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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
Waiting for the Fuzzies to crawl out of the shells. it takes a long time. Pithos went right to work though. Hopefully they take down the bubbles algae that has been starting to advance.

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I really like Pithos, not only do they go to town on bubble algae they are just plain fun to watch. When we went to the LFS and they had a Pitho, my wife was against it, too crab-looking. Once we had it in the tank she would talk to it and go over to the tank to just watch it. It was a favorite. Waiting for the cooler weather to set in so that Reef Cleaners will ship to AZ again.
 
I really like Pithos, not only do they go to town on bubble algae they are just plain fun to watch. When we went to the LFS and they had a Pitho, my wife was against it, too crab-looking. Once we had it in the tank she would talk to it and go over to the tank to just watch it. It was a favorite. Waiting for the cooler weather to set in so that Reef Cleaners will ship to AZ again.
yeah, my last one was great. very entertaining. a couple times he charged at me and ran towards me until he hit the glass with his claws in the air. I had him for a bout 2 years. then he kept ending upside down and I would flip him back. he was still alive but think it was age. thats about when the bubble algae started trending up. I got 3 pithos and 6 emeralds. one emerald went straight to the sump. if anyone is a problem, sump. both FedEx and UPS came on time which was surprising. Corals box was sopping wet but bags were full of water. so no issues. Still looking for a chalice and a torch. just haven't found exactly what I want. thinking the torch right in front. Chalice towards the back right. if the acro and stylo make it, I'll look for one more for the top. then I think it's relax. maybe another fish. just making it up as I go now.
 
Do you ever have days where you just feel:



no particular reason, maybe just too much time 'resting'.

Have a good one everyone.

Today... I've been here for almost 7 hours already.
 
Those sound delicious but I would need half and half in them lol
Tomorrows coffee. I heard peaberry was pretty good. just finished off a bag of Kick@55 this morning. I have a bag of Mexican but it tastes like an ash tray.

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Tomorrows coffee. I heard peaberry was pretty good. just finished off a bag of Kick@55 this morning. I have a bag of Mexican but it tastes like an ash tray.

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Peaberry is some amazing coffee.

Very smooth, hints of lava rock, sugar cane, and ginger. Very high floral and some slight citrus notes as well
 
Do you ever have days where you just feel:



no particular reason, maybe just too much time 'resting'.

Have a good one everyone.

Yes.
Most definitely.
 
Peaberry is some amazing coffee.

Very smooth, hints of lava rock, sugar cane, and ginger. Very high floral and some slight citrus notes as well
have you had the coffee that goes through an elephant yet?
 
have you had the coffee that goes through an elephant yet?
I’ve heard of this civet but not the elephant, I had to look that up. Mmmm, black ivory! Yum yum I need to get me some!
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I’ve heard of this civet but not the elephant, I had to look that up. Mmmm, black ivory! Yum yum I need to get me some!
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bats? I can't imagine a coffee bean going through a little bat. that's gotta hurt!
 
I’ve heard of this civet but not the elephant, I had to look that up. Mmmm, black ivory! Yum yum I need to get me some!
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Not too sure I'm into 💩 coffee. Think I'll stick to Great Value, boring but
 
bats? I can't imagine a coffee bean going through a little bat. that's gotta hurt!
That tenderizes the beans!
 
Now I've got to start to:



I've got an appointment with my cardiologist/interventionist to see where things are. Hopefully good news.

Good luck, keep us updated. Sorry the video isn’t playing for me.
 
That tenderizes the beans!
well 1 ounce of coffee beans to 16 ounces of water. So a bag of Black Ivory of 1.4oz at $70 you could get 3 cups of coffee. So you are having an almost $25 cup of coffee. I think it would be worth it to try at least once. I wonder if there's a knock off brand out there that really goes through cows or something?
 
I like that, it is a good reminder for people of the dangers of leaving pets/children/significant others in a locked car.
We also have signs on the doors to remind people not to leave kids and pets in cars.
 

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