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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

ShakeyGizzard

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When my boy’s mother is at the lake this is how dad makes dinner in her kitchen.
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Looks like we are doing good for the memorial weekend, I have some stuff slated for Monday, will share also
 

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My tank move was successful, no issues, its on for my DIY. side note, I don't think cardinals and sally Lightfoot crab cared much for the move. but they have no idea life its fixing to get better
 

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My tank move was successful, no issues, its on for my DIY. side note, I don't think cardinals and sally Lightfoot crab cared much for the move. but they have no idea life its fixing to get better
Glad it went well for you!
 

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I decided to revive an old custom from my youth, the Saturday Afternoon Movie. B thrillers at their best. Here is one I've never seen before but I have run up against the main character once, but it was a lot smaller then:

 

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Couple more random shots…

Fiji Yellow Toadstool

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Pulsing sinularia

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A few of the Gonis

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Beautiful Rock! The sinularia looks like it’s flipping me off! It doesn’t even know me.😟
 

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Finally got got what I needed to start the garden, much later than usual. I almost decided to skip it this year but then I thought, what would Paul say “ better late than never kid come July you would have regretted it “ and I would have said “you know you’re right Paul, I hope I’m as wise as you when I get your age in a decade or so.”
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Trying to get a “full length” pic and this shows how “white” I run my peak photoperiod.
My two white channels and four blue channels are set to the same intensity for 5 hours peak. The only channel that isn’t the same is Royal Blue which is set 20% lower.

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Rock I want to come see that in person one day. That's one of those reefs that I could sit in front of for hours.
 

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I think you just gave me incentive to enlarge my Berghia farm; funding a couple of Orcas. I think Tunze have once again moved the bar on aquarium flow control. I hope Reefbreeders release the retrofit shallow reef panels. I'd like to redo the Meridian 11 and if I don't blow it up, do the 35 later on.
I'd gladly be your first customer!
 

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The show Alone starts June 17th, its looks to be a good one, don't miss it
Yes and if you cant wait, there is a survival series on Netflix called "Outlast" that is really good. It's a million dollar prize but you have to finish as part of a team. You can switch teams or do anything else you want. The back stabbing on there is unbelievable. Id recommed season 1. Season 3 starts 6/10
 

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Well my friends I told you that I was going to be a grandpap last year but unfortunately it didn’t work out. Unfortunately there was another pregnancy ( I didn’t find out until after the fact). Tonight I found out I am getting a grandson at the first of the year, this is going to be Awesome!
I agree, fishing partner. Going to be so much 🤩 fun
Here's the betta tank I worked on yesterday. I plan on adding a few more plants but will have to order the ones I want and I'm going to add a black or maybe blue back ground and more shrimp, maybe a school of some kind of nano fish.
That betta is awesome! Great job
Good Morning Peeps!
Hope ya'll have a nice Memorial Day weekend!

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Your Ragdoll is so regal. Love the basket
 

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I'd gladly be your first customer!
It'll be a while. We've been adding them to the display tank whenever we got to many to feed. We only have 21 adults in our 'farm' at the moment.
 

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I decided to revive an old custom from my youth, the Saturday Afternoon Movie. B thrillers at their best. Here is one I've never seen before but I have run up against the main character once, but it was a lot smaller then:


Good post Tom

Love the old horror. Here was what I grew up on. Morgus the magnificent! He was a local musician and artist from New Orleans that broadcast in my area. I think it ran from the early 60s to the late 80s or early 90s. He would host a vintage B horror film.


Pure entertainment growing up. I still love that stuff.
 

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Blue Skrimps... (its spelled wrong on purpose because my best friend calls them that)
When we had our live bait camp, we sold live shrimp. Id say most of our customers said, skrimps or swimps lol

Man I miss that place

Pre Hurricane Katrina:

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