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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

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What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
Patience

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I was thinking more about a way to calculate an approximation, of course based on online measurements with a par meter, but it would be complicated because there would have to be some kind of database for each light. I think no one has thought of doing it because there is no way to make a profit, because it would be great to have a database with all the lights and measurements at all percentages, and then you would be able to search for your light and you would already know what par each percentage has.
It all depends on the intensity of the light, clarity of the water, and lenses installed on the light. There's not really a calculation because no two installations are alike.

With that said, if you go to the manufacturer's website for your light, some of them offer approximate charts.
 

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Change of plans. After our OB appt today the doc thought it best to send us to the hospital for induction today. Non-emergent but he thought going ahead today the safest course.
 

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Change of plans. After our OB appt today the doc thought it best to send us to the hospital for induction today. Non-emergent but he thought going ahead today the safest course.
Got her and all of you in my prayers. I will be waiting for happy news!
 

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take a few shiners but catch the most on jigs, some times have it rigged with a jig and shiner. I tend to use shiners a lot if the water is muddy.
Awesome brother, that's pretty much my approach too. Unfortunately, they built a restaurant at the access point to my favorite crappie hole... :(
 

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I was but then I had to come to work and almost first thing got attitude from one of the front desk employees because I made her correct a mistake she mamade.
Those types of employees seem to weed themselves out most times. Well we will certainly be nice to you! Us, the smorgs, your friends.
 
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with crawdads, the catching is half the fun, I set about 6 traps out before I plan on a low country boil
I agree wholeheartedly.
My sister and I used to catch tons of them on vacation in lake Tahoe.
So much fun those little guys!
Used to catch them by hand.
 

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It all depends on the intensity of the light, clarity of the water, and lenses installed on the light. There's not really a calculation because no two installations are alike.

With that said, if you go to the manufacturer's website for your light, some of them offer approximate charts.
Yes, I know Tim, but what I was wondering about was a type of database with all the lights in the same place
for example, ( not real )
radion15 at 50% intensity gives 50 par at the bottom center, 100 in the middle of the tank and 200 on the surface, the same radion at 100% intensity gives 150 at the bottom center, 250 in the middle of the tank and 400 on the surface and so on with all the lights.
 
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Change of plans. After our OB appt today the doc thought it best to send us to the hospital for induction today. Non-emergent but he thought going ahead today the safest course.
Okay Wes keep us posted and my prayers are with you!
All the Smorgs are wishing you peace and and easy go of it, health and good vibes my friend.
 

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Are there spiders? If they're is then that would be a heck no for me...
No just terrible incredibly itchy insulation, and there's so much duct work that you can't walk, you have to crawl around through insulation.
 

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No just terrible incredibly itchy insulation, and there's so much duct work that you can't walk, you have to crawl around through insulation.
Sorry Mike that sounds like it sucks.
You guys who do this for a living are true heroes in my book and don't get enough credit where credit is due.
 

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Change of plans. After our OB appt today the doc thought it best to send us to the hospital for induction today. Non-emergent but he thought going ahead today the safest course.
Good luck bud! Praying for you, your wife, and all the new big brothers and sisters!
 

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