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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
You said his blood cultures grew out Staph aureus?
She didn’t say the second latin part of the name, but it’s not the bad one. The more common one that can often be found on your skin but shouldn’t be in the blood.
 
Feeling your pain brother. It's 86 here and 9:14am. We are supposed to get rain for the next couple days with temps remaining between 86-90 through Sunday. "Cold front" tomorrow with a high of 80.
Yeah, we have rain coming Saturday. Tomorrow supposed to be warm too but not like today then Thursday it’s back to normal at 72 degrees. Might try and water the lawn tonight when the sun goes down.
 
It displayed 99% on my station this morning king but would think it would be physically raining.
Yeah, 99% humidity. I figure when I'm in the pool, the water is 100% humidity, right?
 
She didn’t say the second latin part of the name, but it’s not the bad one. The more common one that can often be found on your skin but shouldn’t be in the blood.
Staph aureus is the skin bacteria. Actually, it most commonly colonizes the anterior nares.
You said he is on IV antibiotics? Have they done a CT and/or MRI of head/chest? I'm brain storming the symptoms and the staph in his blood trying to come up with an etiology.
 
Yeah, 99% humidity. I figure when I'm in the pool, the water is 100% humidity, right?
I’m thinking it had condensate on it with the rapid rise in temp. I’m getting the car oil changed and inspection done this morning before it gets too hot.
 
Sounds perfect. Mid 70s year round would be nice
Yeah, unfortunately we're going to top over 100 today and start climbing again. Breaking 110 again by next week. 4th of July will likely be around 120 if we don't see some rain soon.
 
Staph aureus is the skin bacteria. Actually, it most commonly colonizes the anterior nares.
You said he is on IV antibiotics? Have they done a CT and/or MRI of head/chest? I'm brain storming the symptoms and the staph in his blood trying to come up with an etiology.
Thanks and yes , brain and chest scans.
 
I think my Tuxedo urchin has passed. He spent 5-6 days on the sand bed, it has never done that, and even though I never saw it move I would find it in different locations. I haven’t seen it and can’t find it since Saturday. I know they have a calcified shell under their outer flesh and spines but I can’t locate it either. I was expecting it, he has more than doubled the life expectancy of these urchins.
 
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