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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
Firing people when they deserve it can be rewarding though...
Nah, I always hate firing people even when they deserve it. It's usually a relief when it's over except the vacancy.
 
Nah, I always hate firing people even when they deserve it. It's usually a relief when it's over except the vacancy.
True the firing part isn't fun but not having to deal with issues they create anymore is.
 
I've only fired one person over all these years.
Most of them just leave or quit then leave.
The one I fired was the one that refused to leave!
If you cut their schedule back enough they get the hint ;)
I've had a lot of bad employees over the years though yikes.
 
I've only fired one person over all these years.
Most of them just leave or quit then leave.
The one I fired was the one that refused to leave!
If you cut their schedule back enough they get the hint ;)
I've had a lot of bad employees over the years though yikes.
Unfortunately I can't cut their hours.
 
Busy day, how was your day at the restaurant?
Very busy too Kev.
Lunch was super busy then just stopped at 1. Weird.
Weather here is like winter. :crying-face:
 
Very busy too Kev.
Lunch was super busy then just stopped at 1. Weird.
Weather here is like winter. :crying-face:
Made it over 40 degrees but as I was driving to a doctors appointment it began to hail. We’ve been having weird weather the last 4 days.
 
Made it over 40 degrees but as I was driving to a doctors appointment it began to hail. We’ve been having weird weather the last 4 days.
How'd the doctor appointment go?
 
How'd the doctor appointment go?
Good but frustrating, a blood test needed to get insurance approval for the infusion therapy was drawn in the wrong type of vial over 3 weeks ago and my doctor wasn’t informed. I’ll have to get it done again which prolongs everything and keeps me on high levels of prednisone longer. Once it’s approved every two weeks for six weeks I’ll go to the infusion center, it takes about one half hour and then once every eight weeks from that point on .
 
We've had 6 days of sun all year.
It's April. :crying-face: :crying-face:
That’s 3 more than we get from the beginning of January until the end December. Our poor Dermatologist live in poverty here.
 

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