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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
Sorry guys! Made it home about an hour ago. My daughter finished the job yesterday afternoon so we spent the day trying for grouse and turkey with no success.

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Who's that fella with all the grey in his beard????
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I couldn't imagine being more proud of one of my kiddos! Well done guys!!! Beautiful land too.
 
I'm sorry ,can't keep up w y'all till prob mon night, tues morn,
but need to be briefed, Amanda's horse ,tim's wife, etc, somebody please tag me here to update ... ;) :)

Joel you need a dedicated intern !...;):thinking-face:

Tim's MINE...:face-with-monocle::rolling-on-the-floor-laughing:
Ill Be Back Arnold Schwarzenegger GIF
 
I'm sorry ,can't keep up w y'all till prob mon night, tues morn,
but need to be briefed, Amanda's horse ,tim's wife, etc, somebody please tag me here to update ... ;) :)

Joel you need a dedicated intern !...;):thinking-face:

Tim's MINE...:face-with-monocle::rolling-on-the-floor-laughing:
Ill Be Back Arnold Schwarzenegger GIF

Everyone let me introduce you to Lacy! I met the black horse but we didn't click he was kind of standoffish and we had to kind of chase him to catch him. Lacy on the other hand stood right where she was and let us walk up to her and as I was checking her out she leaned her head on me. She is a Spotted Saddlebreed horse and they also have a smooth gait. I can't wait to bring her home when my fence is finished!
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Busy day here just got home from getting things ready in Georgia then went to where I'm going to put Lucy and helped my son measure and lay out all the post to make sure I had enough it got dark before we could do anything else. I am beat so I'm heading to bed now. I hope everyone had a great day!

I walked into the stadium and saw the field and mumbled this is the most beautiful thing these tired old eyes have ever seen!
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The birdsnest is exploding in growth, in another week or two I’m going to need to do some serious fragging. I have never offered it before and it’s a limited time offer but I’m going to offer free frags of birdsnest, pick up only.
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I am pretty sure I will purchase a tank during black Friday sales. I talked to someone today who said they could get me a new tank cheap from the manufacturer and another 10-20% off from black Friday.

Im hoping 100-125 gallons. The guy who's helping me is going to research what he thinks is the best, then I'll approve of it and we will order it. Probably something high quality like IM or Waterbox. Definitely not going Red Sea though.

Someone forgot to buy a lantern for camping... These look doing to you?
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Thank goodness for nighttime photos!
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Sorry guys! Made it home about an hour ago. My daughter finished the job yesterday afternoon so we spent the day trying for grouse and turkey with no success.

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Who's that fella with all the grey in his beard????
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Now we're hopefully off to the hospital soon... Got the text from my wife last night that she was admitted for a UTI.

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Good morning peanut, back from Georgia?
Yes we got back yesterday afternoon. Just woke up again I got up this morning and got great for church then headed there but on the way got hit with a bad migraine had to pull over and let my husband drive. We came back home and I went back to bed its better than it was so the sleep helped.
 
@tbrown I saw that you are not going to participate this month, I don't think so either, I don't understand the subject of this month lol, can you explain it to me?
 
@tbrown I saw that you are not going to participate this month, I don't think so either, I don't understand the subject of this month lol, can you explain it to me?
I'll participate - no reason not to.

The point of this month is likely related to the drama from last month. Take a decent picture of a great coral or fish, but the picture has to really suck and needs a lot of work to be POTM material. May the worst picture win.
 
I'll participate - no reason not to.

The point of this month is likely related to the drama from last month. Take a decent picture of a great coral or fish, but the picture has to really suck and needs a lot of work to be POTM material. May the worst picture win.
Thank bud, If I knew what was wrong and the defects of my photos I would win every month hahahaha, let's see what people are posting to see if I participate but any of my photos would be included if they all have defects hahahahaha
 

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