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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
My cleanup crew is slacking. They have gotten too lazy so I told them they don't clean this place up, I'll just get them some new friends. A clown trigger, a clown tang, a couple angels, that harlequin tusk (Indo version), and maybe a moray. We can call her Rebecca D Moray!
 
Hello family!
I just got home from having surgery today. I had a small mass in the right side of my groin. They also removed three lymph nodes to send to pathology.
I didn't want to worry any of you, so I decided to tell you afterwards. Its not concerning for cancer, so please don't worry. They are unclear if the mass is from toxic exposure in the military. Hopefully the pathology report will give us a hint.

Much love to all my Smorg family and I apologize for not telling you all sooner.
Prayers for a fast recovery and a kick in your behind for not telling us before!
 
Good morning everyone! Too many pages for me to get caught up on so if I missed anything else important like Rocks surgery please let me know. Today is national nacho day so I'm having a breakfast burrito since Hardee's doesn't have breakfast nachos...
 

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Good morning everyone! Too many pages for me to get caught up on so if I missed anything else important like Rocks surgery please let me know. Today is national nacho day so I'm having a breakfast burrito since Hardee's doesn't have breakfast nachos...
Mmmm, good morning peanut!
day horses GIF
 
Good morning everyone! Too many pages for me to get caught up on so if I missed anything else important like Rocks surgery please let me know. Today is national nacho day so I'm having a breakfast burrito since Hardee's doesn't have breakfast nachos...
Never had a breakfast burrito from there! They got a killer egg and cheese biscuit
 
Never had a breakfast burrito from there! They got a killer egg and cheese biscuit
I love their loaded breakfast burrito it has eggs, bacon, sausage, cheese and hash browns. Then I put hot sauce on it that makes it perfect.
 
I love their loaded breakfast burrito it has eggs, bacon, sausage, cheese and hash browns. Then I put hot sauce on it that makes it perfect.
You had me at bacon and hot sauce Amanda!
 
I added a tbsp.. sadley I won't be able to hit my schedule but a day late is fine I guess. This weekend I'll do another 20 gallon change to make up for this.
Cam-
Been using IO purple bucket since before you were born.
2 3/4 cups per 5 gallons will net you 1.027 salinity ,just right to spill some on the floor and just add some ro here and there to make up for it.
If you shoot for 1.025, you'll be golden ✨
 
Date night with the Mrs. Went to a nicer steakhouse by us, she got a steak, I well… got shrimp tacos. She’s got a picture of the three of us somewhere on her phone!
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This is just not fair 😕
 
This is just not fair 😕
Hey, if I could ship you the food, I would! It just might be a little hard or moldy.
 
Fresh water first Matt, freshwater first!
Nah, I grow them in 35 ppt. The mangrove refugium is plumbed into the main system.
 
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

Good morning Thomas!
I enjoyed what you were saying about live aquaria.
I used them for my whole aquarium career for fish selection.
Kinda sad that'll be not an option 😕 I always went there first 😕...
 
Can't eat it anymore 😕 just jelly is all....
Sadly I can't go to a steakhouse and get steak. Granted, I'm not huge on steak to begin with, but I have a severe intolerance to fatty meat. So most pork products, ground beef if it is not lean, brisket, and steak cuts that are high in fat are an absolute no-go for me
 
Cam-
Been using IO purple bucket since before you were born.
2 3/4 cups per 5 gallons will net you 1.027 salinity ,just right to spill some on the floor and just add some ro here and there to make up for it.
If you shoot for 1.025, you'll be golden ✨
That's what it was the last time. I wanna try and do it again.
 

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