seasons are great. The winter has it's own beauty though, it's just cold like you said.
 
Since I couldn’t make out heads or tails of what Rock and John were telling me to do, I took it upon myself to just go ahead and mount them on the rocks. Fingers crossed my high nutrients don’t kill them. Picture doesn’t do justice to the yellow and blue that I can see with my eyes. Maybe I’ll snap another picture when the white light ramps down.
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It's hard to get us to commit 😆

Two of the finest colors in the game here Kevin! I have always thought you'd like the anacropora because of how much you like yellow in the tank. They have the craziest and coolest growth patterns. It'll grow into the flow and start branching in my experience. I'm stoked for you, great choices!
 
Since I couldn’t make out heads or tails of what Rock and John were telling me to do, I took it upon myself to just go ahead and mount them on the rocks. Fingers crossed my high nutrients don’t kill them. Picture doesn’t do justice to the yellow and blue that I can see with my eyes. Maybe I’ll snap another picture when the white light ramps down.
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You mounted them brother, now watch 'em grow
 
It's hard to get us to commit 😆

Two of the finest colors in the game here Kevin! I have always thought you'd like the anacropora because of how much you like yellow in the tank. They have the craziest and coolest growth patterns. It'll grow into the flow and start branching in my experience. I'm stoked for you, great choices!
We committed, we said to mount them in high PAR... 🤣
 
You have a point my dear. However, the other 3 seasons are great. The winter has it's own beauty though, it's just cold like you said.
Other 3 seasons? How many seasons are there?
 
Other 3 seasons? How many seasons are there?
Well, unlike Arizona that has perpetual summer with a brief "cooling" off in, dare I say, winter. We have four seasons.
 

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