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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
No problem, Walker. The offer always stands.

My gonis didn't fare well either. I think if you're monti is regrowing flesh, you ARE probably back on track.

There's nothing brighter to me than a candy cane. Got any pics man?
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Doesn't look great, but this thing was nearly all algae a couple days ago. It's growing back pretty quickly, and it looks better in person.

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Not sure if I told you all, but I got a yellow corris wrasse. Mainly got it for it's color but I also like the idea that she may eat bristle worms. NYE i pulled out a massive bristleworm that was easily almost a foot long if stretched out. I don't mind small ones, but the big ones gross me out and I have way too many anyways. At night there's easily hundreds.

Also, today I got a bubble tip anemone to try to get the clowns out of the duncan so maybe it can recover. The duncan looks great right now but I'm pretty sure some of the heads are about to bail out.

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Oh, and @kevgib67

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Doesn't look great, but this thing was nearly all algae a couple days ago. It's growing back pretty quickly, and it looks better in person.

PXL_20260103_210353432.jpg

Not sure if I told you all, but I got a yellow corris wrasse. Mainly got it for it's color but I also like the idea that she may eat bristle worms. NYE i pulled out a massive bristleworm that was easily almost a foot long if stretched out. I don't mind small ones, but the big ones gross me out and I have way too many anyways. At night there's easily hundreds.

Also, today I got a bubble tip anemone to try to get the clowns out of the duncan so maybe it can recover. The duncan looks great right now but I'm pretty sure some of the heads are about to bail out.

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Oh, and @kevgib67

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Love it thanks Walker, they look so mature! As for the algae, what type are you dealing with?
 
Good afternoon y'all! Used my Hanna nitrate checker finally. This is with the sample diluted so I think it translates to 14.6 which is lower than I expected

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Love it thanks Walker, they look so mature! As for the algae, what type are you dealing with?
Actually I've been quite lucky with algae. The stuff on the montipora is just a film algae I believe. But other than that, there's not a spec of gha, bryopsis, dinos, etc. I've been really really lucky so far in this new tank on algae.
 
The bag is to make cleaning the crockpot easier. I use them anytime I'm cooking in my crockpot they are great.
He told me he had a crack in his plate . I think it’s great . But if you use it for the plates and the utensils it would be awesome . This is a breakthrough for a new invention . Come up with and make ones for plates , forks , spoons , knifes. . Put them in a 50-100 count peel off . This is awesome 😎
 
We’ve been feeding this feral cat for 6-7 years. It goes away for months at a time and then shows up twice a day for a couple months before disappearing.
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It’s nice that you take care of him .
 
We’ve been feeding this feral cat for 6-7 years. It goes away for months at a time and then shows up twice a day for a couple months before disappearing.
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It’s nice that you take care of him .
 
It’s nice that you take care of him .
Not sure if it’s a he or she, can’t get close enough. It would allow us a 30’ radius but over the years it has come down to a 10’ radius but over. Thought we lost it, my oldest son was pulling into the driveway and a coyote chased it off the porch and around the house, he heard it screaming and he ran in got a bat and no sign of either. A few days later I saw it limping across our backyard.
 
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This reminded me of a dish my wife used to make for parties. She would cook Kielbasa then slice it up and sauté the slices in Ginger Ale in a sauce pan. It always went fast. I think I may just hit her up for a batch, it's been years since she made it.
Hey Tom !
 
That sounds good Tom! This uses chili sauce and grape jelly. I know I thought the same thing but you don’t taste the grape it just adds some sweetness to the mild kick of the chili sauce.
Just throw sugar and hot sauce on it . Then smoke it .
 

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