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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

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Don't let it get too Wacky out there today my friends!
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Good morning Joel. Cuba Gooding Jr. is a great actor as well as ball player!
 

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Topped off tank last night. Still NO algea, Remora doesn't run properly due to the pump but its all good. Im not sure what to do with this in sump skimmer I have.. I missed the sale and don't even have a sump to put it into. Do you guys think I should still switch?
I guess my main problem is.. I paid 100$ for a skimmer I cant even use anymore.. What do I do?
 

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While waiting on some Goni's from SBB I have been checking out my new gadget. Going to use it for mixing AFR, BRS magnesium, and mixing small batches of saltwater for the phyto.. The beaker kit is cool, I can sterilize the phyto water in them. The mixer can easily do a half gallon once the 2000 ml beaker gets here.


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they also have warming ones so you can mix and keep at 78 degrees. I use these for yeast cultures.
 

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anyone purchased from Corals Anon?

 

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crazy blood draw today. needle went in and NOTHING. Took a really long time for them to get blood flowing. 😢
Did they take some blood today? I hope everything is ok my friend
 

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Are you drinking enough water?
yeah, always drinking water. Usually no water they can't find a vein. Learned that long ago always drink water even when they say no food or drink. They all say afterwards when they can't find one that drinking water is fine. just nothing else. Next blood draw is next month so will see how that one goes unless they want more next week.
 

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they also have warming ones so you can mix and keep at 78 degrees. I use these for yeast cultures.
seen them, Thought about it, but decided on just the plain mixer.
 

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I sad faced the "buffet" posts but, in reality, I cannot, do not and never have been able to do them. I simply cannot get past the thought of the general public coughing on, sneezing on and doing what ever else they do to the food. Those plexi protectors don't doo squat. Especially when there is some sick kid who sneezes a big, green hunk of... Well, you get my point.
Being immunocompromised I was told by the doctors not to eat from buffets or salad bars.
 

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