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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
Or tell people you win something!
Kev, come on now. You know it's assumed Tim won, that's why people don't enter the contests when they see his name in the hat. Odds are NOT in their favor.
 
My rfa really needs to wipe better, not only does it have a bumblebee shell but now a porcelain crab stuck to it’s right butt cheek.
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Smorgville, for those that are so inclined, could you add my wife to your prayers? This is very hard on her.
Absolutely
 
Smorgville, for those that are so inclined, could you add my wife to your prayers? This is very hard on her.
Absolutely, her name?
 
Smorgville, for those that are so inclined, could you add my wife to your prayers? This is very hard on her.
A big hug for both of you
 
Mrs. tharbin. Just kidding, Dianne.

Thanks
A little diddy about Tom and Dianne, two American kids doing the best that they can! 😉
 
Morning everyone, have a little fishing trip in the works for the next couple of days, but mother nature is going to mess it up badly. can't back out now. still going, I'll post some rain pic's ...lol (with sarcasm)
Good morning Jimmy, I hope the fish you catch make up for the rain.
Basically just waiting it out, weather is clearing out. But here is a pic of weld slag build up, what does it remind you of.

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Smorgville, for those that are so inclined, could you add my wife to your prayers? This is very hard on her.
Most definitely!
 
Well, if the hospital is running on time Tom should be 15 minutes into his procedure.🙏
Hold the presses:

Well we were on the highway left an extra 1/2 hr. early (left an hour and 15 minutes early and had a 45 minute drive) and I-10 shut down with an accident while we were on the freeway. We called the doctor's office after 1 hour of just sitting, well actually we moved about 0.1 miles, on the highway and the GPS said there was still a backup of over 4 hrs. they canceled for us and will call to reschedule. There was still a 9 mi. backup and growing when we came home (cut across one of the median roads).
 
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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.
I completely understand what you mean Amanda. Hope to see you this evening
 
You did real good. My metamorphosis from larval to adult was accompanied by predominately mid-late 60s/early 70s rock. far too many to name but Cream, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Moody Blues, Credence Clearwater, etc. I also like a lot of country and most older jazz like Dave Brubeck, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, etc.

I just had my 'light' breakfast and getting all my ducks in a row. Check in is at 1:00pm MST so checking R2R while finishing my one cup of coffee.

Thanks. I really appreciate the thought.
Definitely thinking about you, brother! Now that I find out we like the same music, this'll be a breeze!
 

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