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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
Only a few of us got it...

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I'll join you in the wormhole!
Ok just so the older reefers feel as depressed as I do. If Marty went back the same number of years as in the movie today, it would put him in the 1990s ! :astonished-face:
 
The coffee pods make me think of a box of chocolates with the pieces wrapped in different colored papers lol
Life is like a box of chocolates!
 
I don’t know what I’m looking at but it is perty!
Mix of everything, cuban coffee, American coffee, Colombian coffee, cappuccino, latte, caramel machiatto ice coffee...
 
I have had several kinds of Puerto Rican coffees that were gifts from previous employees as well as some amazing coffee from Jamaica from other employees but I do not think I have ever tried Cuban coffee...
 
I have a glass lid with the plastic things on the back that you can cut for filters and such.
That would be difficult unless you went with the Plank which is expensive.
 
That would be difficult unless you went with the Plank which is expensive.
How big of an opening does an auto feeder need? Could I possibly make a whole in the plastic but then maybe glue a small section of egg crate diffuser to it to deter the jumping?
 
If you're a true coffee connoisseur you need to try traditional Turkish Coffee and Vietnamese Egg Coffee.
 
If you're a true coffee connoisseur you need to try traditional Turkish Coffee and Vietnamese Egg Coffee.
I remember you telling me about the Vietnamese Coffee and I still plan on trying it when we go back to the Vietnamese restaurant.
 
How big of an opening does an auto feeder need? Could I possibly make a whole in the plastic but then maybe glue a small section of egg crate diffuser to it to deter the jumping?
I was going to suggest cutting a hole - 2" wide - and filling that with egg crate. Just keep in mind, fish - especially Wrasses - can jump through egg crate when they're small. I lost an almost 3" Halichoeres Garnoti, a 4" Diamond Goby, and a McCoskers Flasher through my egg crate. I can't guarantee they didn't find a gap at the lights and not actually go through the egg crate, but just a warning.
 
I remember you telling me about the Vietnamese Coffee and I still plan on trying it when we go back to the Vietnamese restaurant.
I prefer hot but most restaurants serve it cold/iced.
 
How big of an opening does an auto feeder need? Could I possibly make a whole in the plastic but then maybe glue a small section of egg crate diffuser to it to deter the jumping?
Also, if you have a library nearby with a 3D printer or if you can 3D print them, you can make a custom feeding port.
 
I was going to suggest cutting a hole - 2" wide - and filling that with egg crate. Just keep in mind, fish - especially Wrasses - can jump through egg crate when they're small. I lost an almost 3" Halichoeres Garnoti, a 4" Diamond Goby, and a McCoskers Flasher through my egg crate. I can't guarantee they didn't find a gap at the lights and not actually go through the egg crate, but just a warning.
Maybe they will be big enough by the time hunting season gets here to not be able to jump though it. I just worry about the week long trip we take. The other trips will be two or three days at the most.
 
I am not a fan of cold coffee but I will drink it if I can't have hot.
If they serve hot coffee, they can add the syrup to the hot coffee. You just have to specify.
 

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