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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
I like how FedEx said delivery by noon. So I've been home waiting and cleaning skimmer etc...(finally cleaned the pump). which I found the pump was have closed. must have been vibrations so that must be the reason it seems to need cleaning more often. So it 12:15 and still no Fedex. I check and the suddenly change it now to by end of day! 🙁

seriously? So that extends them another 7 hours of sitting on their hot truck?


STANDARD TRANSIT
7/17/25 before 12:00 PM
SCHEDULED DELIVERY DATE 7/17/25 by end of day
 
does seem like a long time. I think you may have torn a rib muscle or tendon. that may need prednisone. that makes everything feel better (except for sleep).
It also makes me eat everything in sight and makes me moody... 😆
 
I like how FedEx said delivery by noon. So I've been home waiting and cleaning skimmer etc...(finally cleaned the pump). which I found the pump was have closed. must have been vibrations so that must be the reason it seems to need cleaning more often. So it 12:15 and still no Fedex. I check and the suddenly change it now to by end of day! 🙁

seriously? So that extends them another 7 hours of sitting on their hot truck?


STANDARD TRANSIT7/17/25 before 12:00 PM
SCHEDULED DELIVERY DATE7/17/25 by end of day
Last week...or maybe week prior... mine took an extra day! At least the torch survived, I knew it would, but still... I paid for "overnight"... not 'possibly overnight'
 
It also makes me eat everything in sight and makes me moody... 😆
Oh trust me, I know how that goes! My wife was on it for two weeks for her poison ivy. I could have built a commercial calcium reactor with all the egg shells I walked on during those two weeks!
 
Yep. That’s who I named the fish after. She’s definitely a hot headed blonde and has the personality of Houlihan. lol.
Wasn’t sure how old you are and if you would know who she was. I’m sure the younguns here are scratching their heads.
 
Last week...or maybe week prior... mine took an extra day! At least the torch survived, I knew it would, but still... I paid for "overnight"... not 'possibly overnight'
yeah, anything longer than just overnight means it sits on the truck the following nights. This is definitely not my normal person. she is always here first thing in the morning when she sees, "live animals, perishable" on the box. So much for everything else I needed to do today.
 
Wasn’t sure how old you are and if you would know who she was. I’m sure the younguns here are scratching their heads.
I thought you were talking about potatoes... I was looking for gravy.
 

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