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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
As it is a mysterious day lol I wish you a happy past present or future birthday today lol, Many good things on this or that special day and may all your wishes come true.
same to you. though currently its only future since we are still in January :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:
you are old when someone asks you how old you are and you have to figure it out. hmmm what year was I born, what year is this subtract this from that etc...And your left a few minutes later still thinking about it. :zany-face: then you go to the store and they card you :oops:
 
OK so here was tonights dinner.
Rice noodles mixed with a peanut sauce, stir fried baby corn, snaps and water chestnuts seasoned with sesame seed cooked in sesame oil fried rice with peas carrots and garlic and a radish garnish. Seems like I was missing something.

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Looks amazing
 
My tailspot blenny has a huge stomach and hasn't been eating. I tried to get a picture and it's horrible, but it's something. He did just pass waste and it looked normal.

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Anyone know what's going on?
 
My tailspot blenny has a huge stomach and hasn't been eating. I tried to get a picture and it's horrible, but it's something. He did just pass waste and it looked normal.

20250115_183751.jpg


Anyone know what's going on?
I'm going to name today "Situations with tailspots blennys", in my next post you'll understand why lol, wow but the stomach looks too swollen
 
My tailspot blenny has a huge stomach and hasn't been eating. I tried to get a picture and it's horrible, but it's something. He did just pass waste and it looked normal.

20250115_183751.jpg


Anyone know what's going on?
Post from 2020 but i found this for now
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Well actually I only had one birthday and it was a long long time ago in a galaxy far far away . According to Luis the anniversary of my birth is exactly 10 days after his if that helps ;)
A LOT of calendars have come and gone :face-with-tears-of-joy:
 
OK so here was tonights dinner.
Rice noodles mixed with a peanut sauce, stir fried baby corn, snaps and water chestnuts seasoned with sesame seed cooked in sesame oil fried rice with peas carrots and garlic and a radish garnish. Seems like I was missing something.

IMG_5390.jpeg
Needed a something that used to breath... :face-in-clouds:
 
Post from 2020 but i found this for now
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1000127219.jpg
Thanks Luis. I thought the eggs one may be a possibility, but I wouldn't think not eating would be a symptom of it. I mean maybe they are pressing against the stomach and intestines or something. I'm going to post a thread in the fish medic forum JIC.
 
OK so here was tonights dinner.
Rice noodles mixed with a peanut sauce, stir fried baby corn, snaps and water chestnuts seasoned with sesame seed cooked in sesame oil fried rice with peas carrots and garlic and a radish garnish. Seems like I was missing something.

IMG_5390.jpeg
But man, I wish I could join you for supper some day cuz it looks like you put effort into some really good cuisine!
 
Thanks Luis. I thought the eggs one may be a possibility, but I wouldn't think not eating would be a symptom of it. I mean maybe they are pressing against the stomach and intestines or something. I'm going to post a thread in the fish medic forum JIC.
Found this too
Quote from another person
"Blennies can develope a condition called bloat if they eat too much
carnivor food instead of greens"
I don't know if it's true but it can be investigated
 
My tailspot blenny has a huge stomach and hasn't been eating. I tried to get a picture and it's horrible, but it's something. He did just pass waste and it looked normal.

20250115_183751.jpg


Anyone know what's going on?
Looks pretty fat. My Lawnmower used to overeat and then look puffed up for a while. He'd also eat a bunch of sand and look REALLY fat and uncomfortable, then he'd go and poop sand across the entire tank and hour or so later and look normal afterwards.

It could be constipation which would lead to not eating but if he's pooping it's a good sign usually.
 
Looks pretty fat. My Lawnmower used to overeat and then look puffed up for a while. He'd also eat a bunch of sand and look REALLY fat and uncomfortable, then he'd go and poop sand across the entire tank and hour or so later and look normal afterwards.

It could be constipation which would lead to not eating but if he's pooping it's a good sign usually.
I'm hoping it's just constipation, and because of that he hasn't been eating. But now I hope he is on the tail end of being constipated and hopefully he eats when I try tonight.
 
Oh dang! I became a well known member! :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:
Me too. Although I don't know what it means exactly. I'll take it though. Smiley face/shrug.
 
Me too. Although I don't know what it means exactly. I'll take it though. Smiley face/shrug.
Welcome to the Smorgasborg!

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Thanks Luis. I thought the eggs one may be a possibility, but I wouldn't think not eating would be a symptom of it. I mean maybe they are pressing against the stomach and intestines or something. I'm going to post a thread in the fish medic forum JIC.
What has the TSB been eating? And has it changed from previous diet?
 
What has the TSB been eating? And has it changed from previous diet?
Mostly mysis, and algae in the tank. He's been mostly on a carnivorous diet lately because there's not much algae in the new tank yet. When I went on vacation I fed TDO for 9 days, and I believe those have some types of algae mixed in.
 
OK so here was tonights dinner.
Rice noodles mixed with a peanut sauce, stir fried baby corn, snaps and water chestnuts seasoned with sesame seed cooked in sesame oil fried rice with peas carrots and garlic and a radish garnish. Seems like I was missing something.

IMG_5390.jpeg
One of my favorite Chinese dishes is sesame noodles, noodles in a spicy peanut butter sauce! Hard to find outside NYC and some serve it cold and others hot, I prefer it hot but it’s so good I’ll eat it either way.
 

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