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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
Good morning everyone! Bit sad this morning as I just ground up my last cup of one of my favorite coffees ever! Its from a local place and its a seasonal one they do in the fall. I really hope they do it again this fall so I can get more.
 

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Trying to be helpful, not pushy :)

If anyone is looking for acan colonies, I have two I’m selling and I have a friend with one also

Mine up for grabs
IronMan Asian Acan colony, 11+ heads approx 1” each. Red / gold. $220


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Superman Acan Colony - 20+ heads approx .5” each. Red / blue. Grew this myself from single polyp. $150
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My buddy has a 20+ head colony also, red and green, $150

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If interested send me a dm, I can make a bundle deal for any combination of these

Thanks for looking!
 
Trying to be helpful, not pushy :)

If anyone is looking for acan colonies, I have two I’m selling and I have a friend with one also

Mine up for grabs
IronMan Asian Acan colony, 11+ heads approx 1” each. Red / gold. $220


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3975CD53-5B6F-450B-9714-09EE46546569.jpeg
E5E514EA-EB6D-4758-889E-1118E67AF59B.jpeg


Superman Acan Colony - 20+ heads approx .5” each. Red / blue. Grew this myself from single polyp. $150
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My buddy has a 20+ head colony also, red and green, $150

EB1F4F42-AE7C-4F90-99BB-4DEC5FFA499B.jpeg


If interested send me a dm, I can make a bundle deal for any combination of these

Thanks for looking!
Your corals are always so beautiful!
 
I thought the same thing!
If anyone wants the Asian Acans they are currently on the matchbox car magnetic mount, a priceless item that will go down in smorgasbord chat history, and I will include it at no charge 😆
 
It's raining a lot here, it looks like a storm, lol. Lightning struck very close by, it seems, and it damaged the motor of the air conditioning condenser fan, lol. Those motors that work with low voltage are real crap lol, And I have to go to work now, hopefully the temperature in the house doesn't rise too much in a few hours. I have to do some work with a crane now at 8 am and I'll finish around 10 to come change the motor
 
Good morning everyone! Bit sad this morning as I just ground up my last cup of one of my favorite coffees ever! Its from a local place and its a seasonal one they do in the fall. I really hope they do it again this fall so I can get more.
Good morning peanut, sorry about the coffee but I hope your pain continues to diminish!
 
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It's raining a lot here, it looks like a storm, lol. Lightning struck very close by, it seems, and it damaged the motor of the air conditioning condenser fan, lol. Those motors that work with low voltage are real crap lol, And I have to go to work now, hopefully the temperature in the house doesn't rise too much in a few hours. I have to do some work with a crane now at 8 am and I'll finish around 10 to come change the motor
Good morning Luis, the joys of home ownership, it’s always something!
 
The Meridian can go white also. Maybe not pure white like a 10k halide, but you can get a 14k halide look

I turned off my bars. This is Meridian 11’s only. A white dominant spectum I made quickly in the app with a touch of blue mixed in.

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The party trick comes in with the 14k bars
The bars have individual white and blues controls, and can add a ton more white, but also more blues and violet to balance.

It doesn’t photograph completely accurately. But this is a bunch of various blues on the meridian and then medium white on the bars, and small amount of blue on the bars. In person this is awesome. The tank is bright! You can see everywhere. The sand is white. The corals still pop a lot of color from the blue and violet and uv channels. But the tank isn’t that blue dominated look in person.

If you look at the frag plugs, you’ll see they come out natural color. The camera doesn’t capture the overall look correct, but this is what I would call a crisp 14k halide look, with a touch of actinic added in.
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Thank you for that! I can work with that spectrum!
 
Good morning peeps, it’s technically Thursday! Joel your not opening your restaurant on Friday are you? No one goes to a restaurant on the 4th of July.
 
Good night peanut, sorry about the coffee but I hope your pain continues to diminish!
Thank you! I am feeling a bit better today. My hip isn't as sore now if I can just get the ribs feeling better I would be happy!
 
Thank you! I am feeling a bit better today. My hip isn't as sore now if I can just get the ribs feeling better I would be happy!
Good to hear! I think someone mentioned it before but I always recommend a velcro wrap for rib pain to my patients. It prevents your ribs from moving as much ( increased pain) and makes your diaphragm do more of the heavy lifting. It will truly decrease your rib pain. I also always recommend rubbing, multiple times a day, dry rub and/or barbecue sauce on them. In my experience the dry rub and barbecue sauce always make my ribs better. 😉 You can also buy them at any pharmacy.
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