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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
Good night Jojo, have fun! I’m missing some more food pictures, I know you’re eating on your trip!
Standard fare at the Houston Space Center. Tomorrow Mandina's on Canal St followed by Angelo Brocatto for dessert! Will take pics. After that it's family food, whoch is incomparable :)
 
Yeah me too.
I'm very tired lately but, this time of year it's dark @3:30.
It's still hard to get used to.
Wanting to get the tank together this week!
3:30? That's insane!! It gets dark here at 5 and here I am thinking it's early..
 
What is everyone doing for Thanksgiving?
Smoking a turkey breast and pork loin and going to my parents for brunch and my in-laws for late lunch/early dinner.
 
What is everyone doing for Thanksgiving?
About 20lb ham, 15lb turkey, sides, sides, sides, dessert, dessert, dessert, oh I forgot a few leaves of green stuff.
 
I'm heading to Pennslyvania for a big family dinner on Thursday. What about you?
Chilling I hope.
I'll cook dinner for everyone on Thursday.
My son said he'll help this year but he's 15 so I dunno....
 
How's the barn coming along?
And we'll need pictures of course one of these days....
We have the frame put together and the roof on and for now we have heavy duty tarps attached to it on the section where the hay and feed will be stored. Its a 12x20 carport that I ordered off Amazon that we will be closing in on 3 sides with tin. About 1/3 of it will be storage space and the rest is room for Lacy to get out of the weather when she wants to. It might not be the prettiest when we are done but it will be functional. We also built the divider wall to separate the hay/feed and built the hay rack.
 
ok that was an adventure trying to get this pic from her old cookbook. Its one of my favorites for thanksgiving.
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This sounds so good!

Thanks for adding this to the Smorgasbord cookbook!
I'm gonna try this.
 
What is everyone doing for Thanksgiving?
Relaxing at the in-laws' house, we're going to make a turkey and a pork shoulder, lots of music, lots of beer ( Heineken of course ;) ) a lot of fun and an open invitation for the Smorgasbord family.
 

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