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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
AH coffee time here.
More shirts, hoodies and long sleeve shirts came for us to organize...
Looks like she has designed ....are you ready.....ok.....I am putting one on my sump when they get done.....stickers !!!!
I will send everyone a sticker if you want one once she is done...
She has pictures of fish and coral on shirts then she has shirts that have funny sarcastic saying or funny pictures with a saying...all with salt water fish on them...
Sounds like you’re going to be busy. Stickers are always awesome!
 
Technically nothing but everyone wants to buy it anyway. I have a couple frags of Milka Stylo, Green Goblin Anacropora, Slimeball Anacropora, RTA Hidden Forest Birdsnest, and Bubblegum Digitata plus my ECC Nexus Joker Anemones and Strats.

Currently listed on FB Marketplace and OfferUp are Strats and Jokers.
hmmm I may want milka, green goblin, slimeball and hidden forest
 
Here is maybe a better picture of the coral in trying to figure out... its a pretty kind of mint green color.

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Yeah I’m like 73.23 % that’s a Digitata Monti
 
I think I might have partially solved my issues? pH was really low last night like 7.57 . Put some alkaline booster (Brightwell Alk 8.3) and a little extra Reef Code B and did so again this morning. Taking it slow, about to check pH again shortly. Interestingly a few corals seemed ok with that like my little button scoly and the chalice and even the favias. My lone peps is blithely ignoring what look to be one last holdout aiptasia.
 
well today is install the recirculating carbon reactor I built to feed the temporary macro algae box.
If it works out per plan and research then going to build a macro algae box to hang out of the water in my sump.
I did some reading and contacted a few people who build those cheato reactors by wrapping lights around the outside..(I bult one to following them but did not install it ) and it seems that the lights weaken the acrylic and cause a leak.
SO 86 that idea...
Got some mirrored acrylic for the box.
 
Excuse me I’m probably the only true blue boomer who awake at the moment here. I wear this badge proudly
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I didn’t make the cut Steve but they did make a specific beverage for us!

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