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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
True dead heads would've given you the acid for free!!
I’m keeping my mouth closed about all that
It was a long time ago so I guess maybe I could talk about it but probably not the best place to share all of those amazing stories
 
wow guys! took me forever to catch up! :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes: hope you all have a very blessed day! @*GAREEF*, do you like to read? have you ever read unbroken? one of my favorites!!
I like to read about corals and motorcycles dies that count?
 
The cooler is my white worm culture
I have been dying to start that! I grow mushrooms, it looks like a little bit less sterile version of that process!
 
I have been dying to start that! I grow mushrooms, it looks like a little bit less sterile version of that process!
It's much easier than mushrooms actually (I raised one batch of Phoenix Oyster in wood pellets with marginal success). I use coconut coir. Just wet the coir and add the worm culture. Spread food on top. Some folks feed bread with yogurt spread on one side and put the yogurt side down, others cat food. I find it easiest to use cheap fish flakes from Walmart. When we were given our bearded dragon, his prior owner gave use "gecko food" powder (mostly banana powder). It was expired, but seemed okay, and I used it up by feeding it gradually to the worms.
 
It's much easier than mushrooms actually (I raised one batch of Phoenix Oyster in wood pellets with marginal success). I use coconut coir. Just wet the coir and add the worm culture. Spread food on top. Some folks feed bread with yogurt spread on one side and put the yogurt side down, others cat food. I find it easiest to use cheap fish flakes from Walmart. When we were given our bearded dragon, his prior owner gave use "gecko food" powder (mostly banana powder). It was expired, but seemed okay, and I used it up by feeding it gradually to the worms.
I had wondered if coir would work. To me, using fish food for the worms is absolutely the right move. Fantastic!!

Hardwood mushroom growing can definitely be tricky!! I started with spores. I was hooked immediately, then I started my tank lol. No more mushrooms
 
I had wondered if coir would work. To me, using fish food for the worms is absolutely the right move. Fantastic!!

Hardwood mushroom growing can definitely be tricky!! I started with spores. I was hooked immediately, then I started my tank lol. No more mushrooms
I heard grocery stores have started selling them if you get hungry. ;) The days of having to grow them yourself has ended recently.
 
It's much easier than mushrooms actually (I raised one batch of Phoenix Oyster in wood pellets with marginal success). I use coconut coir. Just wet the coir and add the worm culture. Spread food on top. Some folks feed bread with yogurt spread on one side and put the yogurt side down, others cat food. I find it easiest to use cheap fish flakes from Walmart. When we were given our bearded dragon, his prior owner gave use "gecko food" powder (mostly banana powder). It was expired, but seemed okay, and I used it up by feeding it gradually to the worms.
Actually if you use the bucket method that might be more similar to this than what I tried mushroomwise.
 
I missed the mushroom conversation??
What where?
Lol
I’ll see it at 0430 tomorrow
LOL It came up randomly because of the worm culture.
 
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I heard grocery stores have started selling them if you get hungry. ;) The days of having to grow them yourself has ended recently.
It depends on what kind you want to grow Kevin. Sounds like an interesting Whole Foods to me. :)
Monster Cookie GIF
 
I missed the mushroom conversation??
What where?
Lol
I’ll see it at 0430 tomorrow
Lolol I said that I had wanted to try raising white worms because I grow mushrooms and this hobby looked similar.
 

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