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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
Taco Bell didn't exactly stuff the taco. At $3 a taco this just aint working. Not sure that's even a table spoon of beef. 😢

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And all the sour cream and tomatoes are on one side... they didn't even spread 'em out!
 
Taco Bell didn't exactly stuff the taco. At $3 a taco this just aint working. Not sure that's even a table spoon of beef. 😢

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There are so many places to get good Mexican food that Taco Bell is more a 'in a hurry and don't want to experiment' choice than a preference today. On Tuesdays there are probably two dozen or more places to get a $2.99 taco within 15 minutes of our house. That said I think we are going to do the expensive, but totally worth it, Taco Giro Grilled Fish Burritos again tonight.

As much as I love fried fish tacos/burritos they no longer love me. I only know of four local places that have grilled fish, although there are probably a few more. It seems they all, except Taco Bell, have fried fish. We used to have a Rubios in town, I LOVE Rubios grilled fish burritos, so sad...
 
There are so many places to get good Mexican food that Taco Bell is more a 'in a hurry and don't want to experiment' choice than a preference today. On Tuesdays there are probably two dozen or more places to get a $2.99 taco within 15 minutes of our house. That said I think we are going to do the expensive, but totally worth it, Taco Giro Grilled Fish Burritos again tonight.

As much as I love fried fish tacos/burritos they no longer love me. I only know of four local places that have grilled fish, although there are probably a few more. It seems they all, except Taco Bell, have fried fish. We used to have a Rubios in town, I LOVE Rubios grilled fish burritos, so sad...
I'd love that, but in Michigan the choices are pretty slim. We do have some of the 'big' name places, but I like the hole in the wall spots I'd find in Texas. There is a little place up the road from where I work. I have to point at the menu and hold up fingers to show how many I want it's that authentic. They make the best barbacoa breakfast tacos! All it has on it is barbacoa, cilantro and onions... they are SO good!
 
Taco Bell didn't exactly stuff the taco. At $3 a taco this just aint working. Not sure that's even a table spoon of beef. 😢

IMG_9807.jpeg
I remember when their $.29 tacos were 2/3 meat. Of course we had to walk to Taco Bell uphill both ways with no shoes on in three inches of broken glass.
 
There are so many places to get good Mexican food that Taco Bell is more a 'in a hurry and don't want to experiment' choice than a preference today. On Tuesdays there are probably two dozen or more places to get a $2.99 taco within 15 minutes of our house. That said I think we are going to do the expensive, but totally worth it, Taco Giro Grilled Fish Burritos again tonight.

As much as I love fried fish tacos/burritos they no longer love me. I only know of four local places that have grilled fish, although there are probably a few more. It seems they all, except Taco Bell, have fried fish. We used to have a Rubios in town, I LOVE Rubios grilled fish burritos, so sad...
yeah, there's a lot more places here. My daughter said she wanted Taco Bell. Afterwards she said "Dad, your tacos are a lot better", "I don't want Taco Bell anymore". We just happened to be down by the Mall so it was convenience. Just a wow though that there isn't much on these tacos for $3 and you need like 5/6 to be full.
 
I remember when their $.29 tacos were 2/3 meat. Of course we had to walk to Taco Bell uphill both ways with no shoes on in three inches of broken glass.
Just for you Kev!

 
There are so many places to get good Mexican food that Taco Bell is more a 'in a hurry and don't want to experiment' choice than a preference today. On Tuesdays there are probably two dozen or more places to get a $2.99 taco within 15 minutes of our house. That said I think we are going to do the expensive, but totally worth it, Taco Giro Grilled Fish Burritos again tonight.

As much as I love fried fish tacos/burritos they no longer love me. I only know of four local places that have grilled fish, although there are probably a few more. It seems they all, except Taco Bell, have fried fish. We used to have a Rubios in town, I LOVE Rubios grilled fish burritos, so sad...

yeah, there's a lot more places here. My daughter said she wanted Taco Bell. Afterwards she said "Dad, your tacos are a lot better", "I don't want Taco Bell anymore". We just happened to be down by the Mall so it was convenience. Just a wow though that there isn't much on these tacos for $3 and you need like 5/6 to be full.
That's why I almost always buy from the same Taco Bell, aside from the fact that Taco Bell is of course a fast food place, nowhere near a taco restaurant, but since it's a franchise and they sell the same product with the same ingredients and so on, not all the owners and employees are the same. I practically always order the same thing, I immediately notice the quality and quantity.
 
There are so many places to get good Mexican food that Taco Bell is more a 'in a hurry and don't want to experiment' choice than a preference today. On Tuesdays there are probably two dozen or more places to get a $2.99 taco within 15 minutes of our house. That said I think we are going to do the expensive, but totally worth it, Taco Giro Grilled Fish Burritos again tonight.

As much as I love fried fish tacos/burritos they no longer love me. I only know of four local places that have grilled fish, although there are probably a few more. It seems they all, except Taco Bell, have fried fish. We used to have a Rubios in town, I LOVE Rubios grilled fish burritos, so sad...
We used to do Rubio's Taco Tuesday until they raised their prices and Cantina Guerros opened next door cheaper and better. Now that Guerros closed we do Cafe Rio.
 
Remember the macro that somehow made it back from the Dominican Republic?
It was the size of a golfball...now easily a softball! Burgundy red! I have it in my rock curing tote. I wonder how big it would be if in my display!
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Remember the macro that somehow made it back from the Dominican Republic?
It was the size of a golfball...now easily a softball! Burgundy red! I have it in my rock curing tote. I wonder how big it would be if in my display!
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It's beautiful!
 
This is a really good crockpot recipe that if one of my families favorites. I made it for supper tonight we crumble up tortilla chips in it and it's so yummy.
 

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