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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
What'd you do?
Drank water all day, only black coffee if I wanted flavor, pistachios, almonds, cashews, walnuts...

Lunch was usually hummus with carrots. Dinner was whatever my family was eating minus the bread.
 
Also, I was eating 3 or 4 apples and oranges a day. The apples dropped my cholesterol to nondetectable so be careful with that. 0 cholesterol isn't good.
 
Good afternoon everyone!

My office tank is all its glory this morning lol. Ignore all the empty snail shells, my two hermits murdered all the snails (other than the 1,000 collonista snails now).

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Beautiful Thomas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
I wasn't trying to gain muscle mass, just trying to lose weight and be healthier.

With you working out for football you need to make sure you're eating enough calories as well as enough protein to keep the muscle.
 
Does Keto take that long?
No but the basic idea of limited carbs, especially most breads can be a healthy choice long term. I also tend toward diabetes (but I am not diabetic) and it helps to control blood sugars.
 
In my book, the dude is the best.


Corals, of course! They can come visit them when they come to see River.


It would appear that @kingranch2003 let the cat out of the bag about my working mind. Twice just in case anyone missed the first warning. Some pal he's turning out to be.


See first comment in this string about him being the best.


Number 1 warning. Nice.


Number 2 warning. Real nice.

Nothing stopping you. Bust out the Santa suit.


And bust out the banjo with the Santa suit.

Here's a video that will help you learn three carols very quickly. See, I'm always looking out for you. No need to thank me.


I just spotted John on his way to carol!
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I haven't caught up yet but need to go out for a little while so: Good Morning Smorgville, may you have a wonderous Friday!
Good afternoon John! I know the feeling, I’m trying to catch up as well. I feel like the guy on the Titanic with a bucket bailing water.
Pete Davidson Snl GIF by Saturday Night Live
 
The chalice killed them!?
Yep. Did you know that if you place your chalice six inches from your acans and the chalice doubles in size it’s no longer six inches from the dead acan skeletons? Who would have thunk?
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No but the basic idea of limited carbs, especially most breads can be a healthy choice long term. I also tend toward diabetes (but I am not diabetic) and it helps to control blood sugars.
Bread and grains in general are not healthy for humans. Our digestive system wasn't meant to digest grains and some vegetables. Hence there is such a prevalence of bowel disorders.
 
Does Keto take that long?
No but the basic idea of limited carbs, especially most breads can be a healthy choice long term. I also tend toward diabetes (but I am not diabetic) and it helps to control blood sugars.
I haven't had bread in a good bit now.. that's the first goal NO bread. As a kid i struggled with this type of stuff. Of course I have muscle now so I'm not the butter ball I used to be but I'm still big.
 
I lost almost 100 pounds in a year changing only my diet.
Best diet I was ever on was liver failure, slimmed down to 119 lbs, but a disclaimer, it’s not for everyone.
 

ARE YOU READY TO CONFESS TO CRAZIEST, DUMBEST, FUNNIEST THING YOU’VE EVER DONE IN REEFING?

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