00W's AIO Smorgasbord

[LadyMac]

He's very supportive even if he doesn't get it. He's actual bought me both my 125 gallons and my 75 gallon and my 55 as gifts for birthdays and anniversary.

It’s nice to have a partner in crime when it comes to these. My husband doesn’t quite understand any of it but he is willing to help and loves to pick out fish for the reefs :)

 

[Calmwaters]

It’s nice to have a partner in crime when it comes to these. My husband doesn’t quite understand any of it but he is willing to help and loves to pick out fish for the reefs :)

It really is he enjoys watching the fish and will help me with anything heavy that I can't do. His favorite tank is my 75 gallon freshwater nano fish tank. He also likes the saltwater as well because of the active fish. I had discus at one point and he didn't care for them because they weren't very active lol.

 

[Calmwaters]

This is what I ended up ordering from Mosaicmacros for my pico build. They were sold out of two of the ones I had originally chosen when I went to place the order this morning. Thank you @JoJosReef for all your help. I hope the two I switched will work as well as the others we talked about.

 

[luis angel]

Good morning everyone

 

[Calmwaters]

Can you guys see the little red mushroom on the rock I got from the LFS? There are two of them but the other one is on the other side.

 

[Calmwaters]

What is a Borthole???…..lol

B u t t hole

 

[JoJosReef]

Thank you! Is there something I should dose with to insure they grow well? I add an all in one liquid fertilizer to my planted freshwater tanks but didn't know if there was similar for saltwater.

I add a little bit of Chaetogrow every now and then. Not sure what the results are. My dragons breath, gracilaria hayi and Caulerpa grow fine even when I forget to add any for weeks. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Subsea and Vlangel are two of my go-to R2R members for all things macros. A couple of threads where Subsea talks about Liquid Kelp:

Thread 'Liquid fertilizer for macroalgae but it contains copper so is it safe for eels?'
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/l...ntains-copper-so-is-it-safe-for-eels.1070419/
Thread 'Macroalgae tank'
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/macroalgae-tank.1070076/

 

[Calmwaters]

I add a little bit of Chaetogrow every now and then. Not sure what the results are. My dragons breath, gracilaria hayi and Caulerpa grow fine even when I forget to add any for weeks. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Subsea and Vlangel are two of my go-to R2R members for all things macros. A couple of threads where Subsea talks about Liquid Kelp:

Thread 'Liquid fertilizer for macroalgae but it contains copper so is it safe for eels?'
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/l...ntains-copper-so-is-it-safe-for-eels.1070419/
Thread 'Macroalgae tank'
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/macroalgae-tank.1070076/

Thank you so much these will be very helpful!

 

[LadyMac]

B u t t hole

Yeah it’s a name my husband calls them lol.

 

[Kipp's Corals]

Started working on plumbing! Decided not to risk drilling and went with, Pro aquatic 1600gph dual overflow.

Overflow is mostly rough plumbed, with scaled down return mock made up! I watched a BRS Video and Matt said “be ready to spend 16 hours on plumbing” well that statement couldn’t be truer in my case lol, dang OCD and over thinking!! But I’m content how it turned out.

 

[*GAREEF*]

Started working on plumbing! Decided not to risk drilling and went with, Pro aquatic 1600gph dual overflow.

Overflow is mostly rough plumbed, with scaled down return mock made up! I watched a BRS Video and Matt said “be ready to spend 16 hours on plumbing” well that statement couldn’t be truer in my case lol, dang OCD and over thinking!! But I’m content how it turned out.

Good call

 

[Kingsley_Reef]

Morning smorgz people but first…….. coffee

 

[LadyMac]

Are damsels jumpers? I forget if the first reef with my yellowtail was covered or not. Currently I have some plastic wrap with a screen over the center lol. It looks tacky and I do worry the screen will fall in. I’m thinking of just removing completely since she’s been here a week. Hopefully she is comfortable now to stay put.

 

[Calmwaters]

Yeah it’s a name my husband calls them lol.

My husband is also a fan of giving things funny names like my pin cushion urchin is a sea porcupine according to him and my anemone is an enemy... :face-with-rolling-eyes:

 

[Kingsley_Reef]

Are damsels jumpers? I forget if the first reef with my yellowtail was covered or not. Currently I have some plastic wrap with a screen over the center lol. It looks tacky and I do worry the screen will fall in. I’m thinking of just removing completely since she’s been here a week. Hopefully she is comfortable now to stay put.

Never seen mine jump unless they were being chased

 

[00W]

Morning y'all!
Enjoy your day!

 

[00W]

Maybe I'll just take the cup off my skimmer and let it overflow! That way I still get the oxygen boost without the cleaning side of it for a few days till I see what happens!

Sorry Mike!
I wanted to finish our conversation but fell asleep dead passed out with my phone in hand.
By 7:30 I've been up for 18 hours already.
Good plan but I'd just turn it off for now.

 

[00W]

Started working on plumbing! Decided not to risk drilling and went with, Pro aquatic 1600gph dual overflow.

Overflow is mostly rough plumbed, with scaled down return mock made up! I watched a BRS Video and Matt said “be ready to spend 16 hours on plumbing” well that statement couldn’t be truer in my case lol, dang OCD and over thinking!! But I’m content how it turned out.

Looking really pro!

 

[00W]

Are damsels jumpers? I forget if the first reef with my yellowtail was covered or not. Currently I have some plastic wrap with a screen over the center lol. It looks tacky and I do worry the screen will fall in. I’m thinking of just removing completely since she’s been here a week. Hopefully she is comfortable now to stay put.

Never had one jump.

 

[00W]

It’s nice to have a partner in crime when it comes to these. My husband doesn’t quite understand any of it but he is willing to help and loves to pick out fish for the reefs :)

Agreed.
My wife feeds every morning.
She's very attached.
She doesn't quite understand why I do water changes and the equipment side of things but she always gives me 4 hours on Monday morning to do my thing no questions asked.