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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
I lived in Jacksonville Florida in 1973. Not sure if that was the same year but I remember getting frost and some of the neighborhood kids were scraping it off their parents windshields trying to get enough for a snowball.
There do get some flakes out they . Orlando not so much
 
No does allowed here outside of 12 youth tags annually. That's the tag my daughter drew two years ago. First doe ever in my freezer.

In other hunting news, my brother-in-law got his sheep on Saturday. Not sure if I mentioned that already. I, unfortunately wasn't up with them.

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Nice !!
 
No does allowed here outside of 12 youth tags annually. That's the tag my daughter drew two years ago. First doe ever in my freezer.

In other hunting news, my brother-in-law got his sheep on Saturday. Not sure if I mentioned that already. I, unfortunately wasn't up with them.

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Now that would be interesting, hunting big-horned sheep like that!
 
Little project is coming together , seen a video of someone cutting rocks glasses from Johnny Walker scotch bottles. I have a few bottles saved just for this. I now have on hand the wet/dry sandpaper and cerium oxide needed to polish the cut edges.

pic's of what I am wanting to do

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Happy 60th (whenever it was... (or maybe you're a Christmas baby.))


Sheesh... you left off the "Ashen Lady..." 😆


Hi Keith... LOL!
Give up your vows! Save our City, right now!
 
No does allowed here outside of 12 youth tags annually. That's the tag my daughter drew two years ago. First doe ever in my freezer.

In other hunting news, my brother-in-law got his sheep on Saturday. Not sure if I mentioned that already. I, unfortunately wasn't up with them.

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Nice Big Horn!
There are so many deer in Michigan, the DNR wants hunters to take more doe than bucks. I'm fine with that. I get 10 free doe tags a year since I'm a 100% disabled Veteran. You get two doe tags on a regular license along with two buck and one 'anterless' during gun season. Bow season and muzzleloader are the same. You can definitely fill a freezer or two during hunting season.
 
I lived in Jacksonville Florida in 1973. Not sure if that was the same year but I remember getting frost and some of the neighborhood kids were scraping it off their parents windshields trying to get enough for a snowball.
Columbus GA just 15 miles north of us did not get as much snow as us !
 
Also, only 1 deer per year total IF we get drawn so no tags this year for me and my daughter.
Come to Michigan next year and bring several coolers to haul Venison back.
 
Little project is coming together , seen a video of someone cutting rocks glasses from Johnny Walker scotch bottles. I have a few bottles saved just for this. I now have on hand the wet/dry sandpaper and cerium oxide needed to polish the cut edges.

pic's of what I am wanting to do

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That's a great idea! What do you cut the bottle with?
 
Little project is coming together , seen a video of someone cutting rocks glasses from Johnny Walker scotch bottles. I have a few bottles saved just for this. I now have on hand the wet/dry sandpaper and cerium oxide needed to polish the cut edges.

pic's of what I am wanting to do

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Screenshot 2025-12-02 112938.png
Screenshot 2025-12-02 113153.png
Oooo, I would love to see the finished product of this!
 
The Doors...
Morning Tim <tips hat>.
Bagged two doe this weekend, they are at the processor now. I still have 8 more doe tags to fill and two buck. I don't shoot bucks, so I give those tags away.
Do you hunt on your property Rock, or do you have a place that you go?
 
I lived in Jacksonville Florida in 1973. Not sure if that was the same year but I remember getting frost and some of the neighborhood kids were scraping it off their parents windshields trying to get enough for a snowball.
Enough for a what?
 
No does allowed here outside of 12 youth tags annually. That's the tag my daughter drew two years ago. First doe ever in my freezer.

In other hunting news, my brother-in-law got his sheep on Saturday. Not sure if I mentioned that already. I, unfortunately wasn't up with them.

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Very nice! That's a stud ram!
 
I lived in Jacksonville Florida in 1973. Not sure if that was the same year but I remember getting frost and some of the neighborhood kids were scraping it off their parents windshields trying to get enough for a snowball.
 

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