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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
Oh man! I'm sure pulling for you. Yeah this is basically our winter
someday i might get tired of the snow and cold.
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Spent yesterday in the woods clearing xc ski trails. The beaver downed half a dozen or more trees across the trails.
 
Well, it is worse than I thought and it’s terminal! I was diagnosed as being old and there is no treatment for it. I only have 30 years left. I was told to start working on my bucket list and start living everyday like it’s my last. I don’t know how I’m going to tell my family. :crying-face:
Oh no Kevin! Can I have your new torch in 30 years?
 
beautiful day out, just a little chilly. Fish are staying warm though.
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Come visit me Lin! It's shorts weather today!
 
someday i might get tired of the snow and cold.
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Spent yesterday in the woods clearing xc ski trails. The beaver downed half a dozen or more trees across the trails.
Man I can just picture that 12 point nontypical strutting across that road! Nevermind, I need to come build a snow man
 
someday i might get tired of the snow and cold.
20241210_140411.jpg
Spent yesterday in the woods clearing xc ski trails. The beaver downed half a dozen or more trees across the trails.
Leave it to beaver!
 
Man I can just picture that 12 point nontypical strutting across that road! Nevermind, I need to come build a snow man
no deer sightings on that trip but did see a bear. Not unusual but they are typically in torpor and denned up by now.
 
I was feeding nori everyday to the tank and noticed the tang, foxface and blenny had all stopped grazing in the rocks. Have not put nori in for 3 days cause hair algae was taking over and they are reluctantly starting to graze again. Did I spoil them?
 
I was feeding nori everyday to the tank and noticed the tang, foxface and blenny had all stopped grazing in the rocks. Have not put nori in for 3 days cause hair algae was taking over and they are reluctantly starting to graze again. Did I spoil them?
I sometimes stop feeding one day a week so the fish can clean the tank a bit. When they know they have the nori there every day, they no longer need to look for algae on the rocks.
 
Ok, if you don’t guess the theme after the last song then either no one listened to any of them or no one wants a Raja rampage chalice frag meaning I can’t even give my nasty coral away, well, except one in 30 years. I saw this group in concert many times, great laser/light show! I apologize in advance Lin.
 
Ok, if you don’t guess the theme after the last song then either no one listened to any of them or no one wants a Raja rampage chalice frag meaning I can’t even give my nasty coral away, well, except one in 30 years. I saw this group in concert many times, great laser/light show! I apologize in advance Lin.
I would like to play but you are asking too much of my English lol
 

IF YOU HAD TO OPERATE EVERYTHING ELSE MANUALLY, WHICH AUTOMATED SYSTEM WOULD YOU KEEP?

  • Auto top-off

    Votes: 52 57.8%
  • Automated dosing

    Votes: 6 6.7%
  • Mechanical filtration / roller filter

    Votes: 4 4.4%
  • Automated water testing

    Votes: 3 3.3%
  • Automatic feeding

    Votes: 1 1.1%
  • Lighting schedule

    Votes: 16 17.8%
  • Controller and remote monitoring

    Votes: 3 3.3%
  • Leak detection and emergency shutoff

    Votes: 1 1.1%
  • Automatic water changes

    Votes: 3 3.3%
  • None. I prefer to operate everything manually

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Something else (explain in the comments)

    Votes: 1 1.1%
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