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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
Thank you that means so much to me and you guys and gals are really nice people and I’m so happy that someone invited me to this group.
I feel very comfortable with Y’all.
You can be too, brother. I don't really fit the mold either. Come over here and be weird and awesome, or whatever you're feeling. Everyone here is so creative., yourself included. I took one look at you're dang tank and now I'm in the market for extra lighting.

It's our pleasure, jump in.
 
Thank you that means so much to me and you guys and gals are really nice people and I’m so happy that someone invited me to this group.
I feel very comfortable with Y’all.
I just crashed the party! I've felt very welcomed too.
 
I don't. As long as the fish has no obvious sickness, and is swimming around, they go straight into the display.

I keep my fish fat so they have a strong immune system ;)
That's your next article Walker. Exactly!
 
It feels like it’s been a long emotional day for me.
Receiving corals is always exciting and I never sleep the night before but it is also a little stressful and today I had a little anger flare up at my sons because they weren’t being safe cutting down trees and dropped one on a power line and I lost power for about 5 minutes.
I went running out yelling into the woods because I thought one of them might have gotten injured and was ticked that the power went out.
I screamed and yelled at them and demanded an answer to what happened. They both looked concerned and wouldn’t talk just looked at the ground then my oldest said lack of communication and then his brother agreed with him and then they promised to pay better attention.
I nearly had a heart attack from anger.
I ended up sitting in front of my reef and started on my breathing exercises that I learned to calm me down.
I apologized to my boys and explained why I was so angry and that my yelling wasn’t necessary and that I was sorry for screaming at them.
I made them take a break and go get us Tacos and had a really good old time Vietnam veteran that lives down the road from me come over and help me explain the importance of safety and how to be effective communicators when using a chainsaw and skid steer.
My friend was in the tree industry most of his life and he understands my difficulties with impulse control and anger and always had wise words of advice for me.
But here is a video I took this evening of today’s shipment under the blues.
I’m finally starting to feel sleepy.

I also have sons, loud rambunctious, young men for sons. They keep me young and stressed, I love them dearly.

My next door neighborhood is a retired Master Cheif veteran of Vietnam and The Gulf War. I go talk to him any chance I get. His insight and view on life helps me to slow it all down a bit.

Keep chugging brother.
 
My PetCo is pretty nice. I've not seen one sick/diseased fish everything I've been there. I've gotten my clown, which has been super healthy from day 1, as well as my exquisite wrasse, which I can't say came healthy, but it came disease free!
I got my mean dotty from them. so no disease, just evilness.
I did get my jawfish online through them. healthy and friendly.
 
I don’t have a Petco in my town.
I like to support small and local but they are open at 9am. when you need something, it's convenient and not have to wait till noon closed Tuesday/Wednesday thing. don't they know some of us don't work?
 

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