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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
It’s funny, I loved the age he was in the picture and I love the age he is now.
You were way better looking than Fabio. :star-struck:
 
Happy to be in the club! Can I put that badge on my R2R dashboard ?!?

Btw, love that kids show
Glad you are here! How many kids do you have? It helps me estimate how broke you are.
 
Happy to be in the club! Can I put that badge on my R2R dashboard ?!?

Btw, love that kids show
Yes you can!!!
We really need to update the badges around here. :(:angry-face:
 
Glad you are here! How many kids do you have? It helps me estimate how broke you are.
I have: 27,19,18 and 15.
Estimate: broke.
 
Happy to be in the club! Can I put that badge on my R2R dashboard ?!?

Btw, love that kids show
So glad you are here!
I'll see what I can do about a new badge. ;)
 
I have: 27,19,18 and 15.
Estimate: broke.
It took you four until you and your wife figured out what was causing it? Only three for me, 25,24 and 21.
 
It took you four until you and your wife figured out what was causing it? Only three for me, 25,24 and 21.
27 luckily makes more than I do and 18 isn't ours but has been with us since he was 14, so, technically ours.
My daughter said yesterday dad, I'm going to Starbucks.
I said get me a muffin.
I'm not paying for that she says.
I'll pay I say do you need money.
No she says. I've got your credit card!!!
I tried.
 
27 luckily makes more than I do and 18 isn't ours but has been with us since he was 14, so, technically ours.
My daughter said yesterday dad, I'm going to Starbucks.
I said get me a muffin.
I'm not paying for that she says.
I'll pay I say do you need money.
No she says. I've got your credit card!!!
I tried.
Oh dear god ( that’s odg for our younger reefers) been there , done that, got the T-shirt!
 
Wait, kids get more expensive?! I thought it was supposed to be smooth sailing once you got through the daycare years ha.
I want to live in the world you live in, so bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Wait, kids get more expensive?! I thought it was supposed to be smooth sailing once you got through the daycare years ha.
They get more and more expensive until the day they're changing YOUR diapers, but then they're still spending your money...
 
Glad you are here! How many kids do you have? It helps me estimate how broke you are.

35 yr old daughter
25 yr old son
Grandson 15 months old
Granddaughter 19 days old
Two clownfish
Goby
Wrasse
2-urchins
2 peppermint shrimp
15 snails
12 hermits
 
16 year old daughter, 13 year old son (14 in two weeks), 11 year old lab/Aussie, 7 year old German Shepherd/Husky, 3 year old Mini Aussie/Heeler, 2 year old Mini Aussie/Klee Klai
 
all set with this ! Nervous about the plastic but it’s on a budget. Might just mix all my salt in 5 gallon buckets and fill both with just RODI.

My concern is salt sitting at the bottom. I can then valves to circulate through the pump. But would the mixture through the pump cause salinity issues later down the line from build up?

Thoughts?
you asked for thoughts....Looks like showers for a person to get clean in at a chemical hazmat situation..
 

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