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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
Sitting in the hospital waiting room. They said I should bring a sweater. I didn't so I'm staying cool! Also, hydrating with a cup of coffee currently. It's 85% water so that counts right?
Hell Yeah Yes GIF
 
Thanks friend. We just got back yesterday around 3 pm.

We went to Lyman, SC and then Columbia, SC and then a couple of nights at my parent’s place north of Charlotte.

It was mostly for soccer. It’s a summer league for college soccer players who are home for summer to keep their skills up.
Sounds like a fun trip, but Im sure youre glad to be back!
Are you a player in the league? I miss playing baseball so bad, but Im past my prime, Im afraid.
 
Bacon, egg, potato, cheese, and sausage! It was delicious! Lasted a few bites less than it should have.
Lol, my food seems to always have that same defect!
 
Sorry to hear this Wes. Did you do biopsy yet to determine which lymphoma?
Yes. They know the type of cancer plus all my genetic markers relative to it. I guess you could say that a lot of my gene markers are good for resisting cancer, so I'm lucky that way.
 
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Sounds like a fun trip, but Im sure youre glad to be back!
Are you a player in the league? I miss playing baseball so bad, but Im past my prime, Im afraid.
It was a good time. It’s my 19 year old daughter who plays. I was a baseball player all the way through high school and then played a ton of softball in the military. I’m also past my prime.
 
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.
Have you taken a flashlight and shined under any open areas in your aquascape?
 
Sitting in the hospital waiting room. They said I should bring a sweater. I didn't so I'm staying cool! Also, hydrating with a cup of coffee currently. It's 85% water so that counts right?
Technically, yes. It counts. However, since caffeine is a diuretic...
 
Sounds like a fun trip, but Im sure youre glad to be back!
Are you a player in the league? I miss playing baseball so bad, but Im past my prime, Im afraid.
Your prime? They have adult summer leagues don't they or is that just softball?
 
Have you taken a flashlight and shined under any open areas in your aquascape?
someone might have buried it. that happened to one of mine. the second it starts, others in the tank host a smorgasbord.
 
Went with pizza puffs for lunch but I am having tacos for supper. I don't know what's right my car or my weather app. Car said it's 91F.
 

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Went with pizza puffs for lunch but I am having tacos for supper. I don't know what's right my car or my weather app. Car said it's 91F.
Weather app (at least for Phoenix) takes it from a specific location, usually in some shade. Phoenix is at Sky Harbor but in the shade.
 

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