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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
So after our discussion about magnesium, I decided to start dosing it. This mag supplement also maintains strontium and boron. I'm consistently below 1300. I use this spin test from my lfs as a monthly or bi monthly "report card" for consistency after keeping up with my numbers, I like that verification every now and then.
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Absolutely agree! Nothing like sitting in a shanty with a heater on an old sofa (no kidding) fishing. My friends shanty was probably 8'x10'. He would pull it out on the ice with his 4 wheeler (not the truck kind of 4 wheeler)
I have never done this but I would like to try it.
 
Yessir, looks like a Mississippian to me! We like to pop rounds too!
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It’s my wife’s birthday, people are over but here’s my conceal and carry, Sig P 365. Didn’t want to get my Winchester 30/30 rifle and my double barrel 12 guage out.
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It’s my wife’s birthday, people are over but here’s my conceal and carry, Sig P 365.
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I carry a 9mm Taurus slim my hands are small and it fits my hand well. Even though it's a cheap gun it would get the job done if I ever needed it to.
 
Hmmm, how old is your friend? My uncle’s and a few others were stolen off the lake!
I shall never tell! Honestly, he's my age and lives in northern Michigan. You're safe! Or...your uncle is safe
 
@00W helped me a lot with this, but I want to let everyone know that I am very happy with the phosphate reactor. At first, I ran it for 24 hours a day and it went down a lot in a short time. After that, I ran it for 6 hours and from one week to the next it went up a little. Then I ran it for 12 hours and it went down from 0.40 to 0.20. Now I have it at 11 hours and we'll see how it goes from one week to the next.
 
It’s my wife’s birthday, people are over but here’s my conceal and carry, Sig P 365. Didn’t want to get my Winchester 30/30 rifle and my double barrel 12 guage out.
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My very next carry purchase will be a 365. That is a killer little pistol
 
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My very next carry purchase will be a 365. That is a killer little pistol
I love it especially the sites. I used a glock for the conceal and carry class . I was at my brother in law’s house discussing my upcoming gun purchase and he said check out this P 365 he bought for his son. I picked it up and knew it was the one. My oldest son was going to the range with a friend to shoot handguns. I couldn’t wait for him to get home and tell me how much he liked it. He’s 6’ and has big hands. He didn’t like it.
 

ARE YOU READY TO CONFESS TO CRAZIEST, DUMBEST, FUNNIEST THING YOU’VE EVER DONE IN REEFING?

  • Yeah, I'll confess! (Share your story in the comments!)

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