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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
Ok sir. Thank you again for sending those!
You are very welcome, which reminds me that I finally feel comfortable saying, I think the cipro you sent me saved my favorite hammer! Not sure why it's so mad though lol
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I’ve actually had the opposite experience, I did a portion of bread and yogurt, equal and the yogurt was completely gone and the small portion of bread left was starting to get mold. Hmmm.
They definitely like the yogurt, it just fouled my media. Maybe I used too much Kevin.
 
You are very welcome, which reminds me that I finally feel comfortable saying, I think the cipro you sent me saved my favorite hammer! Not sure why it's so mad though lol
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So glad your beautiful hammer made it!
 
close. it blue but it is Viking. Yesterday it was falling off but he fixed it last night.

What color eyes does my dog have?

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Looks green to me. Maybe green/blue?
 
You are very welcome, which reminds me that I finally feel comfortable saying, I think the cipro you sent me saved my favorite hammer! Not sure why it's so mad though lol
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So stoked to hear that!!
It's mad about something! It has it's sweepers out brother? Is there anything too close to it?
 
So glad your beautiful hammer made it!
That makes me happy that we were able to save it! Thank you for your dosing recommendations too Kevin.
 
Autocorrect changed "fire farting" to "fire farming" haha
I have soooo many spell correct errors as well as fat fingers and maybe bad eyesight. now I just figure people will figure out what was meant. A lot of times it takes a while for spell correct to even catch up.
 
What's 'picture this' Wes? Is it an app?
Yeah. You can take a picture with the app or use a picture in your camera roll and it IDs it. It isn't always right, but for the most part it does pretty well.
 
Ok, so John sent me a worm culture. I have coconut coir for the substrate. What else do I do with them? I know Kevin will answer "feed them to your fish"... however, what about husbandry? Feed them? Put a small screen in there? Play Beethoven's 5th?
I feed cheap tropical fish flakes. I just scatter them thinly and replenish when the worms have consumed most or all of them. John feeds whole wheat bread, smeared with plain Greek yogurt, and brewers yeast (I think). I have a jar with holes drilled in the lid to sprinkle water over the substrate when it's getting dry. My worms have comparative quiet until 3:30 pm when they are exposed to the cacophony that only a family of twelve can create, accompanied by classical music while homework is in progress, then a mix of country and folk with a rare pop/rock that is considered acceptable. The worms are thriving so far.😁
 
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I feed cheap tropical fish flakes. I just scatter them thinly and replenish when the worms have consumed most or all of them. John feeds whole wheat bread, smeared with plain Greek yogurt, and brewers yeast (I think). I have a jar with holes drilled in the lid to sprinkle water over the substrate when it's getting dry. My worms have comparative quiet until 3:30 pm when they are exposed to the cacophony that only a family of twelve can create, accompanied by classical music while homework is in progress, then a mix of country and folk with a rare folk/rock that is considered acceptable. The worms are thriving so far.😁
wow....that's like Kobe cows with the Hawaiian massages before they go to market. So you give the worms classical music before they get eaten. Well done Wes... I wonder if you play classical music if the fish start drooling? :zany-face:
 
I feed cheap tropical fish flakes. I just scatter them thinly and replenish when the worms have consumed most or all of them. John feeds whole wheat bread, smeared with plain Greek yogurt, and brewers yeast (I think). I have a jar with holes drilled in the lid to sprinkle water over the substrate when it's getting dry. My worms have comparative quiet until 3:30 pm when they are exposed to the cacophony that only a family of twelve can create, accompanied by classical music while homework is in progress, then a mix of country and folk with a rare folk/rock that is considered acceptable. The worms are thriving so far.😁
I mix oats with the yogurt and then alternate, dry cat food pummeled into a powder, small TDO ChromaBoost pellets, flakes and yeast.
 

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