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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
Question, no it won't be like the last war and peace length post I made the other day. But. pineapple sponges have made a come back in my sump, and they are twice as big this time. They are about as big as a kidney bean. Should i worry about it, or could this be the reason for having to add magnesium.
I always love to see the pineapple sponges pop up, but they usually just die off and dissappear over a period of time.
 
I'm not really a huge Chicago fan but


I like a little bit of their very old stuff, but overall not a fan myself. Ive also never been a big Genesis fan, but I just started listening to the first few albums and late 60s cut with Peter Gabriel and it is fantastic.
 
I'm sitting here eating a "fend for yourself" dinner. Blacked red grouper with "half scamp shrimp" and spicy potatoes

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That's the real deal right there brother.
 
I like a little bit of their very old stuff, but overall not a fan myself. Ive also never been a big Genesis fan, but I just started listening to the first few albums and late 60s cut with Peter Gabriel and it is fantastic.
Agree on them and Genesis and I'll throw in the Eagles. I think they all started paying too much attention to the execs and producers and lost track of their grit.
 
I pretty much avoid flavored coffees except at Christmas I may have one with peppermint in it. I think Caribou made one I liked as did Donut Shop.

If I have iced coffee it has to have cream and something else in it but I rarely have iced. There is one exception, for certain gastro-intestinal issues a Starbuck's coffee, I think it is called an Iced Vanilla Mocha or something like that. My wife has the name of it written down for me as for some reason it always works.
I've never had anything but hot coffee, or previously hot maybe sitting around for a day cold gross strong black coffee but never put ice in my coffee.
 
I've never had anything but hot coffee, or previously hot maybe sitting around for a day cold gross strong black coffee but never put ice in my coffee.
Let me clarify: the pod was an Iced coffee pod. I drank it hot, not iced. With that said, the iced coffee pods just brew extra dark.
 

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