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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
Trying but its hard because it scatters so easy and its practically indivisible.
I use a siphon hose running into a filter sock into my sump. You can do the same with a 5 gallon bucket instead of the sump and then dump the water back into the tank or use it as an opportunity for a water change.
 
I'd be making some phone calls!
that's the problem. I tried last time and it goes no where. all automated and ends call. FedEx is one of the worst places. this guy is the same one that delivered my urchin in a box that looked like it was drop kicked all the way here. no water in the package anymore and box soaking wet. even though its only 70 degrees, it does get pretty warm sitting all day on the truck. there should be a requirement for these companies that is "deliver first" to boxes that say perishable or live animals.
 
Which one would be better for me?
I prefer flexible for overflow drains and then flexible up from the return and then change to PVC behind the tank.
 
How do you like the Orphek bars?
Great! It’s a great supplement light to my AI Primes. It’s is making my SPS grow so fast at the top of the tank. I do want to upgrade to hydras soon. But primes are working great! image.jpg
 
Try that phone par meter app for us, so you'll be the one that gets made fun of while I try it secretly and dont tell anyone. Lol
I used it but had nothing to compare it to so no clue how accurate it was
 
fixing to head outside and get some yard work done, will leave you with a pic of that chalice I purchased a few weeks ago, color is much better in person than with the filters on my camera, its already grown over where it was cracked. The duncan has what looks like 3 new heads coming out, cant see it very well in the pics.

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Looking outstanding Jimmy! That chalice is going to be a stunner, and that Duncan is gorgeous! The Smorgasbord is killing it right now
 
I use a siphon hose running into a filter sock into my sump. You can do the same with a 5 gallon bucket instead of the sump and then dump the water back into the tank or use it as an opportunity for a water change.
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So we're going for a sugar buzz and not a caffeine rush? Good Lord man. You could have a black coffee and a piece of birthday cake for breakfast. 😆 🤣 😂
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It's black coffee. Flavored beans, no milk, no sugar.
 
that's the problem. I tried last time and it goes no where. all automated and ends call. FedEx is one of the worst places. this guy is the same one that delivered my urchin in a box that looked like it was drop kicked all the way here. no water in the package anymore and box soaking wet. even though its only 70 degrees, it does get pretty warm sitting all day on the truck. there should be a requirement for these companies that is "deliver first" to boxes that say perishable or live animals.
My (not really mine personally) FedEx driver has delivered so much stuff that he drops it off first on his route because he knows it's alive. I've even showed him my tank. LOL
 
My great grandmother, who spoke very little English, would have all the cousins in her dining room on the Sundays we would all meet at my Grandparents house. She would give us black coffee and these hard, German 'cookies' she would make. You needed to soak them in the coffee just to be able to bite them. We would (or I would) add so much sugar to the coffee there would be about 2 teaspoons in the bottom of the cup after I finished. She would get so upset I added sugar! She would speak to us in German. Such a great memory I have of her. This was when I was probably 4 or 5.
 
My (not really mine personally) FedEx driver has delivered so much stuff that he drops it off first on his route because he knows it's alive. I've even showed him my tank. LOL
the woman that comes here is awesome. she does that for me. but it got put on this other guys truck last time and today. she came and left around 10 this morning.
 
so I think I'm going to let this dry one more day before sanding and re-coating. Meanwhile (while waiting for this delivery guy) I made floaties for the boat so even if it takes on water, it won't sink. Need to glue all these together, wrap in glass, epoxy, and paint. I think I'm liking the mahogany boards. will be contrasting against natural wood. unless I mess it up then will be painted white. 😜

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