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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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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:
Nah, it's just fancy sparkling water.
 

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They brought a coffee truck onsite today to thank all the employees for our hard work.














Coffee machine is broken but they have tea and kool-aid. :face-with-rolling-eyes:
 

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Hospital food..
I was actually hoping for some sort of funny negative reaction from Joel. We've had babies in 4 different hospitals. The food here isn't too bad, but this hospital has the plainest food of the 4. :grimacing-face::face-with-tears-of-joy:
 

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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
My nephew, in his 20’s, was diagnosed with testicular cancer last year and had one removed. He started posting on Instagram under the name Half a Sack.
 

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Just delivered and I have no idea when I'm going to be home lol.
Tey will be fine until you get home, just have someone bring them inside if it’s cold outside where you are at.
 
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I was actually hoping for some sort of funny negative reaction from Joel. We've had babies in 4 different hospitals. The food here isn't too bad, but this hospital has the plainest food of the 4. :grimacing-face::face-with-tears-of-joy:
Only been to one hospital, twice, both kids born in the same room, probably same bed, 3 and a half years apart.
Food was just fine.
Cooking for hospital patients is the hardest cook job possible.
So many restrictions.
No this, no that.
Might as well give them a cardboard box.
I almost took a job at a hospital Cooking once but after seeing all of the instructions per patient I said no thanks.
Suffice to say I respect those hospital cooks.
Sometimes you even get a good meal.
Most of the time not....
 

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My wife was so excited as they shown her before delivery the menu with raw salmon, Starbuck with whipped cream and others stuffs. She got complications, and finished with red jelly only and even that they stop only water for 5 days. Expectations vs reality. When she came home, she ordered sushi right away.
 

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My wife was so excited as they shown her before delivery the menu with raw salmon, Starbuck with whipped cream and others stuffs. She got complications, and finished with red jelly only and even that they stop only water for 5 days. Expectations vs reality. When she came home, she ordered sushi right away.
Only been to one hospital, twice, both kids born in the same room, probably same bed, 3 and a half years apart.
Food was just fine.
Cooking for hospital patients is the hardest cook job possible.
So many restrictions.
No this, no that.
Might as well give them a cardboard box.
I almost took a job at a hospital Cooking once but after seeing all of the instructions per patient I said no thanks.
Suffice to say I respect those hospital cooks.
Sometimes you even get a good meal.
Most of the time not....
Props to your fellow practitioners! I love it. Thanks for setting an example of respectfulness and charity! And for the perspective.
 

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Only been to one hospital, twice, both kids born in the same room, probably same bed, 3 and a half years apart.
Food was just fine.
Cooking for hospital patients is the hardest cook job possible.
So many restrictions.
No this, no that.
Might as well give them a cardboard box.
I almost took a job at a hospital Cooking once but after seeing all of the instructions per patient I said no thanks.
Suffice to say I respect those hospital cooks.
Sometimes you even get a good meal.
Most of the time not....
Ya, I spent a month and over two months in University Hospital both times followed with a week of inpatient physical therapy at our local hospital. I know that University Hospital was trying to serve healthy food, low fat, low carbs, no salt but it created no taste. When I would be in our local hospital I thought I was eating at a 5 star restaurant. Decades ago our local hospital had a McDonalds in it, that was when there was an ash tray in every patient room, and my wife said everyone would crack up watching the cardiologist tuck themselves in the corner while they ate their Big Macs.
 

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I was in the hospital in Asheville for a week after having a brain tumor removed and I remember the food was good. Then when I was in a for few days at another hospital a little closer to home after back surgery that hospitals good was actually delicious.
 

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I was in the hospital in Asheville for a week after having a brain tumor removed and I remember the food was good. Then when I was in a for few days at another hospital a little closer to home after back surgery that hospitals good was actually delicious.
How long ago did you have a brain tumor removed? Benign or malignant?
 

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How long ago did you have a brain tumor removed? Benign or malignant?
It was about 17 years ago and it wasn't cancerous but it was the size of a large orange. I had 33 staples across my head after the surgery.
 

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At least you didn't call him Lance... That'd be more offensive.
Oh good call! I wish I had thought of that at the time!
 

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