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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
Not sure, i'm sure they claim it does but IMO they need practically liquid foods... but who knows i'm just talking out of my behind as they say. 🤣
Oh I thought it WAS a liquid food lol
 
We did that yesterday and will go after it again today. But I have a trick up my sleeve Jimmy....

Free labor!!!!
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Ill admit that my boys work like horses, but
That's only until the call of the wild hits them and they bail on me.

The didn't know I was there and taking pictures of them at first. Then they spotted me. Lol
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Love seeing kids being outside!!!
 
Code4, that is beautiful. I built a similar one on my last house probably 35 years ago. 😎



Here it is after a snow storm.

Love the snow cover @Paul B

Just built ours last year. Planted rose of sharon on one end. Climbing rose on another. And added a trellis with 3 clematis's on one side.

Love the wisteria on yours. Great job Paul
 
We did that yesterday and will go after it again today. But I have a trick up my sleeve Jimmy....

Free labor!!!!
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Ill admit that my boys work like horses, but
That's only until the call of the wild hits them and they bail on me.

The didn't know I was there and taking pictures of them at first. Then they spotted me. Lol
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So loving this. Children playing outside and being creative. Makes me want to join them
 
Thank you. We designed it on a napkin over lunch. And tweaked it as we went along. I wanted it to be beefy! At one point my darling moved the scaffolding and left me dangling on top. 🤣
He was just load testing the structure...hahaha!

You have to watch out for us absent minded guys some times.
 

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