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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
Before you go to bed Joel.. I filled my trash can to about quarter capacity of RO. Not gonna mix yet since I have no idea how many gallons it is. That test is tomorrow. Gonna siphon some into jugs and measure using that.
Get a 1 gal container, fill it with water, dump it into the empty brute trash can, permanent sharpie draw a line at the 1 gal water line. And keep repeating till you get to the top of the brute. Then dump it out, dry it and make your lines better and with numbers. All my tote bins are marked like that for ease of knowing volume for mixing.
 
Before you go to bed Joel.. I filled my trash can to about quarter capacity of RO. Not gonna mix yet since I have no idea how many gallons it is. That test is tomorrow. Gonna siphon some into jugs and measure using that.
Good idea Camden.
 
I totally agree John 💯 percent!
I've told myself this is my last tank, not doing it again when we move in a few years but, you know....
Love to have that 60 gallon again.
I used to buy him 100 little 🐌 at a time and watch while he picked them up and raced them to the glass, smash them and do it again and again.
So much fun 😁
Joel, such a beautiful fish. At the time my family owned a fishing camp and bait shop. I used to bring mine live shrimp and bull minnows. I never tried snails, now I know I missed out.
 
Get a 1 gal container, fill it with water, dump it into the empty brute trash can, permanent sharpie draw a line at the 1 gal water line. And keep repeating till you get to the top of the brute. Then dump it out, dry it and make your lines better and with numbers. All my tote bins are marked like that for ease of knowing volume for mixing.
That's the Paul effect baby!
 
be careful, he knows how to make a shank from a toothbrush now!
😆, although this would have been funnier when I didn't work in forensic mental health. Or maybe I wouldn't have understood. Like:
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Honestly he’s doing really good! We’ve been able to get good sleep and he’s been a thrill to have at our house! @smitten with ocean life heres your photo too! This was maybe 20-30 min at our apartment before we went to Arby’s. Been going back and forth between our house and Arby’s
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Super cute!
 
This one is for @tbrown @tharbin aka the monti crew. I went into my lfs today for some peripherals, and saw this gorgeous little, baby pink branching sps. It stood out from the whole frag tank. Turns out it's an ACI Manila Spy montipora. Do you guys (or anyone) have experience with this coral? I needed pink in my tank and im always looking to add to my monti collection.

In the bigger tank shot, it's top right.
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Good morning!

Simply having a tough time keeping up with 10+ pages a day from all you stupendous Smorgers!

To let you all in on one of the happenings of this week. Actually, one of the best not only of this week but of my life: I married the love of my life yesterday. It only took 12 years for her to wrangle me in. I caved. I am weak.

While it became official yesterday, the actual date we will be honoring will be November 5th. We are having a ceremony and little shindig, this day, while on the European cruise we will be gone on from tomorrow until November 16th.

How's that for sharing something personal, @kingranch2003 ? A pic from yesterday will be below this post.
 
The beautiful bride, her mom and dad and the big, bald, ugly guy is yours truly.

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Good morning!

Simply having a tough time keeping up with 10+ pages a day from all you stupendous Smorgers!

To let you all in on one of the happenings of this week. Actually, one of the best not only of this week but of my life: I married the love of my life yesterday. It only took 12 years for her to wrangle me in. I caved. I am weak.

While it became official yesterday, the actual date we will be honoring will be November 5th. We are having a ceremony and little shindig, this day, while on the European cruise we will be gone on from tomorrow until November 16th.

How's that for sharing something personal, @kingranch2003 ? A pic from yesterday will be below this post.
That's awesome!!! Congrats to you both!
 
Good morning!

Simply having a tough time keeping up with 10+ pages a day from all you stupendous Smorgers!

To let you all in on one of the happenings of this week. Actually, one of the best not only of this week but of my life: I married the love of my life yesterday. It only took 12 years for her to wrangle me in. I caved. I am weak.

While it became official yesterday, the actual date we will be honoring will be November 5th. We are having a ceremony and little shindig, this day, while on the European cruise we will be gone on from tomorrow until November 16th.

How's that for sharing something personal, @kingranch2003 ? A pic from yesterday will be below this post.
Good morning Chris! Congratulations and have a wonderful honeymoon. That’s awesome!
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