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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
Good night! That's a gorgeous coral!
Thanks, I kind of have a love hate relationship with this coral. I love the way it looks and how easy it is to grow. I hate how fast it grows and that I have to find people to take frags. I’ve pretty much saturated the area within an hour and a half around me including PA, I had an inquiry from a fellow from West Virginia but never heard back from him.
 
HI everyone...I am up ..Off today..well yesterday after I left I could not go to sleep all day, so spent the whole 24 plus hours up. so had a couple drinks to help , and went to sleep at 9pm ish last night. Up now feel like I never slept...today is going to be a running round day and hopefully all my new "stuff" to take for my gym days comes today...I want to pack on 20 pounds more asap.....So ah coffee is ready....oh yeah dentist day for my mom. have to take her....one day gonna drive to 00W place for some coffee and tip the waitress...good....
 
I'm up to 6 I believe. No clue why they're all on the bottom and back of the plug. :rolleyes:
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I like them...two ideas here why, 1 maybe they want less light? 2 I have noticed over the years that zoa's do not seem to grow over glue...so maybe excess glue on top of plug and they avoiding it..
 
Also great growth - I would think you both have very different systems; I guess it’s just super experienced reefers who know what they’re doing!
yeah lol....I give the tank a little sip of coffee each morning...hahaha/// Only joking please I can just see it now someone logs onto this thread and doesn't understand our little forum families sense of joking and does it/..
 
Really? That's so nice! Unfortunately, I am in central New York so it would be quite a long drive haha.
hmmm.... what are you saying is central NY? Westchester County? Putnam County ? I never heard that term...must be new since I left ... I am Bronx Bomber Guy....now in sand/cactus county,,,,hahah
 
Even though you have a physically and mentally taxing job, you need to take time to replenish. No job is that important over your health - and I talk from experience.

When you are off work, it’s ok not to, do chores or errands and rest however that means to you - nap, meditate, sit in garden with sun on your back; just something quiet and just for you. Cause the stupid chores and errands will still be there and will get done.

This is very hard to do for us OCD people (me), or it used to be hard, now I just laugh and say, “coffee cup, you will find ur way to dishwasher soon, now just sit there looking cute”

Mom lecture done - can’t wait to see photos of zoa growth. Rasta’s and Bob Marley’s are my favorite (have both). I just heard of an old classic that is sky blue with silver fringe - called Mary Jane, need to find pics, sounds magical.
Thanks for the kind words, I too have I guess over the top mind function that everything has to be in its place, perfect and equal on each side. Or if it is not equal, or balanced on both sides has to have a certain flow or how my brain likes it...My girl thinks I crazy but supports it...Yes thats why I like to hang in the backyard, afterr I clean it up, cut the grass with a drink and sometimes a cigar....
 
hmmm.... what are you saying is central NY? Westchester County? Putnam County ? I never heard that term...must be new since I left ... I am Bronx Bomber Guy....now in sand/cactus county,,,,hahah
Haha, I don't actually know if it is a term. I actually don't live right in the middle of NY state. I live in Bethlehem, which is just South of Albany.
 
Haha, I don't actually know of it is a term. I actually don't live right in the middle of NY state. I live in Bethlehem, which is just South of Albany.
My father in law has a place in Ancram.
 
Haha, I don't actually know if it is a term. I actually don't live right in the middle of NY state. I live in Bethlehem, which is just South of Albany.
ah your way up here, hours north of Poughkeepsie, farthest north I ever went...
 

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