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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’m just stubborn and if I’ve known it by one name for 15+ years some pen pushers renaming it just doesn’t do it for me lol
I have to agree. I've started just pointing at fish like some kind of clueless...

A Randal's Pistol is now a Candy Cane Pistol or maybe a tiger pistol. I can't remember the three different names they spit out for a cute little fish but none of them sounded anything like Black Ray Goby. Most of the newer stores in my area have no clue what I'm talking about when I ask how much the (insert old name here) fish costs.

I can understand that fauna get reclassified over time and their scientific name will change to reflect that but why muck with the common names?
 
Blackout?
Maybe eventually. Sometime soon I'm going to manually remove as much as I can, and add scoops of live sand from an established tank to add biodiversity.
 
I have to agree. I've started just pointing at fish like some kind of clueless...

A Randal's Pistol is now a Candy Cane Pistol or maybe a tiger pistol. I can't remember the three different names they spit out for a cute little fish but none of them sounded anything like Black Ray Goby. Most of the newer stores in my area have no clue what I'm talking about when I ask how much the (insert old name here) fish costs.

I can understand that fauna get reclassified over time and their scientific name will change to reflect that but why muck with the common names?
All favia is now Micromussa blablabitty

Austin Powers Doctor Evil GIF
 
Oh yeah I forgot.
Still no daylight savings in AZ?
Not that easy...

Arizona is on Mountain Standard Time year round except the Navajo Nation which observes Daylight Savings Time so its on Mountain Standard sometimes and Mountain Daylight other times but the Hopi Reservation which is wholly inside the Navajo Nation does not observe Daylight Savings Time so it is also Mountain Standard year round.
 
It is an ABS pipe with a gothic window cutout and rock glued to it.
I'm going to try to do similar for my new 8 gallon all-in-one I got yesterday. I made the majority of my rocks in the 70. Just trying to figure out what and when.
 
Good morning!

I have to get some frozen foods today. I’m debating the PE mysis again or something from PSP. The fish and corals seem to enjoy the PE mysis and it does support my local small business but I need something for the bettas. lol.

Also, that’s a lovely snake
LiveAquaria frozen food sale ends today.
 
i recommend a speed Queen
Best appliance ever
Commercial grade, top load, and fills water to the top. None of this eco junk that use 3g of water for a load of laundry

Clothes actually come out clean and soft, and no gaskets to grow mold and get smelly. Samsung front load was the worst
Here is the unedited version that you wish you could have seen.
Oh and I found my little white **** too just
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in case you change your mind…
 

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Ptsd, anxiety, depression, cluster headaches as well. Lots of science attached to a stigma, unfortunately.
I know. They talked about this on the Joe Rogan podcast when he had the founder of Black Rifle Coffee on. There's increasing evidence for its value.
 

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