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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

Rocks reef

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Good morning, all you sexy Smorgers...

Clearly, I've been absent from here and missed about the last 24 pages. You all have been busy.

I've had a lot going on and more than I care to type or have time for right now. I try to live life one day at a time but the last few ganged up and beat my tail! Today is a new day and will be a significant one for me. I shall share more tomorrow because I want to make sure part of this day goes as planned.

Hope you all are doing well and dealing with whatever comes your way with a smile!
Good morning Chris
 

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Your LFS just wants your money, they see a young person in there and become vultures.
I was just responding to someone today that got told a hippo tang would do fine in a 40g because it will adapt to the size of the tank.
 

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Man that is fantastic! Probably something that no one has in their tanks as a live coral. I forgot.. where did you say your Dad found it?
It came up with a crab pot. He was a crab fisherman, like in the show deadliest catch back in the 80s
 

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Good morning, all you sexy Smorgers...

Clearly, I've been absent from here and missed about the last 24 pages. You all have been busy.

I've had a lot going on and more than I care to type or have time for right now. I try to live life one day at a time but the last few ganged up and beat my tail! Today is a new day and will be a significant one for me. I shall share more tomorrow because I want to make sure part of this day goes as planned.

Hope you all are doing well and dealing with whatever comes your way with a smile!
Same to you Chris. Im the type of person that doesn't share as much of what I have going on as much as I should. And I would respect if you were the same way. No matter what, this little group of misfits cares about you and your well being. And if you want to share anything with us, we'll listen and not judge.
 

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Your LFS just wants your money, they see a young person in there and become vultures.
Sounds like it in this case. Some of the advice they've given him is complete trash. Then of course it contradicts what we say, so Cam ends up confused about certain things sometimes.
 

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Good morning Bailey.
Yes is it, and it is destroying society. People are losing social skills, brainwashed by constant propaganda, etc... I could go on but my blood pressure would increase!
What are these "Social Skills" of which you speak?
 

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Sounds like it in this case. Some of the advice they've given him is complete trash. Then of course it contradicts what we say, so Cam ends up confused about certain things sometimes.
Yeah, he should post what he wants to do here first. Keep an open mind, and ask LFS too. But like Rock says, they are trying to sell something where you guys are telling him what to expect. What works for some even if it shouldn’t may not work for others.
 

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