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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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Good morning Tim! <tips hat> I tried a french press coffee this morning. There was a vendor here at the VA who was selling coffee. I guess he buys beans and then adds his own flavor... not sure. Any how... that french press was pretty good. I watched him make it, it was pretty interesting.
I love French press coffee that's the way we use to make it when we went camping in a tent.
 

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Phrusso, did they let you out of the retirement home again?
While I am occasionally put in a "home", of sorts, it is not a retirement home. Plus, you're in luck as I always find a way out and over the tall fence.
 
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How's your tank chugging along?
Fine Rock thanks for asking.
I change 15 gallons a week, lost my middle kessil so going with 2 and I like it better.
Aiptasia is taking over again so I'll figure that out later I guess...
 

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Fine Rock thanks for asking.
I change 15 gallons a week, lost my middle kessil so going with 2 and I like it better.
Aiptasia is taking over again so I'll figure that out later I guess...
More aiptasia Joel!? Ugh... that's no good man.... I hate to hear this.
 
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More aiptasia Joel!? Ugh... that's no good man.... I hate to hear this.
Yep going strong 💪
Stuff is hard to kill fully.
This time, when it looks like it's all gone I'm going to replace all my plumbing, just one return line and remove my overflow box and bleach it.
Pretty sure the overflow was full too.
 

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