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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
Ok so I'd like to pose a question to y'all.
Alk and ph seem to be what my tank's calling on me about over the last few months so how does everyone test for ph or do you even test at all?
I use the Hanna checker weekly. However, mine can fluctuate a lot. Since I spend a lot of time in my room so I am taking Frank’s recommendation and also getting the Hanna PH probe that I can just stick in water at different times per day. Much faster and easy. Not to say the checker isn’t fast - only 3 minutes. I will still use it weekly though.

Love Hanna! I also use ARF daily. It works great. My issue is when I forget to leave window open at night; it’s always open during day. I also keep bedroom door closed all day and night because my 83 yr old mother literally blasts CNN 24/7. I am not exaggerating either.

I live like a hobbit in a hole.
 
Never meant to post this but while looking for a picture to post I accidentally hit this. This is me and my father at the Garden in Boston at his retirement party. RIP dad, what a great person! I don’t know how
many times I run into a problem and I want to call him. :crying-face:
Beautiful moment.

Wasn’t an accident - your soul needed this right now.
 
Thank you very much for your concern, sorry if I have been a little absent today, today (friday) was the day of the funeral and tomorrow the burial of my grandmother and my cousin, my aunt is unfortunately in a coma and does not wake up, We are waiting for some improvement but the doctors do not give much hope and if she survives there are many consequences that could come, thank you again
Luis, a most difficult day for you and your family. My heart is with you.

Don’t worry about not responding, we will be here when you are rdy.
 
Nite All! My daughters’ big move day is tomorrow- I’m on double-grandkid duty so gotta get some sleep.

May the 4th be with you!

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Good night
 
I found a favia, the wwc space monkey favia, not as beautiful as yours.
I like the purple on that one, how many heads it have?
 
Never meant to post this but while looking for a picture to post I accidentally hit this. This is me and my father at the Garden in Boston at his retirement party. RIP dad, what a great person! I don’t know how
many times I run into a problem and I want to call him. :crying-face:
I still want to call my mom and dad often as well. Especially when I've had a bad day or am making a big life decision. They always knew what to say to make things better.
 
Thank you very much for your concern, sorry if I have been a little absent today, today (friday) was the day of the funeral and tomorrow the burial of my grandmother and my cousin, my aunt is unfortunately in a coma and does not wake up, We are waiting for some improvement but the doctors do not give much hope and if she survives there are many consequences that could come, thank you again
Sending hugs and prayers for you and your family.
 
Thank you very much for your concern, sorry if I have been a little absent today, today (friday) was the day of the funeral and tomorrow the burial of my grandmother and my cousin, my aunt is unfortunately in a coma and does not wake up, We are waiting for some improvement but the doctors do not give much hope and if she survives there are many consequences that could come, thank you again
So sorry Luis, I’m praying for your aunt, you and your family!
 
Left us know if you like the healthier one. But agree, one can’t give up,the favorite completely- mine is cocoa krispies! It make the milk turn into chocolate milk. Problem is I will,literally eat 1/2 a box in one sitting. Hehe.
It's actually really good.
 
Going to be a busy day today we are going to get plants for our vegetable garden and get them planted them to the grocery store and maybe the flea market. I hope everyone has a great day!
 

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