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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
and it will be spectacular. or you will be sleeping on the couch tonight.
Oh it’s one of my favorite meals she makes! We do a homemade ketchup sauce on top and usually friend onions, but decided to skip that part tonight
 
oh yeah, try it. just slice the butter like 1/8" and put it on good ole white bread. thin slice the the loaf like 1/2" and cold sandwich. you could do a little ketchup for some extra moisture. I grew up with that. I also remember the pork chops in the frying pan and using the bread to soak up the grease and fry it a bit for toasted.

And no, that's not why I have high blood pressure!
I will definitely try it. Man you may have started something with the pork chop bread idea. Yum
 
Slowly but coming back 😉
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So healthy! Ive always loved this acan. I had to get rid of my big green Cynarina because it would produce a lot of slime every time it would eat and the slime would drift into the acans. They had all but melted, but some are doing great. You can see how they were right above the Cynarina
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Looking at that photo makes me realize even more that this hobby is never all about progress, sometimes the tank takes steps backward, what you really need is a lot of patience. The same thing is happening with my toadstoo, it's coming back.

A couple month ago
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Now
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That is so awesome my man!
 
I think traditionally people serve this with steamed peas and mashed potatoes if you want to go all out 1950'a American meal.
My favorite way is an open face sandwich. Sliced meatloaf on white bread with a side of peas and either mashed potatoes or french fries all smothered in a thick brown gravy.

I almost shot tonight's dinner, which was similar, but decided I was too hungry to wait. Chicken legs with peas and french fries all smothered in brown gravy. Yah, I like gravy. Scratch that, I love gravy.
 
Not that I do it here, this is a serious forum but sometimes I’ll use humor. Today I was with the office manager getting payroll situated. She asked me what my email was. Without hesitating I said sexy boy@ yahoo.com. She started typing and I said “Shelly I was joking “ and gave her my real email.
 
I just watched Cars 2 the other night, think I saw that Gremlin...
Thats one of my kid's shows that I actually like Tom. That and the classic atuff from when I was a kid.
 
I thought of you as soon as I saw it lol. Here's your close up
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Not a Yugo but it’s the classic muscle car! I could have probably gotten a date in high school if I was driving one of those!
 
My favorite way is an open face sandwich. Sliced meatloaf on white bread with a side of peas and either mashed potatoes or french fries all smothered in a thick brown gravy.

I almost shot tonight's dinner, which was similar, but decided I was too hungry to wait. Chicken legs with peas and french fries all smothered in brown gravy. Yah, I like gravy. Scratch that, I love gravy.
Hi, I’m Tom and I’m addicted to gravy. Hi Tom!
 
My favorite way is an open face sandwich. Sliced meatloaf on white bread with a side of peas and either mashed potatoes or french fries all smothered in a thick brown gravy.

I almost shot tonight's dinner, which was similar, but decided I was too hungry to wait. Chicken legs with peas and french fries all smothered in brown gravy. Yah, I like gravy. Scratch that, I love gravy.
You know the drill Tom, pictures or it didn't happen lol
 

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