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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
Good luck Big John!!
Thank you sir! He did great tonight, and really got a big smile from all you guys' support. Awesome guys, thanks again
 
That was my experience. The last time I had it fixed, it needed a new fuel pump. I hoped this meant the vibration it had been having was due to the engine misfiring. When I picked the car up it ran (which it hadn't been) but the vibration was still present (after thousands of dollars in repairs). I traded it in (at a massive loss) to buy the Acura.
I owned a repair shop for about 7 years.
In that time I will say this.
Every make and model had their own different issues and different things they did poorly.
And different customers with differing opinions on said vehicles.
Didn't matter make or model, except the really wretched cars from the 80's, most of which all sucked.
The only model of vehicle I never saw in the shop for anything other than an oil change was a Lexus.
 
Alright guys and gals! Can you all send a big Smorgasbord good luck to Big John? He's playing in game one of his teams baseball tournament tonight. He's had a good year. I'm very proud of him
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Sorry, missed this earlier, late good luck to them.
 
Cool story about your driving history Wes. Sounds like, between the old fords and old country music, our Dad's would've been friends :)
Kinda long. I just realized I skipped a couple decades, but that okay.
 
I owned a repair shop for about 7 years.
In that time I will say this.
Every make and model had their own different issues and different things they did poorly.
And different customers with differing opinions on said vehicles.
Didn't matter make or model, except the really wretched cars from the 80's, most of which all sucked.
The only model of vehicle I never saw in the shop for anything other than an oil change was a Lexus.
This is basically the same thing our mechanic told my husband before we bought our first dodge when he was looking to replace his Ford work truck that was getting to the point it was needing too many repairs on it for it to be worth it to keep fixing.
 
How are you so far today?
Sleepy but all good. I hope you’re feeling better, have a great day and don’t forget to pick up tacos!
 

ARE YOU READY TO CONFESS TO CRAZIEST, DUMBEST, FUNNIEST THING YOU’VE EVER DONE IN REEFING?

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