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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
It was difficult for me at first but I began basting them with butter, garlic and bacon bits and you know what, I actually enjoy eating them.
Sicko ! 🤣
 
It was difficult for me at first but I began basting them with butter, garlic and bacon bits and you know what, I actually enjoy eating them.
full house eating GIF
 
Not trained they run and play a lot and so they get tired we have a huge fenced in yard. They do bark a lot when we go hunting but they are supposed to do that. They can be pretty vocal at times when they are playing but again not any more than the rest of the dogs. Now if a siren goes by which is really rare because of where we live they will have a howl fest, and Rebel will howl if he's in his crate and wants to go outside.
Everything you mentioned says they howl a lot .
 
Absolutely. Cheese is my super food. Whenever I don't feel good I reach for some cheese. Luckily I don't feel good quite often, as long as there's some decent cheese in the house.
You are on a roll tonight Tom! What ever you are drinking or smoking keep it up please!!!!!!!
 
And everyone within the house probably doesn’t feel that good afterwards lol!! 🤣 Please don’t eat the cheese .
Not cheese but the same idea.
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Everything you mentioned says they howl a lot .
Like I said no more than my dogs that aren't beagles. The chihuahuas are the biggest barkers. Lol
 
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Like I said no more than my dogs that aren't beagles. The chihuahuas are the biggest barkers. Lol
I beg to differ , I’ve had a lot of dogs in the the past and nothing was as bad and the little beagle I had . Sorry 😐 jmo.
 
We have 13 beagles and they are actually pretty quiet most of the time they don't bark anymore than our 5 dogs that aren't beagles.
13 beagles wow 😯. Every one be nice to her .
 
Just so everyone here on this thread knows (since 90% of you use this terminology), Yellow Coris does not exist. It is a Chrysus.
We know. We're just stubborn.
 
Already have a couple of wrasses , a melanarus and a yellow coris but they only take care of the large ones . A CBB would be nice if I could train it to eat the little guys . At night they everywhere .
Mrs B-
If you are really having a problem with bristleworms, take a small water bottle and put a piece of raw shrimp or the like in it and sink it to the bottom just before lights out.
Sometime before lights on go check the bottle.
There should be a worm or 10 in that bottle.
Take it out and say bye bye to those worms.
This worked well for me before I got Moe.
Now, I haven't seen a worm of any kind for many years.
I haven't seen a snail, shrimp or bit of spare food either lol.
 
I studied the “NEW MATH “ in school . Didn’t mean to offend . Sorry ! 😅
Ive never in my life called them anything bc I want people to know what im talking about lol
 
It's a pet peeve with some since it is not a member of the Coris family. Considering how many common names of fish, coral, etc. have common names that not only do not honor their taxonomy but isn't even a fairly accurate description, I don't care if they call it Fred. The main thing is that none of the coris wrasses are appropriate long term for the average home aquaria and wrasse geeks want to be sure you know it. To be fair, calling a species by a whole different genus name is rather silly and I have no idea what hair-brain started it, but it wasn't me, honest.
Possum or opossum?

opossum GIF
 
I beg to differ , I’ve had a lot of dogs in the the past and nothing was as bad and the little beagle I had . Sorry 😐 jmo.
Beagle was the worst dog I've ever dealt with.
No fence was strong enough.
I wanted to just put a shopping bag on it's back since it spent more time digging and running away than at home it might as well have gone to the grocery store while it was at it.
And my goodness, what a whiner.
 
Mrs B-
If you are really having a problem with bristleworms, take a small water bottle and put a piece of raw shrimp or the like in it and sink it to the bottom just before lights out.
Sometime before lights on go check the bottle.
There should be a worm or 10 in that bottle.
Take it out and say bye bye to those worms.
This worked well for me before I got Moe.
Now, I haven't seen a worm of any kind for many years.
I haven't seen a snail, shrimp or bit of spare food either lol.
Wow I did not know this! That's awesome
 

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