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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
Good afternoon Walker, yes you are! Where are you heading, Cedar Point?
Nope, we're going to a family members lake house in MI. 7 hours in the car so far, 3 more to go!
 
Nope, we're going to a family members lake house in MI. 7 hours in the car so far, 3 more to go!
Have fun! Did you see me waving, I stood facing north and waved. If Rock wasn’t on vacation you could have met up with him, based on your distance you would be close.
 
Before I say anything else, thank you again for the Percy Sledge recording Amanda. A little while after I listened to it on my earbuds, I got up to dispose of more excess IV fluids. When I came back I was feeling pretty good so I turned on the speakers in my laptop and hit play. Then I went over to my wife and asked her to dance. She looked at me like there were bristleworms crawling out of my mouth and I think she mumbled something about 'lunatic'. I went and sat down but then my wife got up, walked over and kissed me and said ask me again in a couple of weeks sweetie. I think then she knew I'm going to be okay and she can start releasing the year of pent up worry. She laid down and took a 3 hour nap.

Thanks, this would not have happened without you and Percy.
This makes my heart happy! Hugs to both you and your wife!
 
Look what I found today!
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Beautiful! Are you going to crate train her is she already house broken? Your cats are going to love her!
 
Great to hear you are feeling better than expected Tom! Sorry about perhaps having more procedures but if that gets you fixed up and buys you a 100,000 mile warranty it’s better to get it over with. Man, that bagel breakfast sandwich looks delicious!
Sorry wrote that wrong. I don't need more procedures, or at least none I know of at the moment. I was going to schedule more to get my wife to make me more bagel sandwiches.
 
Sorry wrote that wrong. I don't need more procedures, or at least none I know of at the moment. I was going to schedule more to get my wife to make me more bagel sandwiches.
I like that much better!!!!!! I think with all the romance going on in your house you’ll get all the bagel sandwiches you want! 😉
 
Have fun! Did you see me waving, I stood facing north and waved. If Rock wasn’t on vacation you could have met up with him, based on your distance you would be close.
Thanks Kevin, I'll take some pics for y'all once I'm there. How are you doing? I haven't talked with y'all in awhile.
 
Good morning everyone, today we have the biggest coral show here in Miami, Skellyfest. I plan to spend at least an hour since I have to work afterward.
Jealous
 
Beautiful! Are you going to crate train her is she already house broken? Your cats are going to love her!
I didnt know they had split toes. but then again I don't think I really saw their feet before. but I did the responsible thing and ate fish and chips. sorry no pics. but seriously I was a little disappointed when Ye Olde English Fish And Chips booth was also selling Maine Lobstah Rolls 😢 was too hungry to pull out the camera.

The Coos were a bit too big. they had no mini's. there were also a couple of WolfHounds hounds there.
 
Thanks Kevin, I'll take some pics for y'all once I'm there. How are you doing? I haven't talked with y'all in awhile.
Doing well, thanks for asking! Looking forward to the pictures as always. From where you are at and the time you have left that should put you in south Eastern Michigan, Detroit area? Just a peice of advice, you’ll be driving through Ann Arbor, pinch your nose. The University there makes bjd smell like roses. Our directions to MU is drive west until you smell and then north until you step in it!
 
Doing well, thanks for asking! Looking forward to the pictures as always. From where you are at and the time you have left that should put you in south Eastern Michigan, Detroit area? Just a peice of advice, you’ll be driving through Ann Arbor, pinch your nose. The University there makes bjd smell like roses. Our directions to MU is drive west until you smell and then north until you step in it!
Yup, I'll be near Brighton so just North of Ann Arbor.
 
After toiling in the back forty, I did some crop harvesting.
must be a lot of work pruning rhododendrons. Especially when the nippers keep getting gunk all over them. cleaning the pruners with alcohol makes it easier. I'm just getting all this delicata squash right now. I have some watermelon radishes growing but think those have another month. Not sure yet if the sweet potato growing in a bag experiment worked. I have lots of vines but not sure if anything grew from adding more dirt on top. Next year I might try growing it indoors from like New Years Day to get a lot of vine growth and plant it in the garden in July and see if that works. Our season is so short for those long crops but it's too much space I think to do it all inside. but maybe I can attempt that too. small 4 foot kiddie pool under grow lights?
 
Doing well, thanks for asking! Looking forward to the pictures as always. From where you are at and the time you have left that should put you in south Eastern Michigan, Detroit area? Just a peice of advice, you’ll be driving through Ann Arbor, pinch your nose. The University there makes bjd smell like roses. Our directions to MU is drive west until you smell and then north until you step in it!
isn't the big ball of twine around there too? Or is that IL?
 
must be a lot of work pruning rhododendrons. Especially when the nippers keep getting gunk all over them. cleaning the pruners with alcohol makes it easier. I'm just getting all this delicata squash right now. I have some watermelon radishes growing but think those have another month. Not sure yet if the sweet potato growing in a bag experiment worked. I have lots of vines but not sure if anything grew from adding more dirt on top. Next year I might try growing it indoors from like New Years Day to get a lot of vine growth and plant it in the garden in July and see if that works. Our season is so short for those long crops but it's too much space I think to do it all inside. but maybe I can attempt that too. small 4 foot kiddie pool under grow lights?
The one Rhododendron is about seven feet tall, I’m wondering if it was mistakenly grown from a magic bean? If it grows above the clouds I’m climbing it!
 
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I may just schedule some more procedures: onion bagel, egg over easy, American cheese, and BACON. My wife bought enough to make them for me all week.

Seriously I feel much better than I expected to. Thanks.
That looks delicious!
 

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