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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
Reef Squad is a group of people here on the forum that are super helpful and answer questions. They try to either a) answer the question or b) find the right person to answer the question.
Does being a member of Reef Squad change how you interact with Reef2Reef? Just curious.
 
Chicken coop is essentially finished. Couple little things to do yet, but the chickens can move in tomorrow after I get back from work.
@luis angel, last 4 pictures are basically the finished product.
I would describe it as rustic, but functional. I need to make some modifications to the jack system before I move it again but that can wait.
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As usual the morning was occupied, so I didn't get working on the coop until after noon. I had to run to town at one point because I ran out of, of all things, T50 staples. Since I was so close and Catherine and I are taking next weekend off, I kept going until it was done. I know Catherine was pleased with me, because she ran me a bath and poured me a drink before I could even ask. 😁 Keith....shhh😉
 
Does being a member of Reef Squad change how you interact with Reef2Reef? Just curious.
Nah, it's because of how we interact that we get nominated.
 
😅 Sorry. So when you said we, you meant any member of Reef2Reef. I am sincerely surprised that you're not. You've helped me immensely.
 
This is a terrible picture...
But one of my favorites...
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That's an awesome picture. It's almost like a reminder that there IS a world outside of our tanks. Look at it out there.
 
Does being a member of Reef Squad change how you interact with Reef2Reef? Just curious.
Yes. He'll never talk to us again. And ill miss him.
Sad Season 2 GIF by Friends
 
@tharbin I hope you're on the way up brother. Take care and check in when you can. If I knew what kind of music you liked, Id play you a #Smorgasbordafterdark song. Here's a good one anyway.
 
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Good morning everyone! Works been kicking my butt lately but hopefully today will be less busy and I will feel like being online more when I get home this evening. The last few days my brain has just been fried and my eyes too tired to look at a screen.
 

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