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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

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What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
Patience

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Gotcha! I think since im not sure if it's good or bad, ill just pull the frag mount put and scrub it off.
now is the time to see if its edible.....
 

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Hope everyone has had a good New Years Eve day. I spent some time smashing rocks & drilling some wholes 🤣

I plan to add some new rock into my tank when my Frags arrive and thought it would be a good idea to pre-drill wholes to place the frags into to make my life easier.

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Under Construction Penguin GIF by Pudgy Penguins
I did this too. left the extras in the 32 cube overflow for future use.
 

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Can anyone figure out what this is? It's on the base of the magnetic frag holder that one of my torches is in. It's clear/white and has a weird structure. There's almost a tube looking piece sticking out a bit. I thought maybe snail eggs, but it doesn't look exactly like that to me.
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I had something similar to this but it was on the underneath of a rock . Similar but a little different . They told me it was a good bacteria . How could something that’s so good look so wrong !
 

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What, exactly, is a "Note Dame?" Is that what you call the lady who leaves "secret" letters around the house?
I believe they meant Notre Dame, the team that lost to Miami and is now mad that Miami is in the playoff and they aren't.
 

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That's going to be so helpful when you go to mount your corals. Brilliant!

Infinite Loop GIF by Zypto

Im going full big brain. I am actually going to drop them in a bucket with a heater and pump and some old water add some Ammonia and bacteria starter and let it run for a week before my Frags come so its pre-cycled. I may even take some pods from my pods culture too and add them in after a couple of days with some Phyto to see if I can get them on the rocks :o

stress i need a drink GIF
 

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I believe they meant Notre Dame, the team that lost to Miami and is now mad that Miami is in the playoff and they aren't.

No ones mad about Miami. Mad about Alabama putting up a Stinker with -3 rushing yards and not moving an inch and the college football playoff committee all coming from SEC backgrounds....

Coincidence I Think Not GIF


I also went to Villanova, not even from Notre Dame but my brother went there and Notre Dame was my 2nd option and I liked the school still.
 
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No ones mad about Miami. Mad about Alabama putting up a Stinker with -3 rushing yards and not moving an inch and the college football playoff committee all coming from SEC backgrounds....

Coincidence I Think Not GIF


I also went to Villanova, not even from Notre Dame but my brother went there and that was my Notre Dame was my 2nd option and I liked the school
Yeah but, they lost a conference championship game while Notre Dame sat home. You can't punish a team for losing a conference championship. You can punish a team that won't join a conference. Easy math.
 

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I had something similar to this but it was on the underneath of a rock . Similar but a little different . They told me it was a good bacteria . How could something that’s so good look so wrong !
Ewe!
 

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Yeah but, they lost a conference championship game while Notre Dame sat home. You can't punish a team for losing a conference championship. You can punish a team that won't join a conference. Easy math.

They moved them to 9 just in case they lost in that fashion despite barely beating a bad Auburn team. I agree that they should not count it as a full loss but I would say if it was any what competitive then no change would have been warranted. That being said saying Championship games should have no negative when they can provide a benefit is silly in my opinion. Also Conferences just want ND money. ND is one of the few schools that uses most of the funds they generate from sports to better the campus & education. ESPN just has too much money on the line not to rig it for SEC schools even though Indiana or Ohio state are going to win easily in my opinion.

The reign of the SEC is over with NIL.
 
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Yeah but, they lost a conference championship game while Notre Dame sat home. You can't punish a team for losing a conference championship. You can punish a team that won't join a conference. Easy math.
And I took the New Math when I went to school !
 

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Big Ten >>>>>>>>> SEC @kevgib67 amiright?
I’m currently watching the Xichigan and Texas game, it’s a good game. I’m rooting for Xichigan because they are representing the Big10 however I rooted for Vanderbilt against Iowa. The last couple years Vandy is no longer just a college with a football team.
 

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I’m currently watching the Xichigan and Texas game, it’s a good game. I’m rooting for Xichigan because they are representing the Big10 however I rooted for Vanderbilt against Iowa. The last couple years Vandy is no longer just a college with a football team.
Michigan was actually in third in the big ten but they were 18 th In the standings .
 

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