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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
How's the baby Wes?
She's doing alright. Still coughing some, but she's only had the one dose of antibiotics. We'll dose her again sometime after we get home.
 
If he tries that he might find himself rolled up in a rug buried in the middle of nowhere in Hotel Permanent Dirt Nap...
It works for husbands too Amanda!
 
I knew but no one seemed to catch on to my joke, I’m slipping.
My wife got it right away when I showed her the post. Made me feel dense. 😁
 
If he tries that he might find himself rolled up in a rug buried in the middle of nowhere in Hotel Permanent Dirt Nap...
or riding on the back of a motorcycle with a go-pro on his head!
 
I have a couple dozen snap pea plants so I looked up a recipe for snap peas. When they were done they will be a nice side dish. After trying one she said they aren’t going to make to the next meal and we just snacked on them while cooking and they were gone in 10 minutes.
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I have a couple dozen snap pea plants so I looked up a recipe for snap peas. When they were done they will be a nice side dish. After trying one she said they aren’t going to make to the next meal and we just snacked on them while cooking and they were gone in 10 minutes.
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simmered in garlic?
 
simmered in garlic?
First I steamed the peas until they were bright green. I used two tablespoon spoons of olive oil and 3x the amount of garlic the recipe called for, of course. Cooked till the garlic became brown and added two tablespoons of soy sauce and the peas and fried until the peas began to become brown.
 
Paul, I gave two thumbs up but not sure what I’m looking at. Light housing?
They are manufacturing a mounting bracket for me to hang the Natura from the HMS rail. Mine just has the hanging wire wrapped around it for now. Not many options out there for these Euro Rail tanks when you don't have a ceiling above the tank at a low height
 
First I steamed the peas until they were bright green. I used two tablespoon spoons of olive oil and 3x the amount of garlic the recipe called for, of course. Cooked till the garlic became brown and added two tablespoons of soy sauce and the peas and fried until the peas began to become brown.
you would not believe how much garlic I have coming in this year. I'm tempted to dig down and expose some bulbs. I heard this makes them grow larger as do onions but reluctant to try. they were large enough last year. Last years remaining are starting to get green inside now.
 
Absolutely beautiful tank Keith! You can use a phrase I like to use with my wife when she attempts to do something nice for me but it’s not completely accomplished correctly.” Anything worth doing is worth doing right!” Then point out the sides and the back and rub her nose in it or smack her with a rolled up newspaper and don’t worry, Hotel 8 has left their lights on for you. 😉
You'd be reading my obituary my friend! 🤣
 
I knew but no one seemed to catch on to my joke, I’m slipping.
I understood Kevin, most of his boys.. and girls... look a lot him!
 
If he tries that he might find himself rolled up in a rug buried in the middle of nowhere in Hotel Permanent Dirt Nap...
Sounds like you've already planned this out Amanda?
 
I understood Kevin, most of his boys.. and girls... look a lot him!
It was actually his old timers syndrome. Kevin just forgot what Wes looks like and then tried to play it off like a joke. Poor guy.
 
First harvest from the back 40 yesterday.
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Sugar peas! I could eat that whole bowl! Well, I will clarify for Kevin... the whole bowl of PEAS... not the bowl.
 

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