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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
Soooo chill. It's beer 30 now Joel. Thanks!
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yeah, soak in our New England Gold for you Southerners!.
I'll have to take a look next time and see what Southern brews the stores have here.
 
Catherine made pozole for supper. Her recipe is from my aunt who spent a lot of years in Central America. It didn't turn out as delicious as usual because she came up shirt in the dried peppers you toast and use to flavor the broth. Still good, just not as great as usual

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I love pozole!
 
I personally don't practice the fine art of distilling, but supplied the nectarines for the mash. Taste was surprising, figured it would be peach heavy, but was not .
 
Good morning Jimmy, aloe is your friend!
Yes lots and lots of aloe! With me being as white as Casper the friendly ghost aloe is one of my besties...
 
I was going to set up a seahorse tank so I could qualify for your forum so I could have someone to interact with since R2R was down. 😉
 
I was going to set up a seahorse tank so I could qualify for your forum so I could have someone to interact with since R2R was down. 😉
Here I was thinking you had been bitten by the horse bug and was going to get one. 😆 🤣 😂
 
Yes lots and lots of aloe! With me being as white as Casper the friendly ghost aloe is one of my besties...
grandson is the same, with freckles. Wife kept him covered with sunscreen and UV blocking clothing. Me not so much, I covered up once I was burned up, LOL
 
I do like canned peaches or pears over cottage cheese as a light lunch or snack.
That brings back memories. When I stayed with my grandfather 30ish years ago he served that.
 
Really hard to see... Either a Collonista or a Trochus most likely.

They could also be Sundial which I think are typically bad.
Definitely looks like a sundial, which like Tim said, are bad. I'd pull every one you see out!
 
Look at that weird Birdsnest frag... Hopefully it fits in a specimen container!
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If that's the one I'm getting, I'll send you a bigger specimen with holder so you can ship it!
 

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