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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

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What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
Patience

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Oh so way less is the wrong term. I should have used non toxic? :thinking-face: I thought it just brought it down to a point where you'd have to have like 70ppm or something to be lethal. Or something along those lines. I'm just glad i got the name right :grinning-face-with-sweat: I was 50/50 on ammonium
I think the ammonia builds up to a toxic level that, once the pH changes due to water exposure to air, the ammonia becomes toxic due to the high levels.
 

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Is this 2 potential schools for him i assume?
We don't really like the school that he have to go to because of the direction of our house and we are looking for options.
Seeing how well Kevin came out of public schools, we're going to put Jason there ;)
 

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I'm exhausted haha. Spent all day crawling around in a psych ward attic, and since I got out it's been nonstop prepping for this weekends fishing trip!
I thought I heard you up there! I wasn’t sure because of all the voices in my head!
 

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Preparing for an end of the season ice fishing trip! Painted/lined/tied on hooks to 5 new traps, getting my skimmer cleaned, autofeeder refilled, etc etc so that I'm all ready for tomorrow and the wifes not having to try and reach me saying that my tanks doing weird things lol
Man good luck! I've been doing some surf fishing down here. I've always wanted to set up and do some ice fishing. I want to catch some monster muskies. Right now we're in red fish, flounder, and spotted sea trout (speckled trout)
 

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I think the ammonia builds up to a toxic level that, once the pH changes due to water exposure to air, the ammonia becomes toxic due to the high levels.
I believe that to be correct as well. I thought, because without the oxygen, the ammonia BECAME ammonium, but i may be wrong
 

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We don't really like the school that he have to go to because of the direction of our house and we are looking for options.
Seeing how well Kevin came out of public schools, we're going to put Jason there ;)
I mean, we could only be so lucky that our children grew up to be like Kevin
 

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Man good luck! I've been doing some surf fishing down here. I've always wanted to set up and do some ice fishing. I want to catch some monster muskies. Right now we're in red fish, flounder, and spotted sea trout (speckled trout)
Lemme know if you ever come up to Maine i'll bring you out! We have some muskies way up north near Canada, I've never caught one though. That said, we have some monster northern pike and Lake trout. State record for a lake trouts like 31lbs i think, and they fight like crazy
 

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Man good luck! I've been doing some surf fishing down here. I've always wanted to set up and do some ice fishing. I want to catch some monster muskies. Right now we're in red fish, flounder, and spotted sea trout (speckled trout)
I have a 40” musky on the wall I got bass fishing. Man it was tough getting it into the boat, no net.
 

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Lots of friends that stay with you!
What do these voices tell you? “Time to drag the birds nest”?
Did you ever see the series Dexter? A lot like that! ;)
 

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Lemme know if you ever come up to Maine i'll bring you out! We have some muskies way up north near Canada, I've never caught one though. That said, we have some monster northern pike and Lake trout. State record for a lake trouts like 31lbs i think, and they fight like crazy
Just don’t take Kevin bare hunting!
 

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Ok everybody update.
Serpent star is fine he disappeared which is a bit creepy.
Turbos seem to be alright but the two Mexicans are hyper extended like the last ones I had.
Ceriths all good
Ox tounges great
Finally chitons... Unknown one is dead for sure but the other I have 0 idea, he dosent smell but he doesn't move either.
 

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