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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 had a sixline and a yellow coris wrasse in my tanks with all kinds of inverts and never had a problem. There is always the possibility of any fish going rogue.
I have a leopard wrasse, a solar Fairy Wrasse and a Carpenter's flash wrasse and they don't bother my inverts.
 
Is it true wrasses eat inverts or is it just some? Because I wanted to try then this time but it got 2 conchs coming
I have 3 wrasses and although I have recently found some snails that have turned over, as they are astreas that do not turn over on their own I cannot confirm whether or not it is the fault of the wrasses, mine are supposedly the ones that do not bother the snails butttttttt
 
Isnt this just a scoop of misc stuff? Doesn't list absolute items/fauna. You know, for the Uber paranoid lol
I believe they list on their website and do a tremendous amount of testing to insure no pathogens are in it.
 
I believe they list on their website and do a tremendous amount of testing to insure no pathogens are in it.
I found it and it appears to be microbial diversity but no critters. So that, and add some crawly critters!
 
I actually made my first prime rib for Christmas. Needless to say that's an every year thing

One of the grocery store in the Midwest (Jewel) has a sale every year after Christmas, all prime rib roasts are $5.99/lb. I snagged three ~8lbsers and my buddy ... he's a nutjob, he asked the butcher for one of each 24/18/13 lb roasts....

I grilled mine with a smoke tube, I wanted to smoke it but it was supposed to snow and I don't like getting my offset pit covered in snow/water. It was a hair over 5lbs with the bone-in, cookie tray with wire rack, fully rubbed out prime rib roast on top, two end burners lit, center the tray - and away she goes. Took about 3 hrs at 275* and it was a perfect medium-rare.
 
One of the grocery store in the Midwest (Jewel) has a sale every year after Christmas, all prime rib roasts are $5.99/lb. I snagged three ~8lbsers and my buddy ... he's a nutjob, he asked the butcher for one of each 24/18/13 lb roasts....

I grilled mine with a smoke tube, I wanted to smoke it but it was supposed to snow and I don't like getting my offset pit covered in snow/water. It was a hair over 5lbs with the bone-in, cookie tray with wire rack, fully rubbed out prime rib roast on top, two end burners lit, center the tray - and away she goes. Took about 3 hrs at 275* and it was a perfect medium-rare.
I dry brined, and slow roasted as low as my over would go (175-200) until I got medium rare for like 4 or 5 hours. Came out amazing. Next year I want to dry brine longer and maybe season a bit better but many was it good. Mine was from a local butcher, local prime beef so it was like 90$ for a 5 lb boneless roast :oops:
 
Fun facts, the first Wendy’s was in Columbus Ohio and the first Arby’s was in the town next to me here in the Youngstown area, it is still there.
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Good morning Walker, I hope you’re feeling better today. Was the doctor visit able to help you out?
Yes I got a ton of medications. I already feel better this morning! Thanks for asking!
 
Fun facts, the first Wendy’s was in Columbus Ohio and the first Arby’s was in the town next to me here in the Youngstown area, it is still there.
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I just did a Wendy's remodel not to long ago. Fun fact, fast food joints always suck to do because they think you can remodel and entire restaurant in 2 weeks lol
 

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