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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
By the way, Stitch is my favorite! I have several figurines of him
I had a bunch of stuffed little stitch guys I collected for years.
Loved all of it!
Stich is my favorite 😍
 
I appreciate that Kevin and John. I promise to keep you guys more in the loop. After all, I consider you all family!
Yes please keep us more in the loop Rock 🪨.
 
So a little less then half a cup gradually?
So I would do the math this way. If we accept that half a cup per gallon of RO is normal to reach 1.025, then 18 gallons would equate to 9 cups of salt, or 72 ounces. Divide 72 by 25 to see how many ounces move the sg by one point = 2.88 ounces per point. To move 4 points add 11.52 ounces of salt. I would probably add a little less to be safe and then dial it in with testing
 
@cdemoss01 Show me some pics of your corals buddy. Is that your end goal? I see all the work you're putting into this reef, and it seems like all of your endeavors are in the hopes of keeping a reef tank with corals, right?
 
This is one of my favorite artists, Arthur Brown with one of his bands, "Kingdom Come". Ill admit it's a bit psychedelic, but if anyone is in the mood to take the ride, it's a good one.
 
Im really enjoying everyone's hunting pictures, and stories. The lady that owned the land that I hunted on left the land to her great grandkids and they are selling it. Im bummed out. Honestly, I thought I could get some of you guys out there with me one day soon.

It was an old homestead in the Mississippi River Delta with the original house on it. Sometimes I'd go find there old buried trash piles and find cool old glass bottles.

I killed dozens of deer out there. Oh well, I'm living through all you other hunters. Go get em friends.
 

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