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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

kingranch2003

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First day this year I did grilling while not standing in the snow.
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That looks so good. No pictures of my dinner tonight after you and Paul have posted these meals lol
 

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well there's no shrimp so maybe not!
Nah man good jambalaya is a mix of many components and it looks like you have them all. I sent you a Pic of a fake "crabmeat" lobster roll lol. That didnt even compare to this jambalaya.
 

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what bourbon? I once had an Ole Pappy Van Winkle.
I still say the 12 year was the best of the three I tried, and it was the youngest. For a fraction of the price, their Weller's is excellent too. It's the same recipe, just treated differently.
 

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You guys both worked on Tuna boat?
My dad and I after our second day of small mouth bass fishing with a guide on Lake St. Claire. I was hoping for a hog to put on the wall next to my Muskie and large mouth bass. That’s Kevin Van Dammn’s home lake Ive watched him fish it on tv. He was the youngest person to win the Bassmasters championship. My dad wanted to take me anywhere I wanted to go fishing after my transplant. We spent the rest of the week up in Grand Rapids visiting family. He suddenly passed away two years later.
 
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I got a flame angel in the 300 and she doesn't bother any corals..sps or lps or even mushrooms...
I never thought about it before but I think tank size plays a significant part in how 'reef-safe' an active species is.

1. A larger tank naturally has more 'stuff' in it that spreads out any damage done and there are more 'who cares' type things for them to peck at instead of corals.

2. More swim room means the active fish don't get bored as easily. An active fish in a small tank tends to get bored and that leads to getting into mischief.

Just a thought but it makes sense to me.
 

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thinking of what to design in the two chambers of the 3 chambers of the overflow box
36x24x6 deep water will go into the middle box under the two black chamber wall seperators
three 1 1/2 pipes ...thinking of making acylic box to make it easy to put in and take out of the right and left chambers..
maybe siporex or small bio balls out of the water with a foam prefilter and felt
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I never thought about it before but I think tank size plays a significant part in how 'reef-safe' an active species is.

1. A larger tank naturally has more 'stuff' in it that spreads out any damage done and there are more 'who cares' type things for them to peck at instead of corals.

2. More swim room means the active fish don't get bored as easily. An active fish in a small tank tends to get bored and that leads to getting into mischief.

Just a thought but it makes sense to me.
I think you might be right...
 

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