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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
The bottle says to shake well before dosing.
next time its dance night at the club, ill put it in my back pocket and shake it all night before using it in a drunken stupor in the morning, lol
 
Aw, jeez, he’s been like this all day since getting home after closing the bars with his boys last night. I just checked he has a pulse. He’s not allowed to go out tonight even if he thinks he is, enough already
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36 yo in people years, never had a job, doesn’t help around the house and only wants to party!
 
next time its dance night at the club, ill put it in my back pocket and shake it all night before using it in a drunken stupor in the morning, lol
Shake it, don’t break it, it took your momma 9 months to make it!
 

Man these white worms are awesome. Apparently the plate corals agree! I apologize to those who can't see the videos.

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Starry blenny missing checked every niok and cranny normal?
Sorry I don’t have any experience with starry Blennys, I’m sure someone will chime in soon.
 
Fertilizing the bales
 

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Aw, jeez, he’s been like this all day since getting home after closing the bars with his boys last night. I just checked he has a pulse. He’s not allowed to go out tonight even if he thinks he is, enough already
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36 yo in people years, never had a job, doesn’t help around the house and only wants to party!
looks depressed. Ohio lose last night?
 
I cut a hole for the black pipe using the diamond holesaw. Unfortunately I didn't support the glass well enough and it cracked. I epoxied the glass circle across the crack to support the smaller piece.
 

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Man these white worms are awesome. Apparently the plate corals agree! I apologize to those who can't see the videos.

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I thought you wrote something until I scrolled up and saw white worms. :zany-face:
 
Do yall do any hunting up there ?
I wish. I used to hunt every year when I lived in Eastern Oregon. That's one thing I wish me and my kids did (that we don't do).
 

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