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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
Now, now... have you ever tried a clam? Friend clams? Clam Chowder?
Now, I can appreciate a fried clam or clam chowder. But on a half shell? I don't particularly enjoy the sensation of giant sea boogers sliding down my esophagus. 🤣
 
Now, I can appreciate a fried clam or clam chowder. But on a half shell? I don't particularly enjoy the sensation of giant sea boogers sliding down my esophagus. 🤣
I feel the same way... lol
 
Yeah Paul... I'm not a smart man. Back then the only thought that came to mind was jumping off. I wanted to take a sled up there and launch it, but my dad put a stop to that when he saw me climbing the ladder with the toboggan.

Tom Hanks ******* GIF
what's funnier is when you have to shovel off the trampoline because there's so much snow it contacts the ground.
 
Yes sir! I am pleased as is my wife and my bank account.
I'm glad Tim. I'm also glad your wife is happy too... because... you know the old saying right?
 
I figured you made it brother! That's a good idea. I just measure the snow that piles up on our table on the patio... LOL!!
it was easy to make. I just used a 4 foot 1.5" dowel. spray painted it white then taped off 1 inch marks and spray paint the other colors. The neighbors use it too since they can tell but what color they see. and the spike was just a 12" landscape nail.
 
Now, I can appreciate a fried clam or clam chowder. But on a half shell? I don't particularly enjoy the sensation of giant sea boogers sliding down my esophagus. 🤣
OMG!! That's funny! My wife says she imagines the texture of a raw oyster as something quite similar. She left out the 'giant sea' part, but emphasized the booger part!
 
I'm glad Tim. I'm also glad your wife is happy too... because... you know the old saying right?
Usually... Sometimes we're happy when they're not, amiright?
 
Usually... Sometimes we're happy when they're not, amiright?
Close brother! When mama ain't happy... nobody is happy. I have another one but it would violate TOS.
 
So I ordered the 20 Gallon Brute can from Home Depot for pickup yesterday and they gave me the 44 gallon one with wheels. I asked the lady if they should change it out for the smaller one without wheels and she said just to take it but this thing is massive lol. I guess it is good in case I need to perform a large water change at least!

How do you all measure out how much salt you should use to mix in the brute trash cans when doing water changes?
 
I refuse to eat tacos on Meatball Monday morning so I made a salad.
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Um are those taco shells or tortilla chips I see? If so wouldn't that be more like nachos?
 
Now, I can appreciate a fried clam or clam chowder. But on a half shell? I don't particularly enjoy the sensation of giant sea boogers sliding down my esophagus. 🤣
Are you sure you don't mean mussels?

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I dont know if I've ever seen clams on the half she'll before.
 
it was easy to make. I just used a 4 foot 1.5" dowel. spray painted it white then taped off 1 inch marks and spray paint the other colors. The neighbors use it too since they can tell but what color they see. and the spike was just a 12" landscape nail.
You should be on your neighbors' pay roll!
 
Now, I can appreciate a fried clam or clam chowder. But on a half shell? I don't particularly enjoy the sensation of giant sea boogers sliding down my esophagus. 🤣
but this is great for oysters. actually in a shot glass with a little spicy cocktail sauce and topped with whiskey.
 
I get that. My wife won't eat oysters on the half shell because she said it looks like snot. I've tried to convince they are delicious... she can't past how they look.
Tell her they do snot toast like snot.
 

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