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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
Every good broth or beans needs a good sofrito, Sorry, I don't know the word in English, but it's simply frying some onion, garlic, and chili in a little oil. ( maybe @Calmwaters know the word for it )
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You want to come to Michigan for a week and teach me how to cook real hispanic food? I'll pay you with a torch or two?
 
And I would love to see him sitting in a recliner reading the news paper and drinking a cup of coffee if you have time.
Kevin!! lol!! You seriously make me laugh! You would be a blast to hang out with
 
Decided to stay home today because of pain I'm having but I'm never alone...
Get well Amanda, your comfort animals will help you!
 
Morning folks. The water is still really cloudy. Also, my return pump is slowing down, which is causing salinity fluctuations. I'm going to clean it out this evening.
Good morning Walker, I hope you work this out .
 
Interesting, worry is it's not just my hand it's also my legs. Everything feels weird and heart rate is up. Just anxiety?
Anxiety
 
Family is asleep. Can a shock like this cause heart problems?
If it were truly a shock, you'd know it. You are experiencing anxiety because you are super fixated on what happened. Take a couple deep breaths, you'll be fine.
 
Also wanted to say this regularly happens lol. Constant worry etc. problematic for sure.
You should probably seek some counseling. Life only gets harder and more worrisome as you age.
 
Now that's just wrong. He/She should pass it forward
He does not. He's also one of the first people to try to call out low ballers on the Marketplace.
 
Maybe. Unsure. My anxiety is different, usually I sit and think too much go quiet and fight it out until I get distracted with something else
Nope, not different. That's typical anxiety
 
He does not. He's also one of the first people to try to call out low ballers on the Marketplace.
Sounds like a first class *****!
 
It'll do great! Are you dosing anything like Red Sea AB+ to help feed the corals?
I do fuel amino supplement and spot feed a high quality freeze dried seafood mix, and I'm broadcasting frozen rotifers right now. I've been diluting the aminos in tank water and adding a block of frozen rorifers, then i lightly blasting the hammer with that. The first time I did this, is when the polyps extended.
 
I lived in Texas for almost 20 years. I was out in San Angelo with the military, then San Antonio with the military. When I got out of the service, my daughter was 8, so I stayed in Texas to help raise her. I moved back to Michigan in 2019. I left Michigan in 1989 to join the military.
That's cool that you eventually made it back home my friend. That says a lot
 

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