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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
I promise I will stop posting pictures. Garden is coming in nicely. Softneck garlic across the far back wall is growing quickly. I’ll take one last look at the temperatures going into June and if there’s no dips in below 40 degrees my cucumbers will go in this weekend, they are about 6 inches and I have them under a grow light. Only about half the snap peas spouted so I’ll plant some additional seeds.
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What a nightmare...
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Not unlike the private school network I helped for a few years. It was installed and maintained by several different volunteers of various skill and organizational levels:

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Not unlike the private school network I helped for a few years. It was installed and maintained by several different volunteers of various skill and organizational levels:

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Guess they missed the Cable Management 101 course?
 
Not unlike the private school network I helped for a few years. It was installed and maintained by several different volunteers of various skill and organizational levels:

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Ew haha. I barely know what i'm doing but we got it going. They had some guy fly out from Virginia to do the PLC programming and he basically told us what inputs and outputs he needed from the old system and where they'd go on the new system and my helper and I ripped and tore. Sitting around waiting for him to finish testing now so we can demo out old jumpers
 
I promise I will stop posting pictures. Garden is coming in nicely. Softneck garlic across the far back wall is growing quickly. I’ll take one last look at the temperatures going into June and if there’s no dips in below 40 degrees my cucumbers will go in this weekend, they are about 6 inches and I have them under a grow light. Only about half the snap peas spouted so I’ll plant some additional seeds.
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not to be a grow critic, but give the garlic more space next time. 6". I plant mine at 6" deep and 6" apart. I just planted some bush beans but might be late. I think I'm supposed to do that before the forsythia blooms.
 
Ew haha. I barely know what i'm doing but we got it going. They had some guy fly out from Virginia to do the PLC programming and he basically told us what inputs and outputs he needed from the old system and where they'd go on the new system and my helper and I ripped and tore. Sitting around waiting for him to finish testing now so we can demo out old jumpers
I bet it feels good though to decommission some of this stuff.

The worst wiring in the school I never photographed. Besides the two main buildings there is another building across the parking lot and two modular buildings behind the main buildings. One time I had to go in the ceiling of the modular buildings to trace a wire. They had connected the main building to the modulars and the other building using recycled 25-pair telephone cable. They used two pair per drop so just a CAT3 connection. It is a total wiring maze in the ceiling as they just split the jacket near the entrance to the building and ran wires to plugs in the walls. I stopped helping in the school last year because I just couldn't crawl around in that stuff any longer. I do still help with planning and remote network support. They are finally getting a CAT6 cable to each building this summer so that they can install more modern switches (I had to hunt around to find old switches that still recognized CAT3 as a valid connection). It will feel good knowing that the wiring is getting better.

I would imagine you are getting the same feeling from the upgrade you are doing.
 
i wondered about the gatorade too! lol. i was like well, never wouldve thought of that! but then ive never had gator either! hahaha
I've only had the bites a long time ago. I doubt you'd know the difference between a plate of popcorn chicken. but I think the sauces were all some type of cajun. it was still good.
 
I bet it feels good though to decommission some of this stuff.

The worst wiring in the school I never photographed. Besides the two main buildings there is another building across the parking lot and two modular buildings behind the main buildings. One time I had to go in the ceiling of the modular buildings to trace a wire. They had connected the main building to the modulars and the other building using recycled 25-pair telephone cable. They used two pair per drop so just a CAT3 connection. It is a total wiring maze in the ceiling as they just split the jacket near the entrance to the building and ran wires to plugs in the walls. I stopped helping in the school last year because I just couldn't crawl around in that stuff any longer. I do still help with planning and remote network support. They are finally getting a CAT6 cable to each building this summer so that they can install more modern switches (I had to hunt around to find old switches that still recognized CAT3 as a valid connection). It will feel good knowing that the wiring is getting better.

I would imagine you are getting the same feeling from the upgrade you are doing.
maybe the kids did that for their electrical project?
 
I bet it feels good though to decommission some of this stuff.

The worst wiring in the school I never photographed. Besides the two main buildings there is another building across the parking lot and two modular buildings behind the main buildings. One time I had to go in the ceiling of the modular buildings to trace a wire. They had connected the main building to the modulars and the other building using recycled 25-pair telephone cable. They used two pair per drop so just a CAT3 connection. It is a total wiring maze in the ceiling as they just split the jacket near the entrance to the building and ran wires to plugs in the walls. I stopped helping in the school last year because I just couldn't crawl around in that stuff any longer. I do still help with planning and remote network support. They are finally getting a CAT6 cable to each building this summer so that they can install more modern switches (I had to hunt around to find old switches that still recognized CAT3 as a valid connection). It will feel good knowing that the wiring is getting better.

I would imagine you are getting the same feeling from the upgrade you are doing.
Its wild how many wires we are eliminating. 16 pairs do the work of 60 or 70. I don't have much of a dog in this fight, just got subbed out to help the PLC guy by a local gas company. It is going to be nice to modernize this though.
 
I promise I will stop posting pictures. Garden is coming in nicely. Softneck garlic across the far back wall is growing quickly. I’ll take one last look at the temperatures going into June and if there’s no dips in below 40 degrees my cucumbers will go in this weekend, they are about 6 inches and I have them under a grow light. Only about half the snap peas spouted so I’ll plant some additional seeds.
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this season garlic grow!

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You never can tell with me lol. Reminds me of this!
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No way! I have a bottle of that at home! I'll post a pic when I get home. I saw it and bought it since my stepson's name is Andy. I haven't opened it.
 
He use to be a search and rescue horse and is really well trained
Oh my goodness Amanda! What a beautiful animal with a wonderful story to go with him!
 
I think I need to build another raised bed devoted to garlic as well. I bet you never see a vampire in your yard Paul!
you do need to change the location every year. They recommend only once everything three years but I've been amending my soil and planting every 2 years. seems OK. Supposedly it keeps other animals away if you plant around your property. Same thing with Irish Spring soap.
 

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