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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 hope that if my tank ever crashes it looks as beautiful as yours after! I think you cried wolf, still stunning!
Thanks buddy, lol. It was mostly new corals that died completely. I still have some euphyllia that are being fussy, but I am overall very happy with how it has rebounded.
 
Me too, me too! (should have waited till I caught up on the thread but I wanted to be sure it was still raining when I replied:

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Your crops are going to love it. :winking-face:
 
To be 100% honest I've never actually hunted moose. You have to put in for a drawing and I've never gotten lucky
You can put in my drawing of a moose, good luck! :winking-face:
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I think it was you @kevgib67 that said you didn't have any luck with shrooms. My yuma ricordia is doing ok, the before pic is right when I got about 3 month ago. left it on the plug, Didn't show much until the last 3 to 4 weeks. I don't think they get real big, maybe 2 to 3 inch across when grown

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Well that's great to know. Now I have to.find something else for your Christmas present.
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Well.. I was referring MAINLY to mailing it... LOL
Let's just say, hypothetically speaking, I may or may not take an occasional gummy.
 
We were invited to an company iftar (the meal when muslin stop the fast). My daughter was not happy because she didn't find bacon. Hotel = bacon :rolling-on-the-floor-laughing:
Poor child!! Everyone loves bacon. Well, not everyone, but that vast majority
 
I think it was you @kevgib67 that said you didn't have any luck with shrooms. My yuma ricordia is doing ok, the before pic is right when I got about 3 month ago. left it on the plug, Didn't show much until the last 3 to 4 weeks. I don't think they get real big, maybe 2 to 3 inch across when grown

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after
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Yumas are my favorite out of the mushroom corals. My Yuma is probably 3" if not more when fully opened.
 
On this week’s episode of fragging with Kev the mighty NY Knicks torch gets down and dirty with the diamond blade. Stay tuned.
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We were invited to an company iftar (the meal when muslin stop the fast). My daughter was not happy because she didn't find bacon. Hotel = bacon :rolling-on-the-floor-laughing:
Your daughter has excellent taste in food!
 
Had to go to my LFS for some frozen food and picked up a piece of purple dry rock that I think will look good in the pico. I will post pictures when I get it set in the tank might be tonight but is could be tomorrow.
 
Had to go to my LFS for some frozen food and picked up a piece of purple dry rock that I think will look good in the pico. I will post pictures when I get it set in the tank might be tonight but is could be tomorrow.
I have a tote that I'm curing rock in for my build. I bought some dry rock off Marketplace for dirt cheap... I should say rock cheap... and I bought some of the marco rock cement to make some structures. I then watered down the cement and painted the rock so it's now a pinkish purple. I get some pics later when I'm home.
 
I think it was you @kevgib67 that said you didn't have any luck with shrooms. My yuma ricordia is doing ok, the before pic is right when I got about 3 month ago. left it on the plug, Didn't show much until the last 3 to 4 weeks. I don't think they get real big, maybe 2 to 3 inch across when grown

before
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after
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Beautiful! Yep it was me, I was given the nickname mushroom slayer around these parts. The last one I added was a big beautiful portobello I got in the produce section of my grocery store. It acclimated great but disintegrated after the first few days. I was getting nervous because it didn’t have a great feeding response.
 

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