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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
Man I completely forgot that you brewed beer too. We talked about it way back. Im about to do a batch of a fruited kettle sour, and a farmhouse saison style ale. Im thinking blueberry lemon on the sour.

I wish wild yeast was more predictable and controllable in beer making like it is in distilling. That would be a fun way to brew the farmhouse ale.
if you are planning a Saison, use a Brettanomyces yeast. Long ago I made Moonraker which was the best one I thought.
 
is Black Syphilis anything like Black Sabbath?
Probably has something to do with Ozzy, yes.
Actually, when I went to Malaysia for Tracking School, I had to get a vaccine for Black Syphilis. I tried telling them I wasn't going over there to fornicate. I still had to get the shot.
 
if you are planning a Saison, use a Brettanomyces yeast. Long ago I made Moonraker which was the best one I thought.
You guys make me want to start brewing beer
 
I think im going to use a saison yeast for the ale. Probably order this one ive used before.
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you should pre-grow it if you are doing this. I used to pre-start it in a flask and stir bar/vortex.
 
You guys make me want to start brewing beer
it's easy but I would recommend going straight for grolsch or flip top bottles in the quart range. no one drinks those lil bottles. even straight to growlers.
 
You guys impress me, all I know how to do with beer is drink it!
That’s ok Mike, I read on the interweb that they are going to start selling beer in stores soon, so you no longer have to make your own! 😉
 
Hello Smorg family!
Wow, it has been a day. Woke up with this dull, intense pain mid sternum. It was hard to breathe too. I went to work and my doctor friend asked if I was ok. I explained the situation and he called 911. Spent the day in the ER getting a full cardiac workup. Several nurses, PAs and Doctors from my work came up to see me as well.
Everything checked out fine. The cardiologist (who knows me from the military) asked everyone to leave and told me it is stress and anxiety. He asked about my PTSD and I broke down. Some days, weeks are hard...very hard on me.
But, I'm like herpes and not going away. God had plans for me still! Plus, I'm a Smorg for life!
Much love fam!!
Wow Keith my prayers are with you 🙏
We're here, always my brother ❤️
 

IF YOU HAD TO OPERATE EVERYTHING ELSE MANUALLY, WHICH AUTOMATED SYSTEM WOULD YOU KEEP?

  • Auto top-off

    Votes: 40 58.8%
  • Automated dosing

    Votes: 5 7.4%
  • Mechanical filtration / roller filter

    Votes: 4 5.9%
  • Automated water testing

    Votes: 3 4.4%
  • Automatic feeding

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Lighting schedule

    Votes: 9 13.2%
  • Controller and remote monitoring

    Votes: 3 4.4%
  • Leak detection and emergency shutoff

    Votes: 1 1.5%
  • Automatic water changes

    Votes: 2 2.9%
  • None. I prefer to operate everything manually

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Something else (explain in the comments)

    Votes: 1 1.5%
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