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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
That's a bummer.... I love Statham, and The Transporter movies were my favorites. I haven't seen the Beekeeper, but I want to
Bee keeper was a good movie , I thought they were doing a second .
 
yes and thanks for that anerobic idea..I will convert a old reef octopus reactor into one...currently it is my dark reactor(aka cryptic)
Man I cant wait to see this. Your sump alone could be it’s own build!
 
bought 32 ounces of pod and 32 of plankton...put all 32 of pod in the 300. been dosing 50ml of plankton once a week corals look amazing...getting them strong for the tank upgrade...
thinking of setting up a small plankton farm here for the new tank...doesnt look hard..
I've found it to be pretty easy
 
Good morning my friend

Absolutely right Kevin. I have one half of the clothes I own right now lol
When I told my friend that lives in Canada how cold it was here she asked me if I had enough clothes to survive lol
 
I have already had two cups but I'm seriously considering a third.
I just poured the third
lol !! . That’s funny . I think because it’s Sunday .
 
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My beautiful blue betta that I have had for over 5 years died he'd been slowing down the last few months and not swimming as much so I knew it was coming. I decided to take apart his tank and move the plants and driftwood into other tanks. I rescaped my little cherry shrimp tank with part of the plants and replaced the driftwood that was in it with a smaller piece I found in my stash of aquarium stuff. First picture is the way it is now, second is the way it was before. I'm really liking the smaller driftwood in it. Its a little cloudy right now but will clear up soon.
 

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always great to dodge a bullet....speaking of this activity...We went and saw the new Statam (Stallones's buddy) movie last night..SHELTER...it was ok/good but not Expendable great...or like the mechanic or the transporter movies...honestly was a bit disappointed...
So you logged that as a training event then and took the tax deduction. Nothing wasted then.
 
My beautiful blue betta that I have had for over 5 years died he'd been slowing down the last few months and not swimming as much so I knew it was coming. I decided to take apart his tank and move the plants and driftwood into other tanks. I rescaped my little cherry shrimp tank with part of the plants and replaced the driftwood that was in it with a smaller piece I found in my stash of aquarium stuff. First picture is the way it is now, second is the way it was before. I'm really liking the smaller driftwood in it. Its a little cloudy right now but will clear up soon.
Sorry for your loss but when you have a stash of Aquarian stuff that brigs to mind a new subject . How many people have a closet full of Aquarian stuff ?
 
Sorry for your loss but when you have a stash of Aquarian stuff that brigs to mind a new subject . How many people have a closet full of Aquarian stuff ?
I have two shelving units one for freshwater and one for saltwater plus the cabinets in the stands of each tank with stuff plus some more up in my storage area above our can house...
 
I have two shelving units one for freshwater and one for saltwater plus the cabinets in the stands of each tank with stuff plus some more up in my storage area above our can house...
I definitely have more stuff than I do a fish tank ? My fish tank is a 70 plus a 15 gallon sump and the STUFF I have for it has gotten out of control . Lol !! 🤣 🤑 I actually have pumps new in the box so that if something should go wrong I have a back up .
 
Sorry for your loss but when you have a stash of Aquarian stuff that brigs to mind a new subject . How many people have a closet full of Aquarian stuff ?
I have a decent pile. All stuff I wish was something else though mostly haha. I ought to try and trade but I hate dealing with people lol
 

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