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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

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Good morning my fellow Smorgsters! My monti is popular real estate today. The clown is photo bombing this morning.
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Uh oh, first time this has happened to me, in the dosing containers the Alkalinity became crystallized and as a result I wasn't dosing and it dropped to 6.6
 

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My son’s 10g is coming along. The little damsel is very shy and darts behind the rocks when he sees me. Not typical damsel behavior in my experience but I don’t remember ever having one this small. Strange that my son never asks for my advice although I do offer suggestions. The owner of our lfs told me he doesn’t ask her for advice as well. I’ve suggested he get on R2R and direct him to the Smorgasbord but he hasn’t. Probably a good thing as I don’t think you all could handle 2 Gibsons on this thread. He just ordered 5 RFAs.
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Uh oh, first time this has happened to me, in the dosing containers the Alkalinity became crystallized and as a result I wasn't dosing and it dropped to 6.6
There wasn't much left in the container and I added some RO water to dilute it until today when I buy more.
 

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I played soccer my whole life until college.
Loved every minute of it.
I played from about 5 years old up until I made the JV team in High School and it became competitive and wasn't fun for me anymore. My best friend got cut from the team so I told them to go ahead and cut me as well. After 10-12 years of playing on the same team I wasn't excited about not being on the team with him and didn't want to keep going.
 

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Uh oh, first time this has happened to me, in the dosing containers the Alkalinity became crystallized and as a result I wasn't dosing and it dropped to 6.6
Good catch Luis! A negligent reefer wouldn't have caught that ;)
 

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That is not sparkling water sir, that is Perrier. (Pronounced Perry A).
Is this a joke of some kind thats going over my head? Because it says sparkling water right on the bottle of the label :grinning-face-with-sweat:
 

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After the mental picture of Chip and Dale, trust me no one is getting bare with you...carry on.
Now, right there, that's some funny s**T!!!
 

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You guys are awesome! Thank you for all the prayers, congratulations, and well wishes!
Just catching up on the 3.2 millions posts.
Congrats Wes!!!
 

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I had a friend with only one nut, we called him uniball. At first he was offended, but over the years he got used to it... LOL
At least you didn't call him Lance... That'd be more offensive.
 

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