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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'll give that a go. I always aim to have the bubbles break right about where the neck breaks
I had luck recently with adding a air valve to the air intake and choking down on the intake slightly without having to raise it not sure how good this would be long term though
 
I'll give that a go. I always aim to have the bubbles break right about where the neck breaks
Sounds good.
They sell an extension for the neck.
I have the Regal 150s with 2 neck extensions.
They're the bomb.
Way better contact time.
Also lessens the chance of overflow and easier to dial in.
 
My daughter and my wife left today at 3:00 am for the airport. Heading to Florida for my daughter’s destination bachelorette excursion ( when did those start?). Do ti
O the weather and tornados the connecting flight from Nashville was canceled. They will be stuck in St. Louis for 6 hours. I will need to find my toast recipe to keep myself and the boys fed, I really don’t want to bother Joel and have him send me his recipe.
 
My wife grows several kinds of mint. One of them is Chocolate Mint... and yes, it does have a chocolate mint taste!
I didn't like Chocolate Mint. I prefer Sweet Mint, Peppermint, and Apple Mint myself. I've had a few others that were decent.
 
Got a few pics, it does look better since removing chato, you could not even see in the fuge from the side. The whole sump turned into an algae scrubber. Still have a few pineapple sponges left @Kingsley_Reef Said

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My daughter and my wife left today at 3:00 am for the airport. Heading to Florida for my daughter’s destination bachelorette excursion ( when did those start?). Do ti
O the weather and tornados the connecting flight from Nashville was canceled. They will be stuck in St. Louis for 6 hours. I will need to find my toast recipe to keep myself and the boys fed, I really don’t want to bother Joel and have him send me his recipe.
I will send you whatever whenever my friend.
Although I think you got the toast... ;)
Are we cooking with Kevin today?
 
Got a few pics, it does look better since removing chato, you could not even see in the fuge from the side. The whole sump turned into an algae scrubber. Still have a few pineapple sponges left @Kingsley_Reef Said

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Throw a turbo in there clean it right up

I still have a bunch of pinaople sponges too they aren’t bothering anything I don’t think…..
 
Throw a turbo in there clean it right up

I still have a bunch of pinaople sponges too they aren’t bothering anything I don’t think…..
thought about that, then need a crab to eat some snail poop
 
I will send you whatever whenever my friend.
Although I think you got the toast... ;)
Are we cooking with Kevin today?
No , working today but tomorrow there will be a new podcast. Probably more than one this weekend.
 

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