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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
You all can also join the 305 reef club, I know you're not from Miami but you're my family, so if you want that cute red badge you know I'm here to accept you all hahaha
Let's go! That's better than any of em in my opinion. Absolutely
 
THAT would be super cool.
It took Frank a long time for his firebug badge so I dunno....
But hey, we're worth it, right!
But it would be like creating a club,

Smorgasbord Club ;)

And so if people want to join, they would all have the badge, we could talk to Rev or a mod for that, I haven't seen a new club for a while but there's nothing to lose by trying ;)
 
But it would be like creating a club,

Smorgasbord Club ;)

And so if people want to join, they would all have the badge, we could talk to Rev or a mod for that, I haven't seen a new club for a while but there's nothing to lose by trying ;)
Do it Luis!!
I feel like you should be the Smorgasbord resident intern.
I think we'd all be good with that. :)
 
that makes my mouth water! what is it???
It’s a staple in the Youngstown area. Every restaurant has it on their menu but I’ve never seen it outside this area. It’s lettuce, grilled chicken breast, cherry tomatoes, onion, mozzarella cheese , black olives, and fresh cut french fries ( I know, I thought the same thing when I first had it but it’s what makes it so good). The also makes a steak version. I was on a thread and a reefer from Texas, who was raised here, was on and bought up how much they missed it and we both agreed on the same restaurant for the best one.
 
It’s a staple in the Youngstown area. Every restaurant has it on their menu but I’ve never seen it outside this area. It’s lettuce, grilled chicken breast, cherry tomatoes, onion, mozzarella cheese , black olives, and fresh cut french fries ( I know, I thought the same thing when I first had it but it’s what makes it so good). The also makes a steak version. I was on a thread and a reefer from Texas, who was raised here, was on and bought up how much they missed it and we both agreed on the same restaurant for the best one.
I spent a while in the Akron/Canton area and have never heard of it.
 
I spent a while in the Akron/Canton area and have never heard of it.
Not far but it’s not the Youngstown area. I think Joel should put it on his menu and start a new thing in Idaho.
 
Do it Luis!!
I feel like you should be the Smorgasbord resident intern.
I think we'd all be good with that. :)
It will be a pleasure for me, I have to talk to Tim to see what the function of an resident intern is, to learn from the best!!
 
It will be a pleasure for me, I have to talk to Tim to see what the function of an resident intern is, to learn from the best!!
Awesome you're the man!
 
Ok family, I have a question for you, my dad's tank is not going well, I went there yesterday and fixed the flow a little but he is losing corals even though he has more stable parameters than me and in numbers similar, there are 2 things that I see in his tank, 1- he has too much chaeto and I read that when you have a lot of it it can compete with the corals in the consumption of trace elements, 2- it is related to the 1st if I am correct and it is that he changes from 20 to 30 g every 2 or 3 months, with everything that we have been through in the family recently he has abandoned the tank a little but I would not want him to lose it and I am working on it to see if I can fix it for him. Do you think chaeto could be the problem? The tank has low nutrients but not at 0 and the parameters are quite good and stable, the other thing I think I need to do is to do an ICP
 
Ok family, I have a question for you, my dad's tank is not going well, I went there yesterday and fixed the flow a little but he is losing corals even though he has more stable parameters than me and in numbers similar, there are 2 things that I see in his tank, 1- he has too much chaeto and I read that when you have a lot of it it can compete with the corals in the consumption of trace elements, 2- it is related to the 1st if I am correct and it is that he changes from 20 to 30 g every 2 or 3 months, with everything that we have been through in the family recently he has abandoned the tank a little but I would not want him to lose it and I am working on it to see if I can fix it for him. Do you think chaeto could be the problem? The tank has low nutrients but not at 0 and the parameters are quite good and stable, the other thing I think I need to do is to do an ICP
Do an ICP...

How big is the tank?

Parameters are stable but are they at right levels?
 

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