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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
Well you know what I mean, the difference between the colors under full actinic blue and white. I schedule full whites when I’m less likely to be home. I took that picture because of haow big my duncan was next to my largest coral in the tank, NY Knicks torch that has had multiple heads fragged about a half a dozen times. I’m running out of room and I despise fragging anymore.
Im almost there myself my friend. That's why me and the wife are going to set up a frag tank soon.
 
My son cooked Mexican for us last night and he made spicy with jalapeños for him and my husband and not spicy for me. Well my husband took the wrong lunch container so now I'm eating the spicy one. I see heartburn in my future...
 
My son cooked Mexican for us last night and he made spicy with jalapeños for him and my husband and not spicy for me. Well my husband took the wrong lunch container so now I'm eating the spicy one. I see heartburn in my future...
Tums are your friend.

I can't really handle the spicey since I went sans-gall bladder but we enjoy a medium salsa as part of our normal breakfast with eggs and whatever side meat.

We ran out of salsa about a week ago (we use a medium salsa from Great Value that matches up pretty well with my diet). Well yesterday we got another case as part of the emergency rations run to Walmart. The salsa, coffee combo really gets us going in the morning, especially my wife. So far she has made breakfast, done the dishes, done a water change on the tank, cleaned the tank lids, called to get an oil change on the Porsche, reminded me of a few of the more pressing honey-do items, and is currently out back putting down landscaping cloth. Great stuff but I'm worn out just watching.

If your having spicey, hope you have enough to keep you busy.
 
Is Fuel the same as AB+? Does Fuel have to be refrigerated?

Off topic! But boy it is very convenient to have an app now!!
I will honestly say Ive never used ab+. I know a lot of successful reefers that do. Here's why I use fuel.
The health benefits of chlorella are widely known and while spirulina, a similar algae, has been regularly used in the industry, aquavitro is the first to utilize the vastly superior chlorella. fuel™ is formulated to provide nutrients available from natural tropical reef waters.
Chlorella is a unique algae that grows in fresh water. It is extremely high in enzymes, vitamins and minerals, including the full vitamin-B Complex. It is over-flowing with unsaturated fatty acids, amino acids, and proteins. There are also vitamins found in Chlorella including: Vitamin C, pro-vitamin A (B-carotene), thiamine (B1), riboflavin (B2), pyridoxine (B6), niacin, pantothenic acid, folic acid, Vitamin B12, biotin, choline, Vitamin K, lipoic acid, and inositol. Minerals in Chlorella include: phosphorus, calcium, zinc, iodine, magnesium, iron, and copper. It contains a higher level of amino acids than spirulina and is FDA approved for use with ornamental fish.
 
Is Fuel the same as AB+? Does Fuel have to be refrigerated?

Off topic! But boy it is very convenient to have an app now!!
And yes it must be refrigerated 👍
 
Tums are your friend.

I can't really handle the spicey since I went sans-gall bladder but we enjoy a medium salsa as part of our normal breakfast with eggs and whatever side meat.

We ran out of salsa about a week ago (we use a medium salsa from Great Value that matches up pretty well with my diet). Well yesterday we got another case as part of the emergency rations run to Walmart. The salsa, coffee combo really gets us going in the morning, especially my wife. So far she has made breakfast, done the dishes, done a water change on the tank, cleaned the tank lids, called to get an oil change on the Porsche, reminded me of a few of the more pressing honey-do items, and is currently out back putting down landscaping cloth. Great stuff but I'm worn out just watching.

If your having spicey, hope you have enough to keep you busy.
I think I need that boost.
 
That guy is huge!
Yeah I bought a beautiful shell for him on Etsy, but it turned out to be way too big. I have two more smaller ones coming. Hopefully they won't go the other way and be too small
 
might need to rubber band that claw so he doesn't pinch the cable.
True. Actually the heater fell down and he climbed it. I'll move the heater back up out of reach when I get home from work
 
Technically refugium life 😁. He started in the sump because Gil got him before we had the refugium up.
And they will destroy things
 

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