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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
joel, i think you told me before but i cant find it. i need to write it down. but how long do i wait to add more rowaphos? its been 3 days and its only moved a tiny bit. i did half of what the calculator said. it went from .48 to .47
I don't know what calculator you used Jill 😊
I'd go with 1 cup of carbon, 1/4 cup rowa, mix it with a spoon in a bowl and put it in the reactor.
Squish it between 2 pads, top and bottom.
Don't tumble.
Wait 2 days and test.
Should be at .25.
Leave it until it goes up then repeat.
Test again.
Should be at about .15.
Let us know how it goes.
 
I made a little gif of my tank for welcoming new members to r2r. I guess it isn't a gif because it doesn't move. What do yall
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think?
Looks amazing to me John!
 
@00W How was the boating trip my friend? It was surely a beautiful day there.
Peaceful and relaxing.
We just putt around, about 1000 rpms.
No boats out today, nobody really anywhere in town.
 
I made a little gif of my tank for welcoming new members to r2r. I guess it isn't a gif because it doesn't move. What do yall think?
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i LOVE it!! looks amazing!
 
Peaceful and relaxing.
We just putt around, about 1000 rpms.
No boats out today, nobody really anywhere in town.
That's the way to do it Joel. Run a low gear and just chugging around. The best thing about it is, youre not in your normal routine. The water takes you away from the grind like nothing else. That's why we all fret over these little glass boxes so much.
 
Yep me too.
Sorry. Thought I'd mentioned it before. About 4 years ago I found out I have a slow progressing form of lymphoma. They don't treat until your blood count numbers are skewed badly enough, and they don't expect to eliminate it, but you can live quite long by managing it. So far I haven't required treatment, but my numbers are borderline, so the doctor wants to take a full body MRI to check my lymph nodes before deciding whether to start treatment. He gave me information about a clinical study as well.
 
I had chicken curry ramen tonight. My daughter made it last night. It was good last night, even better tonight.
 
I had chicken curry ramen tonight. My daughter made it last night. It was good last night, even better tonight.
I had chicken curry for lunch Tim. Curry is so good the next day, I wish I had the willpower to make it ahead of time for the next night.
 

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