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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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You don't? I always keep my waterfowl clean.
I use Dawn because they use it in the commercials to remove oil from critters.
 

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Corona with salt and lime yum...
Yes!! That is one non-domestic that I'll drink. It is SO good with salt and lime. I like when I get it in a mug and they salt the rim... oh my!!
 

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I wouldn't understand myself? Oh, here, I fixed it so it makes more sense, "You wouldn't understand, Chris, it's this..."

I am very positive but not delusional. Additionally, I thought I was being generous with a C grading.

(Maybe I am a bit delusional but I cannot be sure, for obvious reasons.)
These posts are worth the price of an R2R membership 👏
 

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Yes!! That is one non-domestic that I'll drink. It is SO good with salt and lime. I like when I get it in a mug and they salt the rim... oh my!!
My mouth is watering, stop it's only 10:30am here, i'm not Kephin
 

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Yes!! That is one non-domestic that I'll drink. It is SO good with salt and lime. I like when I get it in a mug and they salt the rim... oh my!!
Yes please especially on a really hot day in a mug from the freezer...
 

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Hard pass.
It's the only way I'll drink corona and even then its not often haha. It's funny, plain? I hate corona. Lime and salt just make it so much better. I also like the green bottle dos equis with salt and lime.
 

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Yes, that's why I suggested magnesium. Magnesium leaching into the tank at a semi controlled rate - basically it would be a form of magnesium dosing. The question is, though, what other minerals and materials would be released into the water as it corrodes and leaches.
We could try it in Steven's tank as a test?
 

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This isn't possible. The rate would not be controllable plus, and more importantly, your other statement.
Maybe not controllable, but possibly predictable?
 

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Yes!! That is one non-domestic that I'll drink. It is SO good with salt and lime. I like when I get it in a mug and they salt the rim... oh my!!
Why the sad face Chris?
 

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