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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
Yes, yes we are!

I’d make you either fresh blueberry or banana pancakes with side of crispy bacon and strong Greek coffee - hurry on over!
Be there by 4.
Save some for me. ;)
 
Yes, yes we are!

I’d make you either fresh blueberry or banana pancakes with side of crispy bacon and strong Greek coffee - hurry on over!
Funny, Tifney is making bb pancakes ,bacon atm...:oops: she got me some bb syrup yesterday...;):)
 
someone's gotta make the donuts... :D

Dang it Frank - now I really need a donut with my coffee… and I’m the only one who drives in this house! Looks forlornly in pantry for substitute
 

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Dang it Frank - now I really need a donut with my coffee… and I’m the only one who drives in this house! Looks forlornly in pantry for substitute
That is my FAVORITE doughnut!
 
3 and 5. There are some comical moments.
Oohhhh. Wish we could see a lil video, but not appropriate to share on here without parents permission.

Unless your my grandson - muhaha
 
Time for coffee. Breakfast for fishies at 8am; and work on next steps for LFS marketing plan. Time to put everything together and write-up a formal plan and present to owners. Enjoying using my brain cells about something I love.

I’ve done pro bono consulting for local small businesses for years as part of my community service; but it’s been 2yrs since I was able to do anything for real, so today is a very good day.

Find the time to do what you love my friends, even if it’s just a few Minutes a week. Your troubles go far away in those moments.
 
For those that have the stamina to read my Never Ending Build Update posts; you’ll know I was first struggling with decent GHA breakout; getting my water parameters back to where I like due to overfeeding and increased bio load of new fish. Doing the filter-floss strip over black sponge and changing out every 3-days. Doing a 3-5 gallon water change in between the 35% one the LFS does every 3 week. Added the aquabiomics sand last week and am waiting on the TSA seeded bioballs to arrive.

Woke up this morning, tested the basics and WE ARE BACK BABY!!! Patience and due diligence be da name of da game!

@Reef Devils Parker, this one’s for you - keep at it, don’t give up on that GHA. stay the course and don’t change/add anything for now. But for today, hopefully a good game of Lacrosse is in your horizon
Always well written.
 
Dang it Frank - now I really need a donut with my coffee… and I’m the only one who drives in this house! Looks forlornly in pantry for substitute
:face-with-rolling-eyes:no bb, but strawberry syrup...;):)
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It's the hardest thing for me.
All the bacon!
I alow 5 pieces a day then I have to move on to something else
After 40 years how much bacon is that?
Don't wanna know that's scary. :astonished-face:
 
:face-with-rolling-eyes:no bb, but strawberry syrup...;):)
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Ohhh,, pancakes are made perfectly, thin so you get the slight crispy edge, but still fluffy inside.

Ok, Frank - Tifany has inspired me - I’ll make some for brunch this morning!
 

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