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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
Not always. GHA is fast growing, most corals are slow growing. Not sure if GHA stings but I've seen it start growing up the skeleton of corals and the flesh just keeps receding away from the algae.
Understood
 
Do you have a Eunice worm? They give me anxiety when I'm scrubbing rocks. Thankfully I don't scrub rocks anymore and my Eunice worms are toast... or are they?
Surprised Owl GIF
I don't think I have a Eunice worm. I'm gonna finish this episode with my family then go get to work. I'll give updates as I go. Frogot to tell everybody I came home to my algae really bubbly and my filter was clogged.
 
As soon as possible after the clean I'm going to my LFS. But I leave tomorrow to go on vacation could happen at a worse time. I'm going there and then coming back in two days
 
I wish I could type in my head and send messages to the smorgasbord while I did my clean. This episode of modern family is just about over.
 
they are actually looking pretty happy, i think! thanks for asking! we will see if that continues i guess. i hate having loose stuff propped around that keeps getting knocked over!
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As soon as possible after the clean I'm going to my LFS. But I leave tomorrow to go on vacation could happen at a worse time. I'm going there and then coming back in two days
Don't buy any fish before vacation. Wait until after you get home.
 
Waterbox is evil! They just sent me an email on financing with 12 month no interest and 10% off for their Black Friday sale. Monthly payments less than my car payment. I’ve been eyeing this 1990 Yugo that is in pristine condition. I know they are going to be a classic and in another 10 years will be up for auction in Las Vegas for 100’s of thousands of dollars. I could sell my car and buy it outright. Then have no problem with the additional payments. Hmmmm.:thinking-face: For you younger reefers, you need to google Yugo to see the ultimate muscle car.it’s more of an investment.
 
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Ugh I can't keep up anymore did someone win a tank? I still don't feel great and my energy is at zero. It's all I can do to make it through my work day and take care of all my critters.
 
Waterbox is evil! They just sent me an email on financing with 12 month no interest and 10% off for their Black Friday sale. Monthly payments less than my car payment. I’ve been eyeing this 1990 Yugo that is in pristine condition. I know they are going to be a classic and in another 10 years will be up for auction in Las Vegas for 100’s of thousands of dollars. I could sell my car and buy it outright. Then have no problem with the additional payments. Hmmmm.:thinking-face: For you younger reefers, you need to google Yugo to see the ultimate muscle car.it’s more of an investment.
I love me some Yugo...







For someone else.
 
Ugh I can't keep up anymore did someone win a tank? I still don't feel great and my energy is at zero. It's all I can do to make it through my work day and take care of all my critters.
I won a tank last year.
 
I love me some Yugo...







For someone else.
A friend of mine’s roommate, when I was in school in St. Louis, had a new one and both the drivers and passengers side doors wouldn’t open. He got in and out through the hatch back! :face-with-tears-of-joy:
 
There are less than 500 left in the US, thus the investment!
The good news is that the other 499 are in junkyards so finding parts shouldn't be too difficult!
 

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