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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
We do have 11 children. One daughter passed away at 12 hours of age in March 2023. So in our pictures there are never more than 10.
So sorry to learn this, Wes. Although it was nearly three years ago, I give big h
ugs for you and your family.
Like spinning the wheel on the Price is Right!
I feel like that when I have 'scroll' to my birth year...

Spinning wheel?



Wow.. @That Crusso Kid Man you.could sell these!
If I do, I'll have to charge more than I charged Bob. Otherwise, it'll become a costly adventure. (Consider it your late Christmas gift, Bob.)
Plus, I'd have to give @Red_Beard his cut and that would bother me more than anything! 😉
 
Has this happened to anyone else? It happens to me sometimes when I try to enter, I close and enter back in and it works fine. It seems like a bug.
Happens to me regularly when I am running my VPN. I do believe the two are tied together because as soon as I stop my VPN the trouble disappears. It does not return until after I turn my VPN back on.
 
So sorry to learn this, Wes. Although it was nearly three years ago, I give big h
ugs for you and your family.


Spinning wheel?




If I do, I'll have to charge more than I charged Bob. Otherwise, it'll become a costly adventure. (Consider it your late Christmas gift, Bob.)
Plus, I'd have to give @Red_Beard his cut and that would bother me more than anything! 😉

These are from the day she was born
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So sorry to learn this, Wes. Although it was nearly three years ago, I give big h
ugs for you and your family.


Spinning wheel?




If I do, I'll have to charge more than I charged Bob. Otherwise, it'll become a costly adventure. (Consider it your late Christmas gift, Bob.)
Plus, I'd have to give @Red_Beard his cut and that would bother me more than anything! 😉

Pay Me The Simpsons GIF
 
So sorry to learn this, Wes. Although it was nearly three years ago, I give big h
ugs for you and your family.


Spinning wheel?




If I do, I'll have to charge more than I charged Bob. Otherwise, it'll become a costly adventure. (Consider it your late Christmas gift, Bob.)
Plus, I'd have to give @Red_Beard his cut and that would bother me more than anything! 😉

From this year

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Anyone ever try an electric flame? I saw one once in a store and it really does light up in daylight like the video. I really need to wait until the thaw to order anything anymore.

https://coralsanonymous.com/products/electric-eye-flame-scallop-black-friday-steal
I did, maybe thirty years ago. They did well for a while but I had trouble getting them enough food. With today's foods it should be a lot easier. Be aware they do move around, sometimes a lot. Phyto wasn't really a thing then.
 
Anyone ever try an electric flame? I saw one once in a store and it really does light up in daylight like the video. I really need to wait until the thaw to order anything anymore.

https://coralsanonymous.com/products/electric-eye-flame-scallop-black-friday-steal

I did, maybe thirty years ago. They did well for a while but I had trouble getting them enough food. With today's foods it should be a lot easier. Be aware they do move around, sometimes a lot. Phyto wasn't really a thing then.
I, too, had an Electric Flame Scallop. It was only about 25 years ago but I’m not as old as Tom. Like Tom’s, even though I tried spot-feeding it, I believe it slowly starved to death. Also, Tom is right. They move around a lot but maybe ours did because they were searching for food.
 
I, too, had an Electric Flame Scallop. It was only about 25 years ago but I’m not as old as Tom. Like Tom’s, even though I tried spot-feeding it, I believe it slowly starved to death. Also, Tom is right. They move around a lot but maybe ours did because they were searching for food.
I don't know, I've heard rumors that you are actually quite old but carrying a fake ID to evade the FBI.

They move around in the ocean as well.
 
I don't know, I've heard rumors that you are actually quite old but caring a fake ID to evade the FBI.

They move around in the ocean as well.
I was young once, I have pictures to prove it!
 
I don't know, I've heard rumors that you are actually quite old but carrying a fake ID to evade the FBI.

They move around in the ocean as well.
Whoever ratted me out gave you bad info. I carry several fake IDs.

I did not know they moved so much in the ocean too. Now I’m going to have to look them up because I’m curious like that.
 
If I do, I'll have to charge more than I charged Bob. Otherwise, it'll become a costly adventure. (Consider it your late Christmas gift, Bob.)
I'll be paying for it for as long as I put up with you...... seriously, it is greatly appreciated. The craftsmanship is great, the color is perfect. You two knocked this out of the park.
 

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