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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 feel the same way Joel. I cant believe it's march already! It's wild how when we were kids we couldn't wait to be adults, and now it's like, can't things just slow down a whisker haha.
I read somewhere that time goes quicker the older you get. When you are 10yo a year is just 1/10 of your time and it is perceived as being long. When you are 70 years old it is such a small fraction that you perceive it as incredibly short. IDK ( that’s I don’t know for you older reefers) but it made sense to me as to why time just keeps going quicker the older you get. I can’t imagine what it will be like when I turn 40yo! :winking-face:
 
I read somewhere that time goes quicker the older you get. When you are 10yo a year is just 1/10 of your time and it is perceived as being long. When you are 70 years old it is such a small fraction that you perceive it as incredibly short. IDK ( that’s I don’t know for you older reefers) but it made sense to me as to why time just keeps going quicker the older you get. I can’t imagine what it will be like when I turn 40yo! :winking-face:
I'd buy it! You've been 21 a few years now right? ;)
 
My wife was showing me pics of my son a year ago and I can't believe how pudgy of a baby he was vs now he looks like a actual little boy. I swear, it won't be much longer and he'll be putting me in a home :face-with-tears-of-joy:
Oh Mike... I remember the first time I felt that. It doesn't slow down, or stop. My best advice is, just enjoy every new beginning. No sooner than you'll start to resist a "new look/phase", will you start to miss it.
 
It goes so fast.
Once you have kids, it goes faster.
Nice to see you enjoying it Mike!
Always concentrate on the little things.
That's where you find the good stuff.
 
Good night folks!


It is a good time to be the keeper of Walker's piece of the ocean right now.
Keep the momentum, brother. You are on an incline right now. I'm finding myself wanting to see more of your tank each day.
 
@kingranch2003 all corals are reopening now? Beautiful tentacles on the plate.
Thanks @Remi . Yes most things are reopening that didn't die. In total, I lost 3 corals, and I'm not sure about a couple more, but overall, I'll take it. Yes, I love this plate! It is so extended
 

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