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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 Peeps! The tank is still looking good, I’m not worried anymore. Had a really fun night last night with just me and the Mrs. We spent a few hours at a karaoke bar. Met some great people. We were talking to a mother and her son, it was his 26th birthday and I bought him a shot. His mother went up and belted out If It Makes You Happy, excellent. Then her son went up, pulled out his harmonica and nailed Piano Man. Everyone was blown away. Hung out with a group from Buffalo as well. Best night yet. Going out on the boat we chartered today. Early flight tomorrow.
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Good morning Kevin, sounds like you are having a great time.
 

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Good morning everyone.

Amanda, so glad that it seems your back is improving.

Wes, take it slow. Praying that everything is okay with you.

Kev, put back the body parts, they don't belong to you.

Chris, thanks but I only have a rubber ducky to float.
Good morning Tom

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Good morning sir!
You have any hunting trips planned yet?
How's work going? I know between the golf, lunches, meetings and public relations there is time for your job right?
 

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Good morning everyone.

Amanda, so glad that it seems your back is improving.

Wes, take it slow. Praying that everything is okay with you.

Kev, put back the body parts, they don't belong to you.

Chris, thanks but I only have a rubber ducky to float.
Good morning Tom, I will when I’m done playing with them I promise!
 

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You have any hunting trips planned yet?
How's work going? I know between the golf, lunches, meetings and public relations there is time for your job right?
Wait... I'm supposed to work?

Yeah, it's going good. Meeting with regulatory agencies and engineering firms is lots of fun.

As far as hunting, nothing until August when archery deer opens. Then December for my elk tag.
 

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I don't envy you meeting with corporate big wigs man, not at all!
I'm happy you were drawn for an elk tag! That will be an epic hunt.
 

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I don't envy you meeting with corporate big wigs man, not at all!
I'm happy you were drawn for an elk tag! That will be an epic hunt.
Tim is into archery ?
What else does this guy do .
 

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Any of your flasher or fairy wrasse would make nice, open swimming, and colorful additions to that tank
Lubbock's Fairy
Redfin Fairy
Halichoeres Chrysus
Melenurus
McCosker's Fairy
And so many more would be perfect!

And remember if you have corals, just say no to shrimp, and I personally avoid all damsels with the exception of the beautiful and peaceful
I had one small one that killed almost every LPS coral in my tank. He would pry their mouths apart at night and steal, or search for food. I had a brown jelly disease outbreak that had to be treated with Ciprofloxacin (sent by my dude @Rocks reef ) Luckily that saved most of them.

Then instead of using him as trout bait like I should have, we put him in my wife's fowlr tank.

As a critter, he was cool and fun to observe, and everything was fine for months.

Then she added a tube nem to her tank and we both watched him swim over to it and pinch of a tentacle, before taking it back to his cave to eat. I know that aiptasia is also an anemone, but he didnt touch that lol
He preferred hammers and scolys!
I wonder what type of shrimp the little monster was. The 6 I had put in the clinics tank were captive bred peppermint ones. That tank is full of plate corals.
 

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