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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
Different from the Montreal steak seasoning? That’s what I use but yours is a crust.
same. McCormick Montreal Steak seasoning. I place on a small plate and roll the edge of the steak through it to thicken it up. only the top of the steak gets a little salt.
 
A big wind storm a few days ago. I’ll straighten it when I bring the feeders in just before dark. I can’t afford to feed the deer that cleans them out, don’t tell anyone but I’m saving up for a tank upgrade this. So far I can only afford to upgrade my 32g to a 33g thanks to my daughter and the government so I have to cut costs where I can.
isn't that old school for your daughter? make him pay!
ODG... I have TWO :astonished-face:
Don't worry about bears with the feeder. They like Jelly donuts best.
 
I get these beautiful doves under my feeders but only in the morning, anyone know what type they are? :winking-face:
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Mourning dove!!
 
After an unintentional nap lol,I want to use half for flowers and the other half for tomatoes, cilantro, cachucha peppers... Any recommendations for the flowers?
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After an unintentional nap lol,I want to use half for flowers and the other half for tomatoes, cilantro, cachucha peppers... Any recommendations for the flowers?
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Wow looks amazing Luis!
Are you free tomorrow?
 
Lately I've noticed that I fall asleep anywhere during the day lol, am I really tired or am I getting old? lol
Oh yes you're ancient now... ;)
 
Yes she is :D
I got mine two months after my transplant as a therapy pup to get me moving every day. Poor thing had a catastrophic seizure at a year and a half. 5 minutes after it started I called my vet and they said to pack his pits with ice packs and take him to the emergency room. Through iv they gave him anti seizure medicine, muscle relaxers and valium. After seizing for an hour they put him under anesthesia for an hour but when he woke up there wasn’t much left.
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Wow looks amazing Luis!
Are you free tomorrow?
I'm never free lol, my job doesn't allow it, I'm always uncall, I worked today, I had to see 1 freezer and 1 cooler in a Bakery
 
After an unintentional nap lol,I want to use half for flowers and the other half for tomatoes, cilantro, cachucha peppers... Any recommendations for the flowers?
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Marigolds and Pansies. How about Nasturtium? You might like the peppery flavor of the leaves and flowers.
 
Marigolds and Pansies. How about Nasturtium? You might like the peppery flavor of the leaves and flowers.
Thank you Tim, I'll look for them, very beautiful
 
isn't that old school for your daughter? make him pay!
ODG... I have TWO :astonished-face:
Don't worry about bears with the feeder. They like Jelly donuts best.
Ya I don’t worry about bears they like to go down to the ranger station and get pickinic baskets!
 
Lately I've noticed that I fall asleep anywhere during the day lol, am I really tired or am I getting old? lol
You have no clue, just wait, now I wish I didn’t write that, ignorance is bliss.
 
same. McCormick Montreal Steak seasoning. I place on a small plate and roll the edge of the steak through it to thicken it up. only the top of the steak gets a little salt.
Thanks for the tip, my wife just got home today with about 20 steaks she got wholesale from her cousin who works at a distributor.
 
Thanks for the tip, my wife just got home today with about 20 steaks she got wholesale from her cousin who works at a distributor.
I typically do this with thick cut Prime and Mignon.
 
did we break our Lent?
glad to see you're still trying to get this done. not sure if you left pre-power failure but my Power Hub kicked the bucket. bought a tripplite with gfci and would recommend it to you since I see you have a standard strip there.
Nope, the Lenten plan was to restrict my Reef2Reef activity to Saturday and Sunday.
Yeah, I'm only using that because my Hydros strip died. My wiring is a mess. I have a contractor who's going to add gfci outlets on the wall, but we're not there yet. I'll look up the tripplite.
 
Lately I've noticed that I fall asleep anywhere during the day lol, am I really tired or am I getting old? lol
Maybe you need to do a sleep study to see if you have sleep apnea. My husband and I both have it and once we got the cpap machines it really made a difference. Especially for him he was waking up I think it was 35 times in a minute which meant he was not resting even though he didn't remember waking up. I'm a pretty light sleeper and there were times I would hear his breathing stop and I would have to nudge him to get him to take a breath.
 

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