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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 always tell the story of the first time the bus came to pick up my oldest for his first day of kindergarten. My wife and I walked him down the driveway hugged and kissed him and reluctantly put him on the bus. My second child we walked a little more briskly and put her on the bus. My youngest we ran down the driveway and threw him in the bus, high fived each other and went back in the house.
sounds about right.
 
I have caught small mouth before and they are fun to catch!
I’m still looking for the one to go on the wall next to my Muskie and my large mouth. It’s like the white whale, it eludes me.
 
I’m still looking for the one to go on the wall next to my Muskie and my large mouth. It’s like the white whale, it eludes me.
this is starting to sound weird! 🙄 there's no weird emoji!
 
I went on another hike today, really big cliffs with awesome views. The trails all used to be farm lands, so there was a rusty car from a loooooong time ago. Pretty cool.

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Love Thacher Park!
 
Here we go again. Started to blow fog out the vents again. Found a mechanic who's willing to fit us in this time.
Curious - mine does that and the condenser freezes up. I recharged the AC and it got better.
 
He must be recovering. I'm going to bed late today. I'll be on the lookout.
I been so busy lately I missed this.. its not serious is it????
 
Good morning Joel! I hope you have a table for 15, half the population of Oregon is stopping by for a bite to eat.
I think tomorrow is the day.
We don't have a table that big...
I think we're just going to feed them in the van 😉...
 

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