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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
Don't tell your wife that I use Ragu for pasta lol, or she might not let you talk to me anymore, tell her I'm Cuban and maybe she'll forgive me lol
season 3 netflix GIF by Gilmore Girls
 
Correcting myself here from a previous post, my berghia are reaching 8 weeks in my tank tomorrow.
This aiptasia problem has been the hardest thing I've ever had to deal with in all my years of keeping saltwater aquariums.
The most depressing as well and I can see why people abandon the hobby when it happens.
Anyways, I'm going to keep rocking on with the tanks, aiptasia or not and hope that in a couple of weeks, things will start to turn around and I can see some improvements.
We are grounded here in Idaho for at least 2 more years while Joe graduates high school, which I promised him I would let him go to school in the same town kindergarten through senior year
Why not see how large this trigger can get in 2 years? 😉
Hope everyone is enjoying their taco Tuesday 🌮😋
I love it Joel. This makes me very happy, my friend.
 
Don't tell your wife that I use Ragu for pasta lol, or she might not let you talk to me anymore, tell her I'm Cuban and maybe she'll forgive me lol
My wife makes a really meaty sauce that she learned from my Mom. We served it at a church function once l, but other folks still put out Ragu. There were some ladies saying, "I've never seen it like that! They serve the meat separately so you can mix in the amount you want." On the other hand there were a couple of bachelors raving about how good her sauce was. They may have been disappointed to find out the cook was already married 😏😁
 
I don’t touch the stuff but it’s legal here ( I know everything is legal in your state). Back when I was sick I was vomiting multiple times a day for over a year and my kids and wife kept trying to get me to but it wasn’t legal then and I refused. I was given synthetic thc by my oncologist after my transplant because I was severely malnourished and he wanted my appetite to increase so I could put on weight before I started chemo but it didn’t give me a high.
I'm okay with medical use supervised by a sincere medical professional, who weighs risks against benefits. It's hard for me to be okay with casual use with what I've observed at work.
 
All good, too much work at this time but no, we don't complain, more work = more money, Tomorrow or the day after, I want to go and get the hinges I need to install them this weekend, along with something else I have to do on the tank.
Hey, i feel ya bud. Thinking I might pickup some extra hours this week. Talked with my boss and the buddy/corworker of mine that's been having a hard time, I was able to get myself on his job to help him out and its a fiasco. So might work some extra hours. Got big plans for the tank this weekend?
 
I loved the photo but I don't know what plant it is, is it illegal?
Depends where you are. Many states have legalized it. I didn't know what it was either. I used "Picture This" again
 
What's up brother! Appreciate your kind words buddy. How's the tank looking today?
And the tanks doing good! Most of my acros have had some polyp extension. Obviously it'll take some time for everything to acclimate though!
 
Hey, i feel ya bud. Thinking I might pickup some extra hours this week. Talked with my boss and the buddy/corworker of mine that's been having a hard time, I was able to get myself on his job to help him out and its a fiasco. So might work some extra hours. Got big plans for the tank this weekend?
You are a great friend and better human being my friend, hat off to you

An update I've wanted and needed for a while now, stay tuned
 
Hard to snap a picture of, but dosed acropower like an hour ago and fed some frozen food with a dash of benereef, selcon, and a splash of garlic. Are these feeder tentacles?? Bunch of stringy white thingies
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