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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
;) I usually go to Sylva at least once a year if not a dozen or more times a year. It’s been a year though and planning my spring mushroom hunting trip. Here is a video of some of my last hauls in Sylva.
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/18YpXeZ1Cn/?mibextid=wwXIfr
I’m the only one in my house that eats mushrooms and I love them. Nice haul! Oregon and Washington have a special mushroom that are only legal to eat in those two states.
 
I’m the only one in my house that eats mushrooms and I love them. Nice haul! Oregon and Washington have a special mushroom that are only legal to eat in those two states.
I would love to know which ones are safe to eat in the wild bit it would be my luck I would mess up and eat the wrong one...
 
I would love to know which ones are safe to eat in the wild bit it would be my luck I would mess up and eat the wrong one...
You have to study and use a microscope for real proper identification.
But once you’ve eared the basics they are everywhere and become easy to identify
 
I would love to know which ones are safe to eat in the wild bit it would be my luck I would mess up and eat the wrong one...
I bet they have books for identification of edible ones and which ones that are poisonous. For you younger reefers, books were how we learned things and were entertained by a long long time ago in a galaxy far far away. It consisted of pages of papers that had written words and sometimes had pictures or sometimes not. I avoided the ones without pictures.
 
I bet they have books for identification of edible ones and which ones that are poisonous. For you younger reefers, books were how we learned things and were entertained by a long long time ago in a galaxy far far away. It consisted of pages of papers that had written words and sometimes had pictures or sometimes not. I avoided the ones without pictures.
We have a book on edible wild plants but some of them are so similar looking it would be hard.
 
I bet they have books for identification of edible ones and which ones that are poisonous. For you younger reefers, books were how we learned things and were entertained by a long long time ago in a galaxy far far away. It consisted of pages of papers that had written words and sometimes had pictures or sometimes not. I avoided the ones without pictures.
Pictures huh….lol
You must of loved National Geographic then.
 
Oh man I have a drs appointment at the VA today and it’s an hour drive.
I think it might be better if someone drives me there after yesterdays rage fest at the UPS hub and the accident that took place on my property I will be a hazard on the road today.
I have impulse control problems and get severe road rage and my mental state isn’t quite the best today.
I mean I feel happy right now and great but I know as soon as I get into the city and driving I become a danger to anyone that crosses my path.
Be careful who you upset on the road ways you never know it might be me and I might ruin your day and mine or your life and my life.
In Jesus name Lord I pray keep me calm and give me the strength to be a better person.
Amen
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Man what an awesome photo for your kids to see and experience. My son and I were going through my grandfather's ww2 items, service records, commendations, etc. We found paperwork detailing what he went through and the casualties in his battalion. He never talked about it, but I never felt closer to him, or like I understood him more than after learning what he'd been through. God got you through that, he won't let you lose to a traffic mistake, I don't think.
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Wow, I had my internet down this morning for about three hours (I'm downsizing--removing a rack and some no longer needed equipment) and I had like ten pages to catch up in here. Happy Birthday @cdemoss01 and @luis angel.

I just realized I don't think I ever actually introduced myself. I just push my way into the threads. I'm Tom. Hi all.
 
Wow, I had my internet down this morning for about three hours (I'm downsizing--removing a rack and some no longer needed equipment) and I had like ten pages to catch up in here. Happy Birthday @cdemoss01 and @luis angel.

I just realized I don't think I ever actually introduced myself. I just push my way into the threads. I'm Tom. Hi all.
Come On In Season 5 GIF by Pee-wee Herman
 
Wow, I had my internet down this morning for about three hours (I'm downsizing--removing a rack and some no longer needed equipment) and I had like ten pages to catch up in here. Happy Birthday @cdemoss01 and @luis angel.

I just realized I don't think I ever actually introduced myself. I just push my way into the threads. I'm Tom. Hi all.
Thank you Tom, pleased to meet you!
 
Wow, I had my internet down this morning for about three hours (I'm downsizing--removing a rack and some no longer needed equipment) and I had like ten pages to catch up in here. Happy Birthday @cdemoss01 and @luis angel.

I just realized I don't think I ever actually introduced myself. I just push my way into the threads. I'm Tom. Hi all.
a new member!?
 
EMERALD CRAB/S!!!!
Ill look into them. I was thinking a sort of fun invert like a coral banded shrimp, sand sifter star or something but I do need emerald crabs!
 
a new member!?
No been around a while but never actually introduced myself, just started rudely posting into the thread like I belonged here. Since most of the members here know each others names, I figured it was about time.
 

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