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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
Who's good at boiling eggs? My wife wants some hard-boiled eggs for lunches and she says hers are always hard to peel. How do I earn some "good hubby points" while shes napping with the boy?
I cheat and use an egg cooker. A pin hole in the tip of the egg helps a lot, then an ice bath when theyre done. Roll the egg on a hard flat surface (i.e. Kevin's head) and Crack the shell. Voila!!
 
Wash dishes !
Idk why but dishes are my mortal nemesis. Haha luckily theres nothing to wash, but some in the drying board to put away so i'll try that!
 
Well ladies and gentlemen (and the rest of you too) I'm about to be off to be cultured. We're going symphonying this afternoon so I'll be offline for several hours (and likely more than several pages).
We'll hold it down, Mr. Brown!
 
Put salt in the water and then take them straight from the pot when they are done and put them in a bowl with ice and water for 5 minutes. They will peel easily every time.
So you and John both mentioned and ice bath, so I assume thats pretty much essential! I dont think i have any ice currently so i'll get some made and in the meantime i'll clear the drain board 😅
 
Hopefully! Lavender gives me a headache. Last symphony, some dude sat right behind me after taking a bath in lavender perfume. I had to lean forward the whole time and left with a headache.
Some DUDE was bathed in lavender perfume? This is why I prefer metal concerts and hockey games lol.
 
Idk why but dishes are my mortal nemesis. Haha luckily theres nothing to wash, but some in the drying board to put away so i'll try that!
This should work my friend. Lol
 
My first was a Butterscotch Toffee, medium dark, black. Second cup was a triple shot Americano, black. Third was a Nespresso Starbucks something or other, black.
Will Ferrell Reaction GIF
 
I prefer to struggle along until i've suffered long enough and then buy something i should have bought 6 months ago. 😂
Better than me, I usually hold out for decades and then kick myself for weeks at how much time/energy/money said item saved me.
 
Better than me, I usually hold out for decades and then kick myself for weeks at how much time/energy/money said item saved me.
I Understand Season 2 GIF by Paramount+
 

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