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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
Funny, I had one most of my first 16 years of reefing and all of this go around. I was shocked when I found R2R and a lot of people were dumping on them for their aggression. Mine have all been model citizens with the exception my sexy shrimp became expensive sideline food.
Reminds me. My son's flame hawkfish was in the sump again. Hopefully the peppermint shrimp hid.
 
Military fam ??
I get that a lot. My dad worked for General Foods and when he would get promoted they would send him to a new division. I sometimes say he was trying to stay ahead of the law and in Ohio the law caught up to him.
 
St Christine and Ursuline
Oh, parochial school, not much help here could have lived anywhere. It’s nice his parents took his education seriously unlike mine. 😉
 
I was in to about five middle schools and the high school I spent 3 yrs at a parochial school
That’s a lot of schools to get expelled from!
 
Close, my wife and I went to Canfield.
I remember years ago when my father in-law would take us up to the Canfield fair . I would always visit that area . I actually wish I could have lived there . What a special area !! 😎
 
I remember years ago when my father in-law would take us up to the Canfield fair . I would always visit that area . I actually wish I could have lived there . What a special area !! 😎
I live about 6 miles from the fair, just go there to eat now.
 
That’s a lot of schools to get expelled from!
No I didn’t , wish that was the case . Moving , the school change boundary’s , and then I had to be in a certain school to get into the high school .
 
I remember years ago when my father in-law would take us up to the Canfield fair . I would always visit that area . I actually wish I could have lived there . What a special area !! 😎
You have to have gone to Handel’s!
 
I was born in Michigan, Grand Rapids but raised in Ohio and graduated from Ohio State University as well as my wife. I’ve a lot of family still there and visit for weddings and such. They’ve given me plenty of flack over the years, I can handle it
Most people here are Oregon Ducks fans, but my family who went to college all went to Oregon State (Beavers). Consequently my children are the odd ones out at school, but they don't mind.
 
You have to have gone to Handel’s!
They have the best coffee ice cream ?? . Yes I’ve been there. They have the second shop going here in Oviedo Florida . Can’t wait for them to open . I first went to one in boardman .
 
Most people here are Oregon Ducks fans, but my family who went to college all went to Oregon State (Beavers). Consequently my children are the odd ones out at school, but they don't mind.
I had a brother who was to be a duck but at last minute when with North Carolina state . He was going for a scholarship and Oregon was his school until the North Carolina had a better deal . He was a older brother but I got to see all the pictures he got going there . Nice area .
 
They have the best coffee ice cream ?? . Yes I’ve been there. They have the second shop going here in Oviedo Florida . Can’t wait for them to open . I first went to one in boardman .
I could walk to that one from my office of 19 years. Ranked 3rd best ice cream in the country. When my family comes in town that is the first place they go to and last before leaving. I remember going to the original before they franchised , it was in an alley in a sketchy part of town off Market Street. People were willing to risk their lives for the ice cream.
 
Happy Saturday, everyone! Hope everyone has an awesome day today!
 
I could walk to that one from my office of 19 years. Ranked 3rd best ice cream in the country. When my family comes in town that is the first place they go to and last before leaving. I remember going to the original before they franchised , it was in an alley in a sketchy part of town off Market Street. People were willing to risk their lives for the ice cream.
Went there twice !
 

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