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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
Wowsa! Is this your early Christmas gift to your wife? I am sure it is. Just a reminder not to forget to get yourself a little somethin' nice for Christmas too.
Lol! No sir, just a few of the gonis I've been waiting for and found them.
 
That, good friend, is a Hibiscus! Great for making jugo de Jamaica. It has a very fruity taste with a bit of spice behind it. Mix it with a nice fresh limeade for an even better pop of flavor!
Good morning Tim <tips hat>
Wow, first a coffee snob and now this? You, sir, are a man of many fine tastes.
 
@tbrown - here’s a picture of one of the Yellow Angel Trumpet plants that were so abundant in Morocco.

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that is gorgeous!
They truly are and, as usual, the pic doesn't do it justice. However, like I said, they are highly poisonous which makes me nervous to have them.

"All parts of the plant are toxic. Symptoms may include intense thirst, difficulty with speech and swallowing, vomiting and diarrhea, fever, confusion, hallucinations, delirium, dilated pupils, seizures and coma."
 
They truly are and, as usual, the pic doesn't do it justice. However, like I said, they are highly poisonous which makes me nervous to have them.

"All parts of the plant are toxic. Symptoms may include intense thirst, difficulty with speech and swallowing, vomiting and diarrhea, fever, confusion, hallucinations, delirium, dilated pupils, seizures and coma."
Just don't eat them! Geesh...
 
Just don't eat them! Geesh...
It's also toxic to the touch. I'd have to get a hazmat suit with ski mask. (Don't tell anyone that I already have these for when I hide in other reefer's bushes.)
 
I knew I could count on you to correct me before I had a chance to correcet it myself. Tom's was Bougainvillea which we had at the old house. None has been planted here, yet.

When we were recently in Morocco, we saw very cool plants with hanging yellow flowers regularly. I loved them. I initially thought I'd like to have them at home. Upon doing some research, I found out the are Yellow Angel Trumpet plants and quite poisonous.
Look up Esperanza?
 
"All parts of the plant are toxic. Symptoms may include intense thirst, difficulty with speech and swallowing, vomiting and diarrhea, fever, confusion, hallucinations, delirium, dilated pupils, seizures and com
Kind of sounds like a normal morning after...
 
I had a feeling that we’d be hearing about snow this morning. In your honor, and the honor of all you Smorgers who get the white stuff, last night, I snapped a quick pic of where I sit, most of the time while R2Ring, while you all were getting snow.

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If I bring food, can I come over? it'll be worth the plane ticket, looks like lol
 
I knew I could count on you to correct me before I had a chance to correcet it myself. Tom's was Bougainvillea which we had at the old house. None has been planted here, yet.

When we were recently in Morocco, we saw very cool plants with hanging yellow flowers regularly. I loved them. I initially thought I'd like to have them at home. Upon doing some research, I found out the are Yellow Angel Trumpet plants and quite poisonous.
i had one of those at my last house. We call them Esperanza out here. We trimmed ours up to grow into a tree.

Now we have a Honeysuckle instead. It's not grown into a tree.
 

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