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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
Hope everyone had a good Monday. My wife and I spent all weekend working on a weigh platform for the cows.

Turns out the white cow below weighs 512 lbs. I’m sure she appreciates me sharing that on the internet 🙂.

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Also did a 100 gallon water change today. Took a quick top down pic while the water level was low.

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Have a good night everyone.
 
Hope everyone had a good Monday. My wife and I spent all weekend working on a weigh platform for the cows.

Turns out the white cow below weighs 512 lbs. I’m sure she appreciates me sharing that on the internet 🙂.

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Also did a 100 gallon water change today. Took a quick top down pic while the water level was low.

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Have a good night everyone.
What a beautiful tank. I love the aquascape.

Tell White Cow not to worry, we'll keep her secret.
 
A nap that takes time away from doing things but was necessary for me lol, How was everyone’s Monday?
Well...Catherine and I had a meeting with our pastor this morning. I thought we would discuss one thing that we had to talk about and be on our way, half hour tops. Nope. Once that topic was done (related to the possibility of my needing treatment), Father started asking me how ALL my brothers and their families were doing. That of course led to other topics and I wound up bringing up 2 or 3 more myself. So the meeting knocked a 2 hour hole in my day. 4 of our boys and 2 nephews are flying out to a camp in Colorado tomorrow and we had to get some documents notarized for that. It's been nuts on top of that with packing for the camp. We finally made some more progress on the chicken coop. With luck I hope to have the chickens in it tomorrow evening.
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Well...Catherine and I had a meeting with our pastor this morning. I thought we would discuss one thing that we had to talk about and be on our way, half hour tops. Nope. Once that topic was done (related to the possibility of my needing treatment), Father started asking me how ALL my brothers and their families were doing. That of course led to other topics and I wound up bringing up 2 or 3 more myself. So the meeting knocked a 2 hour hole in my day. 4 of our boys and 2 nephews are flying out tomorrow and we had to get some documents notarized for that. It's been nuts on top of that with packing for the camp. We finally made some more progress on the chicken coop. With luck I hope to have the chickens in it tomorrow evening.
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I want to see the final product that all of you as a family have managed to build.
 
I'm clinging to that but it doesn't improve, the truth is that the tank doesn't look the same and that bothers me a lot
It might be time for a dose of cipro or CIE Luis. You might remember a while back most of my euphyllia and other lps were staying closed and dying off. @Rocks reef sent me some cipro tablets and it saved my tank. Absolutely everything looked better. Im dosing it right now because I have a hammer showing signs of bjd.
Im not saying that's what you should do, but it's worth looking into buddy.
 
i dont @Rocks reef . i didnt really feel like i had much to tell people! i havent changed anything and all my numbers seem to be holding stable where they usually are. its just 2 of my oldest colonys that ive had for several years have been closed up now for a couple of weeks and seem to be slowly disappearing. i just hope whatever it is doesnt cause me to lose my rastas and vegas strip....
Have you added any new frags lately? I know there are certain nudibranchs that wipe out zoas. And you have no shrimp right?
 
this thing has gotten unbelievably large. Probably a 10" spread, 1.25" tube and 2.5" crown.

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Man that's how I feel about my Cynarinas right now. Im running out of tank!
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This is Charlie.
He and his brother just turned 13 .
He's a dope and a lover, never even really barked.
Unfortunately he has cushings disease which affects his bladder control.
He'll drink over a gallon a day.
Sometimes he'll walk through the house and just tinkle all over the floor.
He's gotten a bit better, as good as he'll get with some natural supplements.
Needless to say, I've been cleaning and rearranging the house today.
Owning the restaurant is difficult, being away for hours, not able to let him outside.
He's destroyed 2 expensive area rugs over the past month so I had to get those out of the house.
It's been a good thing, too, since the downstairs is cleaner than it has been in a long time but it really took up my day off.
It's sad that you guys are going through that. I know it's hard, but I dont blame you for doing everything it takes to keep this awesome guy happy and cared for.
 

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