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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 actually watched that movie with my son, some of it was filmed in Cleveland, I think a tip of the hat to the creator of Superman. Super dog was surprisingly not well behaved.
 
You could also just dose an alkalinity additive.. .something like Part 1 of a 2 part. Kalkwasser will also increase calcium.
looking into it, would rather do this than larger water changes
 
I'm more of a Lucky Charms or cinnamon toast crunch kind of guy
Yeah, I can't have Lucky Charms in the house. I'll eat the whole box at one sitting! That's my all time favorite cereal and I purposedly do not buy it.
 
What kind of fish is that?

Its a One-of-One Never Repeated Super Ultra Mega Premium Limited Edition Orange-Tailed Solar Flare OG Ultra Holy Grail CC24K Masterpiece Lineage™ Bi Colorolololol Blenny.... only cost me $5,000.

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Its a One-of-One Never Repeated Super Ultra Mega Premium Limited Edition Orange-Tailed Solar Flare OG Ultra Holy Grail CC24K Masterpiece Lineage™ Bi Colorolololol Blenny.... only cost me $5,000.

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I’ve had 2 patients who came in with shorts and a T shirt. A lot more tomorrow, 10 degrees warmer.
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looking into it, would rather do this than larger water changes
If you check the YouTube videos on AFR that were done with Lou he recommends using their Balling Part B if you need to raise Alk or Part A if you need to raise Ca. -- Double check that I got the right one for the right parameter as I'm oldish.
 
I’ve had 2 patients who came in with shorts and a T shirt. A lot more tomorrow, 10 degrees warmer.
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I think General McAuliffe would have the proper response to this wardrobe choice.
 
Good morning and Happy Hump!

Hope all your Smorgfesters had a restful night. I also hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday!


I absolutely love Mr. Minus. As Tom said before, he was a genius.
 
Finally I got a shot lunch, homemade French dip!
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By "shot lunch" I assume you went out and shot the cow that was used for the French Dip?
 
No no, toy drive is for a poor child who is an orphan, has a long list of health problems and doesn’t have health insurance. No family or friends, his dog is the only one in his life and it was hit and killed by a car last month. All he wants is a Waterbox 150.4 for Christmas.😢
What about the cat???
 
Question for you reef experts, My dKH is slowly creeping downward. It is now down to 8.9. I like it in the 9.5 to 10 range. A little over view: I dose AFR, BRS magnesium (stopped), and RedSea No Pox. This creeping down is a trend that I cannot reverse with the AFR since my mag and calcium are border line to high. I do 4 gallon water changes a week with I.O reef crystals. The dKH of a new batch is around 10 to 10.5, I guess my tank is consuming the dKH at a faster rate now. Would you dose kalkwasser ?
I use baking soda.
 
Now I'm really bummed. We just got a gift basket from one of my former clients----no Potato Sticks.

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Ill dm you my address Tom! Ill send potato sticks back 😉
 
A "shot lunch"? We have very, very different ideas of what a "shot lunch" consists of. Perhaps, one day, I will introduce you to my idea of a shot lunch. (If you're lucky.)
I dunno, I heard he's a poor orphan with no insurance and a long list of health problems....
 

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