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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
OOOOH Deviled Eggs, me want!
My daughter texted me Wednesday morning asking if I would make them. I texted my wife to boil some eggs before I left work and she texted back that my daughter changed her mind and was making them to bring over.
 
coffee time...
here are some pic (per request that I can honor) I just took, tank is still waking up so a little dark.

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Man I love it! The orange and green together look unbelievable. That's a nice big chunk of bali too!
 
ah coffee time...Hope you guys all had a great day yesterday and one today and a great weekend...
Something is up , they gave me next 3 days off....hmmm....
Other news, the girl went outside to talk to the garbage guy and convinced him to take the old dishwasher...
lol...another example of the power of a girls assets ...lol...
then she tips him 100.00 cause we are like that...
Haha great stuff. I love it.
 
cup #2...I need it...yep gonna order Tropic Marin A-and K+ and some other stuff
Since you're dosing trace separately, do you dose 2 part instead of AFR? I do fusion 1 and 2, but if im not switching to AFR, I'm thinking I should probably dose trace elements.
 
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250 pounds of bird seed, should get me b y until the end of the year.
Just eat a little less each week Kevin, and that'll help you to stretch it out Kevin. :)
 
lol we do ????
I know your name... 😁 But I plead the fifth and refuse to talk! Something about your comment to Kev about putting his toys away... 😳
 
yes I might spend a dollar...or two,,,,lol
I went to Ocean Floor today. Walked out for free and all I grabbed was a 5 pack of Blue Leg hermits (free), a 3 pack of Astreas snails (free), a Black freshwater Angelfish (free), and a bottle each of Freshwater and Saltwater Fish Keeper (free and free).

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Here's the angel.
 

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