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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
Me and @AlyciaMarie talk about that all the time. CFP is slowly becoming the NFL with how trades are happening, how players are being paid, and how betting is so heavily involved now. It seems like every week a statement has to be issued about a missed call, or some kind of bad call that could have swung a game in a different direction.
Good morning Bailey
 
This is Xena on either her second or third day with us as my wife is reading. Hard to believe that it was just over 3 yrs ago now .
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yeah, took a while to find a non AI pic. but this will give you an idea. you grow the vine up a pole/trellis and the melons hang. 6" melons seem to be ok unsupported but large melons you can use hanging baskets or leash pouches like hammocks. if it works I can grow more in a smaller space by going vertical.
only the roots need the dirt. I've been doing this with cucumbers already.

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I was messing with you. That's how we grow watermelon, cantaloupe and cucumbers
 
A beautiful sunny day. A little coolish at 51 but I’m hanging out for a few minutes on the front steps to enjoy the air.



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Looks like a great day
 
This is Xena on either her second or third day with us as my wife is reading. Hard to believe that it was just over 3 yrs ago now .
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The cat looks pretty happy!
 
Looks like a great day
Yeah . It’s supposed to get to about 70 today in Boston. Rain afterward. But I’ll take the day.
Bought some NeoPhos. My PO4 has been hanging down there at.03 mostly for a while. Nitrates I think are fine at 20-25 for a mostly LPS tank. Worried a bit about the pH perpetually hanging around 7.8.
I did pick up another wave pump for cross flow action
 
The cat looks pretty happy!
Yup. Times were pretty good then. New kitty , wife still doing fairly well and I still had the big 90.
 
Yeah . It’s supposed to get to about 70 today in Boston. Rain afterward. But I’ll take the day.
Bought some NeoPhos. My PO4 has been hanging down there at.03 mostly for a while. Nitrates I think are fine at 20-25 for a mostly LPS tank. Worried a bit about the pH perpetually hanging around 7.8.
I did pick up another wave pump for cross flow action
Natural sea water has a pH ranging from 7.8-8.3, with an average of 8.1. I wouldn't worry about it unless you are wanting accelerated growth which usually leads to weaker skeletons and unnatural growth patterns.
My pH runs 7.6-7.7 in morning and 8.0-8.1 in the evening and I get good growth from my acros. My euphyllia growth speaks for itself.
 
Natural sea water has a pH ranging from 7.8-8.3, with an average of 8.1. I wouldn't worry about it unless you are wanting accelerated growth which usually leads to weaker skeletons and unnatural growth patterns.
My pH runs 7.6-7.7 in morning and 8.0-8.1 in the evening and I get good growth from my acros. My euphyllia growth speaks for itself.
Point taken. Even when I had the bigger tank(s), always ran about where it is. On another note my “yellow torch, the one I think is a 24k is not doing well. The other two are fine. And seem to enjoy the extra wave pumps addition to the flow.



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yeah, took a while to find a non AI pic. but this will give you an idea. you grow the vine up a pole/trellis and the melons hang. 6" melons seem to be ok unsupported but large melons you can use hanging baskets or leash pouches like hammocks. if it works I can grow more in a smaller space by going vertical.
only the roots need the dirt. I've been doing this with cucumbers already.

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I want to try that next year! I love watermelon!
 
So this morning for my stress test they put an IV in and gave me the medicine, I have to wait 30 minutes or so and then they will do resting images, tomorrow I will come back and they will give me more medicine then I walk on the treadmill, then more imagining and then I will be done. The worst part so far is I couldn't have coffee this morning and can't have coffee again until after the test tomorrow....
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Point taken. Even when I had the bigger tank(s), always ran about where it is. On another note my “yellow torch, the one I think is a 24k is not doing well. The other two are fine. And seem to enjoy the extra wave pumps addition to the flow.



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Are you referring to the top pic? If so, unfortunately it looks like it has already bailed a head.
 
So this morning for my stress test they put an IV in and gave me the medicine, I have to wait 30 minutes or so and then they will do resting images, tomorrow I will come back and they will give me more medicine then I walk on the treadmill, then more imagining and then I will be done. The worst part so far is I can't have coffee again until after the test tomorrow....
sad lilo and stitch GIF
Yeah, the caffeine can mess with your rhythm and rate
 

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