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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
Hey John. Thanks for checking in. I’m alive lol. Super busy at the farm and traveling for my daughter’s soccer. Hope everyone is doing well.

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Oh my gosh the coral are beautiful but those cows are my favorites!!!
 
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Can’t watch the Ohio State game today, it’s on the Big10 network. 😢 The Indiana and Penn state game will have to do.
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Christmas tree up already Kev, Your not helping me over here with my wife’s argument
 
Christmas tree up already Kev, Your not helping me over here with my wife’s argument
Yes, I’ve had to answer that question from other Smorgsters . It wasn’t my idea!
 
On this week’s podcast of cooking with Kev, I made homemade hot and sour soup and chicken chop suey.
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Man, I was just thinking about having that for dinner haha, now you are really making me want it
 
On this week’s podcast of cooking with Kev, I made homemade hot and sour soup and chicken chop suey.
I dont know why everyone is laughing at your picture Kevin. That looks delicious. I love the handmade take out boxes to add another "authentic" flair.
 
I dont know why everyone is laughing at your picture Kevin. That looks delicious. I love the handmade take out boxes to add another "authentic" flair.
I appreciate that John, it was my wife’s grandmother’s recipe that she brought with her when she immigrated to the USA from the Hunan Province of China. I stay true to the recipe so I just call the meat chicken as not to offend pet owners. 😉
 
Cheers again Luis! I’m way ahead of you, if I was a gambling man I’d be putting money on myself to win tonight.
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