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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
Well, I’m off to Corals.Com. I ordered a derosa clam for pickup tomorrow and messaged them this morning asking if I could come today and pick it up at 2:00 and they gave me the green light.
Luck with it. love clams
Right on guys! That's awesome, they seem pretty cool. I watch all of their videos.
I should watch more.
I went to Petco (Columbus) to get some snails, preferred turbo snails. but they had none. did take a pic of the display tank again, zoomed in and made two pic's out of it. I don't know if all Petco's have these display tanks.

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Nope. Mine sure doesn't
 
Put up the mellow jazz cause I’m feeling a little off tonight. Physically and mentally. Mentally partly due to a certain anniversary and anxiety over where I’m going to live as I need to be out by the end of the month and my financial resources are almost nonexistent partly due to ongoing IRS stuff from a few years ago. Don’t have wife’s SSI . Most of this has blown up in the last month or so. Worst part is I just need one room that’s pet friendly . I’d even move out of state if I could find a job as this area is just ridiculous for pricing. Yeah add that to the money minuses. Even when trying to keep it fairly cheap with pasta and chicken and pbj makings weekly food expenses are stupidly high. I’m serious about moving . If anyone here knows where a single guy can live with a relatively reasonable budget I could pull enough to live hopefully for a couple months while job searching. Sorry for the long ramble.
 
I'm not as familiar with them as I am with the white worms. It Would be cool to try something different. Id imagine you culture them in a similar way to white worms.
You grow black worms in water and feed them fish food.
 
Put up the mellow jazz cause I’m feeling a little off tonight. Physically and mentally. Mentally partly due to a certain anniversary and anxiety over where I’m going to live as I need to be out by the end of the month and my financial resources are almost nonexistent partly due to ongoing IRS stuff from a few years ago. Don’t have wife’s SSI . Most of this has blown up in the last month or so. Worst part is I just need one room that’s pet friendly . I’d even move out of state if I could find a job as this area is just ridiculous for pricing. Yeah add that to the money minuses. Even when trying to keep it fairly cheap with pasta and chicken and pbj makings weekly food expenses are stupidly high. I’m serious about moving . If anyone here knows where a single guy can live with a relatively reasonable budget I could pull enough to live hopefully for a couple months while job searching. Sorry for the long ramble.
It’s been not quite 13 months since my wife passed and it’s been a pretty rough time this summer. I have periods where I swear she’s there with me and I try to start to have normal conversations and then I remember the real of things. And to compound things one of the nurses I work with just lost her husband to a long standing illness.
I think I’ll stop here I’m starting to feel kinda maudlin.
 
It’s been not quite 13 months since my wife passed and it’s been a pretty rough time this summer. I have periods where I swear she’s there with me and I try to start to have normal conversations and then I remember the real of things. And to compound things one of the nurses I work with just lost her husband to a long standing illness.
I think I’ll stop here I’m starting to feel kinda maudlin.
Sending you hugs and prayers my friend. I don't have words to use to help ease your pain but just know you are in my thoughts and prayers.
 
Sending you hugs and prayers my friend. I don't have words to use to help ease your pain but just know you are in my thoughts and prayers.
Thank you. It helps trust me. I guess it’s all starting to feel real partly because of just how hectic last year was in general .
 
It’s been not quite 13 months since my wife passed and it’s been a pretty rough time this summer. I have periods where I swear she’s there with me and I try to start to have normal conversations and then I remember the real of things. And to compound things one of the nurses I work with just lost her husband to a long standing illness.
I think I’ll stop here I’m starting to feel kinda maudlin.
that's really tough. my heart goes out to to you.
 
I am trying to read all the posts but keep falling asleep. Here is a recent video of my tank. And a fawn that showed up by itself. I hope its mom is okay and they meet back up soon.

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Gorgeous tank Shelley, well done!
 
Put up the mellow jazz cause I’m feeling a little off tonight. Physically and mentally. Mentally partly due to a certain anniversary and anxiety over where I’m going to live as I need to be out by the end of the month and my financial resources are almost nonexistent partly due to ongoing IRS stuff from a few years ago. Don’t have wife’s SSI . Most of this has blown up in the last month or so. Worst part is I just need one room that’s pet friendly . I’d even move out of state if I could find a job as this area is just ridiculous for pricing. Yeah add that to the money minuses. Even when trying to keep it fairly cheap with pasta and chicken and pbj makings weekly food expenses are stupidly high. I’m serious about moving . If anyone here knows where a single guy can live with a relatively reasonable budget I could pull enough to live hopefully for a couple months while job searching. Sorry for the long ramble.
Oh jeez Steve, I thought you were through all of that. Again, I am so sorry about your wife and what you were going through at that time. I wish I could give you an answer to your question. All I know is I have family on the east and west coast and the cost of living is crazy. Look at the Midwest. I know that the county south of mine was ranked one of the best places to retire due to cost of living and activities. I know my mother and stepfather were able to take their cat with them to two rentals after he lost his pension ( he was a pilot for United.). That being said, I’ll be praying for you that god leads you to the right door he has open for you.
 

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