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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
Joel, sorry there weren't any dinner pictures. We had boring dinners. Breakfast was bacon and egg sandwiches, lunch was bratwurst wrapped in a pita with chips and salsa and fruit, dinner was hamburgers once and pork chops once.
 
Joel, sorry there weren't any dinner pictures. We had boring dinners. Breakfast was bacon and egg sandwiches, lunch was bratwurst wrapped in a pita with chips and salsa and fruit, dinner was hamburgers once and pork chops once.
No worries Tim.
I know there's taco pics in your future. ;)
 
No worries Tim.
I know there's taco pics in your future. ;)
My wife always gives me funny looks when I take food pictures.
 
Welcome to the Smorgasbord!
I'm Luis Angel, just like my username hahaha
Really? Why didn’t You correct me? I’ve been calling you Chuck for the last 6 months!
 
Really? Why didn’t You correct me? I’ve been calling you Chuck for the last 6 months!
You are calling me after one of my favorite UFC fighters Chuck Lidell lol, if you had given me another name I would have told you ;)
 
You are calling me after one of my favorite UFC fighters Chuck Lidell lol, if you had given me another name I would have told you ;)
I honestly thought it was Steve... Shows what I know.
 
You are calling me after one of my favorite UFC fighters Chuck Lidell lol, if you had given me another name I would have told you ;)
Still I feel like even more of an Idiot! Public school really let me down.
 
Still I feel like even more of an Idiot! Public school really let me down.
At least you were going to eat the lunch :rolling-on-the-floor-laughing:
 
At least you were going to eat the lunch :rolling-on-the-floor-laughing:
You’re right, thanks Chuck! Dang I did it again :angry-face:!
 
This amazes me.
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Over the past few busy weeks I've only haphazardly been doing maintenance.
I swear the mangroves are using nutrients.
I don't know if anyone remembers but all of my cheato melted in a couple of days, right around when the mangroves started taking off.
Some people think mangroves do nothing, others think you can't have cheato and mangroves, one or the other.
 
You are calling me after one of my favorite UFC fighters Chuck Lidell lol, if you had given me another name I would have told you ;)
So.....
Sir Charles then...
 
hi friends! kevgib67 invited me to come over and join you! :smiling-face: i tried reading thru all the pages but just cant get it done! so i'm just going to jump in here. youll have to tell me all the rules and whos who;). have a fantastic monday!
Welcome to the Smorgasborg, Jill! Super happy to have you here! Remember tacos, tacos and more tacos. Tacos for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
 
Welcome to the Smorgasborg, Jill! Super happy to have you here! Remember tacos, tacos and more tacos. Tacos for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Walker are you going to post pictures from the aquarium?
 
hi friends! kevgib67 invited me to come over and join you! :smiling-face: i tried reading thru all the pages but just cant get it done! so i'm just going to jump in here. youll have to tell me all the rules and whos who;). have a fantastic monday!
Hi Smitten....Welcome to the group....I am me...hahah and rules well.....I don't make the rules here nor enforce them as I have enough enforcing to do here on a regular day...and live by the rule ....my team is expendable...here and wherever.........we were not...! I am kinda the Mcgiver as someone here called me but she has left us.....Miss my chat with here over coffee when I got in from 14 plus hours overnights
 
Welcome @smitten with ocean life to our dysfunctional family! We go by first names, I’m Kevin. Really no rules other than you have to like tacos! We cover many topics, food ( mostly tacos) , sports ( mostly baseball ) , music and once in awhile a little bit about reefing. We have some very helpful people here and some seasoned veterans. Feel free to ask any question. Glad you are here!
Oh,,Hi Smitten...I don't go by first name...sorry.can't...
 
Walker are you going to post pictures from the aquarium?
Yes Kev, I will later. Currently with family at their house and the service is terrible. Will post them once we get back to where we're staying
 

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