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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
Smorgville, for those that are so inclined, could you add my wife to your prayers? This is very hard on her.
Absolutely Tom. May God have his hand on you, and his arm around her.
 
Hold the presses:

Well we were on the highway left an extra 1/2 hr. early (left an hour and 15 minutes early and had a 45 minute drive) and I-10 shut down with an accident while we were on the freeway. We called the doctor's office after 1 hour of just sitting, will actually we moved about 0.1 miles, on the highway and the GPS said there was still a backup of over 4 hrs. they canceled for us and will call to reschedule. There was still a 9 mi. backup and growing when we came home (cut across one of the median roads).
Ugh, all the prep, nothing by mouth all to sit in traffic and realize you have to do it again. So sorry Tom!
 
Yep I do Kevin. Im thinking this needs a big dose?
If you have it I would go the 500mg per 20g. ASAP! ( that’s apricot squares and pizza for you older reefers)
 
I'm so sorry to see this John. That's so sad. Hopefully you can get this issue resolved!
Im going to give it everything I've got man. Thanks brother we'll see how it goes.
 
If you have it I would go the 500mg per 20g. ASAP! ( that’s apricot squares and pizza for you older reefers)
I appreciate that Kevin. Carbon out, lights off, cipro in!
 
ok guys. update on my zoas. it appears now that i can see tiny little specs all over them. and a light dusting of rusty brown stuff. ill send a pic but i dont know how helpful theyll be because
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we all know my pic taking skills! lol
 
ok guys. update on my zoas. it appears now that i can see tiny little specs all over them. and a light dusting of rusty brown stuff. ill send a pic but i dont know how helpful theyll be because
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we all know my pic taking skills! lol
What are your parameters, your nutrients didn’t bottom out?
 
Ugh, all the prep, nothing by mouth all to sit in traffic and realize you have to do it again. So sorry Tom!
I am seriously burned out right now. Between gearing myself up for the procedure and then watching the GPS adding not minutes but hours to our arrival time, spending about 20 minutes, while traveling 0.1 miles, talking to the doctors office about the situation, then doing a U-turn on the freeway and getting home 2 hours after we left. Then I get a call from the prep team wondering where I am so I have to go over it all again. Then I open my email and the parish school principal had sent me an email that outlook was deleting all of her diocesan email, followed by another that is was deleting her parish email, followed by one from another parish asking me to help them transition from Windows 10 to 11. Then I had to let everyone that was praying for me know what was going on...

Good news, I can eat.

I started to feel like the old saying about the people trapped on their roof during a flood and a boat and a helicopter...

Guess today wasn't the day.

I'm tired.
 
I am seriously burned out right now. Between gearing myself up for the procedure and then watching the GPS adding not minutes but hours to our arrival time, spending about 20 minutes, while traveling 0.1 miles, talking to the doctors office about the situation, then doing a U-turn on the freeway and getting home 2 hours after we left. Then I get a call from the prep team wondering where I am so I have to go over it all again. Then I open my email and the parish school principal had sent me an email that outlook was deleting all of her diocesan email, followed by another that is was deleting her parish email, followed by one from another parish asking me to help them transition from Windows 10 to 11. Then I had to let everyone that was praying for me know what was going on...

Good news, I can eat.

I started to feel like the old saying about the people trapped on their roof during a flood and a boat and a helicopter...

Guess today wasn't the day.

I'm tired.
So sorry Tom , eat some food and get some rest!
 
I am seriously burned out right now. Between gearing myself up for the procedure and then watching the GPS adding not minutes but hours to our arrival time, spending about 20 minutes, while traveling 0.1 miles, talking to the doctors office about the situation, then doing a U-turn on the freeway and getting home 2 hours after we left. Then I get a call from the prep team wondering where I am so I have to go over it all again. Then I open my email and the parish school principal had sent me an email that outlook was deleting all of her diocesan email, followed by another that is was deleting her parish email, followed by one from another parish asking me to help them transition from Windows 10 to 11. Then I had to let everyone that was praying for me know what was going on...

Good news, I can eat.

I started to feel like the old saying about the people trapped on their roof during a flood and a boat and a helicopter...

Guess today wasn't the day.

I'm tired.
That's a let down for sure but since there's nothing you can do about it tonight, relax and enjoy it the best you can.
 

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