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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
Alright.. new DI unit is built. Brute trashcan is cleaned out. No float valve installed yet but it will be later.
Eagles won..
Falcons lost to a 1 and 6 Dolphins, hard one to take
 
Today I had to take Jason to a birthday party for a friend from school, with the news in the morning I really didn't feel like doing anything, but the kids aren't to blame for anything, it's not that I knew Miami Reef or anything but I recently lost 3 relatives on the same day and I know what that family must be going through, so young with so much to live for, enjoy life family, tell your loved ones that you love them, it's more than proven that in this life we are just passing through
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Here's the free heater I was given with the skimmer.. it's broken too? You can see two springs on the end there. Is that normal? Do you guys think I can fix it with a 3D printed or glued plastic piece over it? Ignore my hand I have vitilaigo so it looks weird.
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Here's the free heater I was given with the skimmer.. it's broken too? You can see two springs on the end there. Is that normal? Do you guys think I can fix it with a 3D printed or glued plastic piece over it? Ignore my hand I have vitilaigo so it looks weird.
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Could you take a photo of the heater far from the tank to get a better look? At first glance, it doesn't look good.
 
Here's the free heater I was given with the skimmer.. it's broken too? You can see two springs on the end there. Is that normal? Do you guys think I can fix it with a 3D printed or glued plastic piece over it? Ignore my hand I have vitilaigo so it looks weird.
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please don't use or even try to repair.
 
Here's the free heater I was given with the skimmer.. it's broken too? You can see two springs on the end there. Is that normal? Do you guys think I can fix it with a 3D printed or glued plastic piece over it? Ignore my hand I have vitilaigo so it looks weird.
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please don't use or even try to repair.
Sigh
 
Today I had to take Jason to a birthday party for a friend from school, with the news in the morning I really didn't feel like doing anything, but the kids aren't to blame for anything, it's not that I knew Miami Reef or anything but I recently lost 3 relatives on the same day and I know what that family must be going through, so young with so much to live for, enjoy life family, tell your loved ones that you love them, it's more than proven that in this life we are just passing through
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You made the right choice, Jason looks so happy!
 
please don't use or even try to repair.
I agree, I’ve read so many problems with heater malfunctions. Best to buy new.
 
yeah, we lost one reefer, we don't want another. so don't risk that.
Been shocked by heaters before.. it was terrible, was that his cause of death? A heater?
 

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