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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
Crossbows are legal fo during the rifle or black powder seasons but we can't use them during a normal archery season.
Oh ok, that's how it is here too. I thought you meant 100% excluded. Whew!
 
Oh ok, that's how it is here too. I thought you meant 100% excluded. Whew!
Mine has been hanging in the closet since I bought it. Sighted in at 50 yards and never touched it again. I'm thinking about trying to get another black powder elk and using it for that but the thing weighs almost as much as the rifle and is harder to carry.
 
But that's only Mac n Cheese with steamed broccoli on top and crushed Ritz! ?
Anything involving 3+ ingredients = not simple in my book.

Wasn't sure what the third ingredient was thanks. I was thinking some kind of bread crumbs or make cheese, first thought was Feta.
 
Oh ok, that's how it is here too. I thought you meant 100% excluded. Whew!
I just tried to pull my 60lb back. only managed 10 times over an hour. I'm going back to the 35lb for a little while. such a huge draw difference.
 
Anything involving 3+ ingredients = not simple in my book.

Wasn't sure what the third ingredient was thanks. I was thinking some kind of bread crumbs or make cheese, first thought was Feta.
Also, what he's failing to mention is that he grew the broccoli and made the Ritz crackers from scratch.
 
I just tried to pull my 60lb back. only managed 10 times over an hour. I'm going back to the 35lb for a little while. such a huge draw difference.
Mine's a 70 but with it maxed I think I'm pulling 68.
 
Mine has been hanging in the closet since I bought it. Sighted in at 50 yards and never touched it again. I'm thinking about trying to get another black powder elk and using it for that but the thing weighs almost as much as the rifle and is harder to carry.
If your going with that why not just use a Trebuchet?

A Blunderbuss would be awesome.
 
If your going with that why not just use a Trebuchet?

A Blunderbuss would be awesome.
I almost bought a blunderbuss over seas. really nice Turkish piece with white inlay from the 1800's but I wasn't sure how I'd get that back to the states so I didn't buy it.
 
I have a 28" draw but feels like I should have 26 with this compound. maybe it's the trigger release?
Yeah. I'm a 32" draw but typically shoot a 30.5"-31" bow.
 
I think I've just gone soft!
Well I haven't used my bow in a couple of years either. Maybe in February or March I'll pick it up and start getting myself and my daughter ready for archery deer in August...
 
I think I've just gone soft!
When I shot, many, many years ago, I was a 33" draw (left-handed) but I doubt I could even string one today. Never tried a crossbow.
 
Let's see if I can make this make sense. During the average day when I'm awake my mind has a ton of thoughts going on in it at all hours the only time my mind is quite or focused on just one thing is when its close to the time that the deer are most active. It's always super peaceful in the woods so sometimes I'm just watching the woods and all the little creatures like birds and squirrels Sometimes I'm talking to God we have had some of our best conversations when I have been up in a tree stand or on the grind in a blind. I do occasionally check in with you guys or play a quick game on my phone but for the most part it's my time to just sit still and be at peace. I hope that makes sense. I do also really like taking pictures and ordered a zoom lens for my phone that I'm super excited about trying on my next trip.
I always called those hours, "crunch time". I get what you mean, absolutely
 
My cat's name was Bob. She was a good girl. She lived under the bathroom sink
You had an under the sink cat, and a sump clownfish?
Love This GIF by Late Night with Seth Meyers
 
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