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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
@cdemoss01 Show me some pics of your corals buddy. Is that your end goal? I see all the work you're putting into this reef, and it seems like all of your endeavors are in the hopes of keeping a reef tank with corals, right?
Yes that's the goal.
 
Check this out, have been dosing pods every 5 days and phyto daily since crab tank cycled, no light on yet but the tank gets ambient light from the room. The pods cleaned the sand up nicely, but Nitrates jumped up big time. Before and after pics below

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Good Morning everyone!

Nice I know I mentioned posting a photo of what my culture looked like but it is very difficult to get one since my phone does not want to focus. Here is what my culture looks like now though lol. I have two and will probably harvest one of them this weekend and then give the other one another week so I can stagger them.

P.S. If it looks blurry change the settings to 1080P since you cant see it with 360P lol
 
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Good Morning everyone!

Nice I know I mentioned posting a photo of what my culture looked like but it is very difficult to get one since my phone does not want to focus. Here is what my culture looks like now though lol. I have two and will probably harvest one of them this weekend and then give the other one another week so I can stagger them.


Nice! Good morning Thomas!
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I had the Bambu and the FlashForge originally along with an Ender V3 on my shopping list. Hoping it’s the right one but really for the kids to print stuff. One had a school project the other day with animal cell structures and would have been great for that.
We have a family at our church who got their 10 year old a Bambu A1 for Christmas, and he loves his. I have one as well, and you can get the printer set up and printing within 30min. It takes no prior knowledge to know how to use one too which makes it nice.
 
We have a family at our church who got their 10 year old a Bambu A1 for Christmas, and he loves his. I have one as well, and you can get the printer set up and printing within 30min. It takes no prior knowledge to know how to use one too which makes it nice.
a 3D printer has been on the shopping list for about 2 years. just never sure which one would fit in best. what modeling program do you use? might as well download something now and start playing with it to show the kids in a couple months.
 
Good morning everyone and happy Thursday!

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I hope all of you have an amazing and blessed day today! Go have fun today doing whatever you love, and remember that your actions and words can change someone's life for the better!

 
a 3D printer has been on the shopping list for about 2 years. just never sure which one would fit in best. what modeling program do you use? might as well download something now and start playing with it to show the kids in a couple months.
Tinkercad! It is by far the most user friendly, and there are a ton of videos to help get you started on modeling
There is also autodesk, but it is way more robust and does require a little bit of learning to be able to properly use it.
https://www.tinkercad.com/
 
Tinkercad! It is by far the most user friendly, and there are a ton of videos to help get you started on modeling
There is also autodesk, but it is way more robust and does require a little bit of learning to be able to properly use it.
https://www.tinkercad.com/
thanks, I'll start scrolling through that one.
 
Good morning everyone and happy Thursday!

Best of the Best Voting is LIVE! Everyone, go and vote for your favorite people! We have been slaving over getting these graphics, company logos and the whole nine yards done, but we are very happy with how it all turned out!

I hope all of you have an amazing and blessed day today! Go have fun today doing whatever you love, and remember that your actions and words can change someone's life for the better!


Good morning Bailey!
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