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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
Yes, yes I do... was physically working at a full harvest plant until 2023 when I went remote.
Remote? As in you have livestock sent to your house for slaughter? Dude! We need to hang out... that would be AWESOME!!
 
Would it be possible for me to not put the entire two gallons of Snacklebox in getting today in my tank and keep some to spot fed Griselda? And do you guys think its better that I leave her in the big tank or would you take her out and put her in a smaller tank that's about 5 gallons with some sand and live rock?
yes, keep them but don't fridge them. not sure how long you can keep them out though. but also not sure if it would make a difference. I'd just dump them to the sump and let them grow there.
 
Remote? As in you have livestock sent to your house for slaughter? Dude! We need to hang out... that would be AWESOME!!
More like I travel to our various farms/plants around the country 🤣 ... mostly middle of nowhere.
 
yes, keep them but don't fridge them. not sure how long you can keep them out though. but also not sure if it would make a difference. I'd just dump them to the sump and let them grow there.
If you keep some, also keep a little phyto and add a few drops to the bottle every day to feed them.
 
Should I put an air bubble in with them?
I never did but I also left the top off the bottle, then capped it and inverted the bottle (after capping) a few times to get them off the bottom, then uncapped again (after top of bottle is top-most portion of the bottle again).
 
fridge the phytoplankton.
Yes that part I know. I normally just split the pods between the sump and the tank and put the phyto in the fridge to dose but I thought it might be good to have some to spot feed her to make sure she gets some to eat. I will also have brine shrimp that have hatched I can spot feed.
 
I am out of my 45 year old brine shrimp eggs, and yes they still hatched. So I have decided to buy these and will be raising them to adult. Feeding phyto and spirulina powder. Adding this to my fishes menu, I don't expect a tip, but sure they will be happy

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More like I travel to our various farms/plants around the country 🤣 ... mostly middle of nowhere.
A traveling slaughterman... how do I get a job like this?
 
I am out of my 45 year old brine shrimp eggs, and yes they still hatched. So I have decided to buy these and will be raising them to adult. Feeding phyto and spirulina powder. Adding this to my fishes menu, I don't expect a tip, but sure they will be happy

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Since you don't expect a tip from your fish, here's a valuable tip from me; do not eat yellow snow.
 

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