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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
Similar situation happened to my in-laws close to 20 years ago. We all went on vacation to Tahoe and my father-in-law turned off the breaker for the downstairs A/C while we were gone. They came home and realized that the freezer was on that same circuit.

He had 2 cow elk in the freezer.
I would have cried big ugly tears...
 
I thought you were going to say your goat walked into a freezer and got stuck and died or something. not that it was goat meat. 🤣
No, it was my little goat I got hunting...

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@00W Thank you Joel it’s here!
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Nice! I particularly like those reddish ones. Where did you get this guy?
My LFS posted him on their Facebook and I immediately went and grabbed him. Beautiful fish, beautiful colors. I bought him for algae control in my 8 gallon but he kept my YWG and Pistol Shrimp in their little tunnel and wouldn't let them come out. He went in the 70 and was replaced in the 8 with a Hector's Goby. Not quite as utilitarian but a lot less boisterous.
 
Welcome @Kenneth Wingerter Thanks for that! Do you know if they are compatible with Green Mandarinfish?
They have a lot of individual personality, so hard to say for sure. In a large tank I’d say you’re all good, since Molly Millers (at least from my experience) are more territorial than overtly aggressive. So as long as the mandarin simply moves on as it’s grazing, it would be fine. Female Molly Millers are much less aggressive, so that’s would I’d recommend for a ‘community’ tank where you might be concerned about especially timid or delicate tankmates. In a more rough-and-tumble tank, such as one with triggers, I’d go with a male. 👍
 
We keep our freezers in the garage so as to not overheat the house. The door popped open on our stand freezer and with the 100°+ weather we've been having everything thawed out. My wife said the cheese even melted...

Good news is that was yesterday and our garbage pickup was today so nothing had to sit and rot.
That's lame man, sorry that happened
 
So I was checking on what’s left of my Blackeye Susan’s when I noticed that the flower bulbs on my new rhododendrons are kinda hairy and there tons of them. Nothing like the bulbs on the rhododendron in my landscape in the front. I’m beginning to think that they aren’t rhododendrons and must have been mislabeled. I wish the skunk that died in my shrubs would decay already, the smell is getting stronger.
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So I was checking on what’s left of my Blackeye Susan’s when I noticed that the flower bulbs on my new rhododendrons are kinda hairy and there tons of them. Nothing like the bulbs on the rhododendron in my landscape in the front. I’m beginning to think that they aren’t rhododendrons and must have been mislabeled. I wish the skunk that died in my shrubs would decay already, the smell is getting stronger.
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That is some fire!!!
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