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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

tharbin

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It looked like I was going home today and then it didn’t due to lab work and a decrease in kidney function and then my nephrologist’s NP just came in and said they latest results shows it improved and she is going to talk to him to get me released in the meantime I texted my son and he said they latest results acan isn’t looking good. Deflated and skeleton sticking out. He sent a picture but the glass is to dirty. I have restored, iodine and cipro on hand . Any suggestions. @Rocks reef ?
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Some of my gardens! My roses aren’t blooming right now but here are some older pics

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Wow, beautiful, you’ve got above some public gardens that I see, how do you find time to reef?
My days usually start at 6am and end at 10pm. Once I come home from work I get outside and get in the gardens. As far as reefing, weekends and the winter. I have tried to automate things as much as I can. Now with a newborn we will see how this goes! Haha
 

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My days usually start at 6am and end at 10pm. Once I come home from work I get outside and get in the gardens. As far as reefing, weekends and the winter. I have tried to automate things as much as I can. Now with a newborn we will see how this goes! Haha
What kinda parrot do you have there?
 

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My days usually start at 6am and end at 10pm. Once I come home from work I get outside and get in the gardens. As far as reefing, weekends and the winter. I have tried to automate things as much as I can. Now with a newborn we will see how this goes! Haha
What kinda parrot do you have there?
Pineapple conure
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He’s my shadow!
 

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New Meridian app update. Much improved including a slider for intensity percentages . Although one thing they changed for the worse was you have to pay to get access to acclimation schedules now. Switching to a new schedule is easy as well with slide style on/off buttons
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Pineapple conure
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He’s my shadow!
Over a couple of decades ago I got a white bellied caique named Scooter for the kids but he was mine. He was a riot , he would climb down his cage cross the floor climb up my pant leg up my shirt down my arm and roll on his back for stomach rubs. One of the few parrots to lay on there backs, scared me to death the first time I saw him on his back in his cage. I’d get another one in a heartbeat but after my transplant and being immunocompromised I was told by my surgeon I couldn’t keep a bird in the house. Even if I got one now it would outlive live me by many decades.
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Pineapple conure
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He’s my shadow!
Over a couple of decades ago I got a white bellied caique named Scooter for the kids but he was mine. He was a riot , he would climb down his cage cross the floor climb up my pant leg up my shirt down my arm and roll on his back for stomach rubs. One of the few parrots to lay on there backs, scared me to death the first time I saw him on his back in his cage. I’d get another one in a heartbeat but after my transplant and being immunocompromised I was told by my surgeon I couldn’t keep a bird in the house. Even if I got one now it would outlive live me by many decades.
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They’re wild!!! I love them. Actually thought about getting one, they’re awesome. Yeah I bet all of that dander wouldn’t be good for you. We have a few air purifiers for that, but I don’t know if I would still take the chance because they’re dusty as you know.

A bird bond is not like anything I can describe. It’s really great but they are a lot of work. My hands are full, I also have a deaf pitbull that has anxiety and needs to take meds haha. We have a zoo of needy animals!
 

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They’re wild!!! I love them. Actually thought about getting one, they’re awesome. Yeah I bet all of that dander wouldn’t be good for you. We have a few air purifiers for that, but I don’t know if I would still take the chance because they’re dusty as you know.

A bird bond is not like anything I can describe. It’s really great but they are a lot of work. My hands are full, I also have a deaf pitbull that has anxiety and needs to take meds haha. We have a zoo of needy animals!
Ya, I think it bonded with me because I fed it, cleaned its cage and fussed over him more than anyone else. He was very interactive and wanted to be with me.
 

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They’re wild!!! I love them. Actually thought about getting one, they’re awesome. Yeah I bet all of that dander wouldn’t be good for you. We have a few air purifiers for that, but I don’t know if I would still take the chance because they’re dusty as you know.

A bird bond is not like anything I can describe. It’s really great but they are a lot of work. My hands are full, I also have a deaf pitbull that has anxiety and needs to take meds haha. We have a zoo of needy animals!
Ya, I think it bonded with me because I fed it, cleaned its cage and fussed over him more than anyone else. He was very interactive and wanted to be with me.
That’ll do it
 

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Kev update ?
 

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