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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
im so sorry joel. thats terrible and not how family is supposed to be.
It's OK Jill but thank you.
That's sweet.
We never know what we are going to get and, what we do makes us who we are.
It's what you do with what you have that makes us,well us.
I've learned what I want and don't want to be through it and my family now is the opposite of what I grew up with.
 
I'm sorry all for your loss. I can't totally understand what you all went through, but I lost a baby sister (Catriona) 12 hours after birth who had Trisomy 18 almost 2 years ago.
I'm so sorry for that loss and how hard that must have been. :smiling-face:
 
Joel, sorry to hear about your family's disfunction. It runs in the human family all around the globe. Not the way we were designed to live. My family has it's share of disfunction and I always fear passing that on to my kids. Sounds like you have broken the cycle and that is good for your family!
 
Filled the black tank up with RODI water last night. There was a small amount of salt water left in the bottom and SG was 1.003. Added 25# of salt. Today SG was 1.018. This guy helped me add another 15ish pounds (I ran out of salt, need to get more).
You have an amazing family and I know without a doubt those kids will grow up to do great things and have amazing childhood memories!
 
Good morning everyone! Praying today is a better day at work than yesterday was.
I will pray too!

I didn’t sleep well last night. My mind was restless and I’ve no idea why hopefully today the toddlersaurus will behave lol.

Here is “Hot Lips” to send some cheer :)
 

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I will pray too!

I didn’t sleep well last night. My mind was restless and I’ve no idea why hopefully today the toddlersaurus will behave lol.

Here is “Hot Lips” to send some cheer :)
Maybe you can nap while your toddlersaurus naps? I love that term by the way! Lol
 
Maybe you can nap while your toddlersaurus naps? I love that term by the way! Lol
I wish! Since I watch him at my daughter’s home there’s nowhere really to nap. Which is fine. I use this time to enjoy the silence before the storm :)
 
What should I choose if I can?
Up to you. Reef Day Plus if you like a whiter blue (18,000K) or one of the 2 Blue if you want more blue and supplement white with what you already have installed.
 
Thank you Lord for reminding me to take joy in the simple things like a beautiful sky this morning as I headed into work!
 

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Good morning, folks. My coral package is still sitting in Indiana! Hasn't moved at all yet, and it's been 17 hours! So frustrating!
 
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Good morning folks. My coral package is still sitting in Indiana! Hasn't moved at all yet, and it's been 17 hours! So frustatrating!
Maybe it moved but they didn't update the tracking. I have had that happen before.
 

WHICH PART OF YOUR SETUP IS HARDEST TO REACH OR REMOVE FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE?

  • Glass behind or beside the tank

    Votes: 10 23.8%
  • Powerheads or wavemakers

    Votes: 3 7.1%
  • Sump or rear filtration chambers

    Votes: 5 11.9%
  • Skimmer or other filtration equipment

    Votes: 4 9.5%
  • Overflow or plumbing

    Votes: 8 19.0%
  • Lights or lids

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Mine is pretty easy to access!

    Votes: 11 26.2%
  • Other—tell us what I missed

    Votes: 1 2.4%
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