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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
Sorry guys and gals! You know how I am when it comes to pictures of my food... I had two sweet pork barbacoa tacos with black beans and cilantro lime rice chased with the mint limeade for lunch. One of these days I'm going to remember and take a picture.
no pictures....never happened...but sounds like a mouth watering dream!
I'm stumped at an avocado being the garnish for chili. cilantro sure, avocado? not exactly a taco. so should I just make a single ring on top of the chili with it? a few cubes? sliced like flower petals?
 
Maybe??
Depends on which brand gfo.
If you leave gfo not running it turns into a brick and is useless.
Gotta tumble gently.
At as high as your phosphate was in that volume of water you'd have to use a butt ton of gfo to get it to 0.
When i turned it back on i flushed it into a bucket with a gallon or so of high flow and got it tumbling again... and i had like 3" or so in the reactor. I didn't keep track but it was a like 2 cups I think?
 
Today is the last day for Mariner of the Month entry, there is still time
Im hoping end of the summer I'll be a genuinely deserving nominee :smiling-face-with-smiling-eyes:
 
When i turned it back on i flushed it into a bucket with a gallon or so of high flow and got it tumbling again... and i had like 3" or so in the reactor. I didn't keep track but it was a like 2 cups I think?
I used 2 tablespoons for 100 gallons.
 
I was self employed for 23 years before I got sick. I used to HATE sitting down every quarter and write a check to the federal government and state government. That being said I thought everyone should have to do it because we would all demand better fiscal responsibility from our government. The smartest thing they did was instead have it taken out of our pay before we got our paycheck as if it wasn’t ever our money and for those who get refunds, make it feel like a gift from the government when it’s actually your money that they shouldn’t have held on to in the first place. I’ve always been for a flat sales tax. Every one would pay. The more money you have and the more you spend the more you pay in taxes. The less you make and the less you spend the less pay. Sorry drug dealers you’ll pay with your drug money as well. I feel better!
how about a VAT? the nice thing is you don't need to figure out the extra sales tax on top of the price. when it says $12.93, thats how much you need to have. no public school required to do the math!. my food smells really good. like a shalom house...half way.... between taco and chili.
 
Last year we had school closed because of rain. :rolling-on-the-floor-laughing:
If we closed school for rain here no one would know what it is.
 
I'm finally going to have lunch lol
Mixed pizza and guava milkshake ;)
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lunch?. its like dinner time now!. wait....senior special. no I'm not yet a senior. no early bird for me. I'm just hungry.
 
Rainbow Acans looking great!
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lunch?. its like dinner time now!. wait....senior special. no I'm not yet a senior. no early bird for me. I'm just hungry.
Lunch because it's still a long day for me lol, Now we are going to install some units in a walking cooler
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no pictures....never happened...but sounds like a mouth watering dream!
I'm stumped at an avocado being the garnish for chili. cilantro sure, avocado? not exactly a taco. so should I just make a single ring on top of the chili with it? a few cubes? sliced like flower petals?
I don't do avocado... Cilantro, cheese, and lettuce. Cotija for sure.
 
Im hoping end of the summer I'll be a genuinely deserving nominee :smiling-face-with-smiling-eyes:
And for further clarification, deserving of nomination and winning are 2 separate things, i don't intend to win in a matter of konths over everyone else :grinning-face-with-sweat:
 

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