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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
Plenty of larger items like acantho, multi head torches, I have two hammer colonies with 8+ heads, etc
plenty of room in here
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Man, I want one but I would have nearly as much to put in it 😂
 
I haven’t stopped thinking about since yesterday and I hate to to poke the hornets nest but as much I’ve to restrain I need to get this off my chest. First off you all are often the highlight of my day and you all are important to me. I can’t help but feel a void here without Luis. I’ve been on this thread since the beginning and Luis began shortly after. He is kind, intelligent person willing to help anyone at the drop of a hat. Before a lot of you were on here we had two incidents where politics were brought up and the two people that were offended politely asked to refrain from it. Since we have really tried to not make others feel uncomfortable, they are still active here, because apparently some states are different colors. I have strong political beliefs but that doesn’t define me and is just a small part of me, I’m a father, husband, Christian, son, brother, uncle, chiropractor, friend, neighbor and an all around jerk. Luis was absolutely right, climate change directly went to politics which led to writing this which I never had to do in the years I’ve been here. I encourage those who feel the void, encourage Luis back or Ive got some thunking to do. Funny It didn’t make me feel any better.
Well said Kev.
I too miss Luis.
I'm not on as much as I'd like to be, now with my old man schedule and all but I honestly thought the whole thing was a giant misunderstanding.
I can easily see how a couple comments could go either way but I just dismissed them as funny jabs, nothing political.
But I'm very naive and just trust everyone is always doing the right thing.
I also see everyone's point of view and, as you all know me, I'm the last person to tell anyone what's right or wrong.
I love all of you like family and I'm sorry for whatever feelings were damaged, here but hope bygones can be bygones, Luis returns with some Heineken and we can talk, share and love each other as we always have.
Peace ✌️
 
I probably shouldn't post this... but here it goes.
I guess I don't see what was so upsetting. The conversation stopped, I didn't read nor interpret any negative posts.
I do hope he was not offended and will return to the Smorg family quickly though!
+1
 
Well said Kev.
I too miss Luis.
I'm not on as much as I'd like to be, now with my old man schedule and all but I honestly thought the whole thing was a giant misunderstanding.
I can easily see how a couple comments could go either way but I just dismissed them as funny jabs, nothing political.
But I'm very naive and just trust everyone is always doing the right thing.
I also see everyone's point of view and, as you all know me, I'm the last person to tell anyone what's right or wrong.
I love all of you like family and I'm sorry for whatever feelings were damaged, here but hope bygones can be bygones, Luis returns with some Heineken and we can talk, share and love each other as we always have.
Peace ✌️
I thought it was just casual banter between friends, but I say we all brush the whole thing off, move on from it, and just enjoy each other's company! We are all friends here, and we welcome everyone to the group. I got brought into the group and never thought I would be a part of it, but that's how friendships work! Luis is not allowed to leave, nor is anyone else. River and I will not allow it, haha (if only River were old enough to type something, I would, but you probably would have to decipher random key strokes).
 
need a whole new furnace. $7k+ 😢
but I have heat for now.
I feared, when you said, "Heat exchanger", that this was going to be the ultimate outcome.

What brand of furnace? What model? I do hope you are getting a high-efficiency model.
 
I thought it was just casual banter between friends, but I say we all brush the whole thing off, move on from it, and just enjoy each other's company! We are all friends here, and we welcome everyone to the group. I got brought into the group and never thought I would be a part of it, but that's how friendships work! Luis is not allowed to leave, nor is anyone else. River and I will not allow it, haha (if only River were old enough to type something, I would, but you probably would have to decipher random key strokes).
not old enough to type anything? here's my daughter not long after she was born.

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I feared, when you said, "Heat exchanger", that this was going to be the ultimate outcome.

What brand of furnace? What model? I do hope you are getting a high-efficiency model.
they still need to send all that. I know it's an upgrade but that's it. for whatever reason the heat exchanger got dunked up inside and not draining the condensate down and out to the pump. (which is working since I've checked) said a heat exchanger is already several thousands but life expectancy of these units is only like 15 years. so rather than get another bill for the rest of the unit down the road, just do the whole thing. so that's the plan.
 
need a whole new furnace. $7k+ 😢
but I have heat for now.
Have you thought about maybe mini-splits instead? We replaced our heat pump with them and they do so much better and are more energy efficient than our heat pump was. To replace our heat pump it was going to be about $15,000 and I think we got mini-splits for each of the 5 rooms for less than $10,000.
 
not old enough to type anything? here's my daughter not long after she was born.

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I have to admit. I admire the courage to wear a hairstyle like that!
 

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