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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
Tell me about it! All the snowbirds are in town...
You two don’t have to worry about us, I don’t know if I mentioned it but my wife and I are saving for our daughter’s wedding. We usually head to Fort Meyers every March with about 20 of family from her side. Of course our kids and their significant others go.
 
thanks for your kind thoughts everyone. i wish too you were closer! could use some help! lol. i think i lost around 20 gallons of saltwater. still trying to dry stuff out. fried some of my equipement i think. but were all ok! i guess my biggest worry is aftershocks. some of us leave tomorrow for georgia to help with hurricane cleanup! feels like bad timing to be leaving... but oh well! we will go in faith, right? :smiling-face: i do think ill look into investing in some lids though...:face-with-spiral-eyes:
 
thanks for your kind thoughts everyone. i wish too you were closer! could use some help! lol. i think i lost around 20 gallons of saltwater. still trying to dry stuff out. fried some of my equipement i think. but were all ok! i guess my biggest worry is aftershocks. some of us leave tomorrow for georgia to help with hurricane cleanup! feels like bad timing to be leaving... but oh well! we will go in faith, right? :smiling-face: i do think ill look into investing in some lids though...:face-with-spiral-eyes:
Oh please take care Jill you are in our thoughts always!
I am truly glad you are okay and you are blessed going from one disaster to another.
Good vibes.....
 
thanks for your kind thoughts everyone. i wish too you were closer! could use some help! lol. i think i lost around 20 gallons of saltwater. still trying to dry stuff out. fried some of my equipement i think. but were all ok! i guess my biggest worry is aftershocks. some of us leave tomorrow for georgia to help with hurricane cleanup! feels like bad timing to be leaving... but oh well! we will go in faith, right? :smiling-face: i do think ill look into investing in some lids though...:face-with-spiral-eyes:
Hope you can recover some of the equip! Worst case, prioritize keeping the water oxygenated and moving if possible. Spare airstone helps, and any old powerhead can keep the water moving enough to keep the livestock alive till other equip gets replaced.
 
ok guys, im wupped. fans are blowing to try and dry out the carpet and couches. ran multiple loads of towels through the washer, etc, etc etc!!
dont know how much if any youll hear out of me the next while. so take care and be safe!!:cool:
 
thanks for your kind thoughts everyone. i wish too you were closer! could use some help! lol. i think i lost around 20 gallons of saltwater. still trying to dry stuff out. fried some of my equipement i think. but were all ok! i guess my biggest worry is aftershocks. some of us leave tomorrow for georgia to help with hurricane cleanup! feels like bad timing to be leaving... but oh well! we will go in faith, right? :smiling-face: i do think ill look into investing in some lids though...:face-with-spiral-eyes:
Wow, that says a lot, leaving to help others with their problems while you have your own problems that you are leaving behind, your a good person Jill. Did you lose any livestock?
 
Good morning everyone! So sorry about your troubles Jill! We are heading to Georgia to hunt its a chilly 14F here this morning.
Good morning Amanda! I need you and your husband to come here to hunt for the rest of the season. I nearly took out 2 does this week with my car on my way home from work this week. One stopped in the last second, turned around and darted back into the woods. It definitely would have been road kill. I actually changed my route home after I get off the turnpike. More suburban and less rural. We need the deer around here culled.
 

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