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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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Is that an invite? They do look like lupine. But no pretty flowers. The whole industry is interesting. The issue is it is illegal federally in all states. So those profiting from it last I heard have issues. You can't put your drug gains in the bank. It is a real hot mess. And don't drive through Wyoming with it.

Be interesting to see where we are at in 20 years. Wyoming judges are adamant that pot is a no go. Gateway drug. And they site studies already being done how young children find their parents candy. Medical emergencies. Really a can of worms right now.
I never thought I'd see the day when it became medically legal in Mississippi, but it is now.
 

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I want to see how long it takes to get an alert. I could just put it in a bucket of water also. But was planning on using the quarantine tank that is empty of fish right now.
Im interested in this as well.
 

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I completely understand and agree with a lot of what is said about the rhododendrons lol, but in a medical application, your replacing 10s of thousands of would be prescriptions for pain killers and sedatives with a plant. Yes it can lead to other things and can be found by kids if not properly managed, but so can oxytocin!
 

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It’s actually my son’s, he has a 55g and has been supplementing feeding it for a couple months since he has no gha in his tank. Last weekend he saw I had three rocks with gha on it. He threw it in my tank but it is almost gone so it will be going back in his soon. We have been flipping it back and forth for about 6 months.
Wonderful story.
 

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I completely understand and agree with a lot of what is said about the rhododendrons lol, but in a medical application, your replacing 10s of thousands of would be prescriptions for pain killers and sedatives with a plant. Yes it can lead to other things and can be found by kids if not properly managed, but so can oxytocin!
It is the gummy form and all the rest I oppose. And the young ones I am concerned about. If it looks like candy.......tastes like candy.......well you get it

I did see one of those vet shows, a dog got into brownies! Poor puppy.
 

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I understand I don't need one... But all I have is the Tidal and not enough resources for water changes. Which will set me back further. I could try selling the remora for 150$. That'll be able to afford a new skimmer entirely.
Cam, I don't run a skimmer and I've done maybe 3 5 gallon water changes on my 70 in the past 6-8 months. I also don't use RODI for my top off water or water change water but my municipal water here is able to do that.
 

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It is the gummy form and all the rest I oppose. And the young ones I am concerned about. If it looks like candy.......tastes like candy.......well you get it

I did see one of those vet shows, a dog got into brownies! Poor puppy.
Bad pet owners and bad parents!

I have an arsenal of weapons in my house. Surely that's more dangerous than a pot gummie if not managed correctly. But as a parent, I agree with you. There's so much out there now that we didn't have to worry about as kids.
 

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@cdemoss01 No skimmer for me ever and I have trouble keeping my nutrients up. It's all about the biome and stability. I know you get pulled in 100 different directions by the advice you get elsewhere, but ill lovingly say that I think you mess with your tank to much. You have to establish a standard before you can know what you need to do to keep it steady. Let it ride for a bit man and stabilize.
 

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How many have you had Chris ? Just wondering if you’re going to pull a late night with the Smorgies or maybe a night sleep .
Sleep is for when I am dead.
 

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Good stuff but a little too frenetic for me at 3:00AM.
Well that's your fault for the following reasons:

1: Having a legendary music cutoff time
2: Being awake at 0300 hours
3: Thinking your opinion matters
 

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I'm outside on my porch watching it rain, and the mosquito spray truck just drove by.

According to Google, I'm supposed to go inside for 30 to 60 minutes and tuen off the air conditioner. I didn't feel like getting up though.

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I'm outside on my porch watching it rain, and the mosquito spray truck just drove by.

According to Google, I'm supposed to go inside for 30 to 60 minutes and tuen off the air conditioner. I didn't feel like getting up though.

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Send some of that rain my way. We sure could use it.
 

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