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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
It's just odd when you've spent so much time in the hobby to find out many years later it's a food source for some 😅
Some probably feel the same way about us naming them lol. I still have trouble wrapping my head around "pet shrimp"
 
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Do any of you bake your own sourdough loaves? I made my own starter 10 days ago and I'm hoping I can get some dough made today and baked tomorrow. I have no idea what I'm doing lol, but it seems really fun.
 
I’ve been consuming Tang since I was a we lad in the highlands of Of Scotland.
Lies. All lies. Everyone knows the wee lads in Scotland drink the only thing they're allowed to drink; scotch whiskey.
 
Lol yes I have. It's pretty interesting stuff actually! I remember when lionfish fish became invasive in the Gulf, you would hear of people eating them. Then they started showing up in a few of the local restaurants. At the time I had a lionfish tank, so there was a bit of a moral dilemma for me.

Then I finally tried some and it was amazing. Morals went right out the door lol
I raised chicken and quail... I hunted quail and got chicken at the store.

Morals are funny things, aren't they? People don't eat horses here in the US because it's "wrong". Same with Llamas and Alpacas. But in other countries, they're livestock.

Cats and dogs is just odd... We don't typically eat carnivores when it comes to mammals but pigs will eat anything, including meat. Also, fish - the majority of the fish we eat are either predatory meat eaters or they're vacuum cleaners that eat garbage including anything dead they can fit in their mouths (including people...).

When it comes to food, we're ruled more by our eyes than actual taste buds.
 
Good morning Tim! <tips hat> I tried a french press coffee this morning. There was a vendor here at the VA who was selling coffee. I guess he buys beans and then adds his own flavor... not sure. Any how... that french press was pretty good. I watched him make it, it was pretty interesting.
I've got two French Press coffee makers. I do enjoy a nice French press coffee. You can let it brew a little longer to soak every last drop of oil out of the beans.

Adding "flavor" is as simple as using food grade essential oils or mixing different beans from different locations to get more of the different flavor profiles.

I've never added any oil to beans when I was roasting mine but I've definitely experimented with different coffee farms for different flavors. My personal choice was Ethiopian Yirgacheffe. Get the beans green, roasted them to just passed second crack and wait for a good sheen of oil and then remove for cooling and off gassing.

A nice "blend" is Kona Black and Tan which is a blonde roast and a french roast in a single bag. You get the freshness of a light roast and the boldness of an extra dark roast in a single cup.
 
I raised chicken and quail... I hunted quail and got chicken at the store.

Morals are funny things, aren't they? People don't eat horses here in the US because it's "wrong". Same with Llamas and Alpacas. But in other countries, they're livestock.

Cats and dogs is just odd... We don't typically eat carnivores when it comes to mammals but pigs will eat anything, including meat. Also, fish - the majority of the fish we eat are either predatory meat eaters or they're vacuum cleaners that eat garbage including anything dead they can fit in their mouths (including people...).

When it comes to food, we're ruled more by our eyes than actual taste buds.
I've heard that cougar is good, but it is one game animal where the state allows you to waste the meat
 
I raised chicken and quail... I hunted quail and got chicken at the store.

Morals are funny things, aren't they? People don't eat horses here in the US because it's "wrong". Same with Llamas and Alpacas. But in other countries, they're livestock.

Cats and dogs is just odd... We don't typically eat carnivores when it comes to mammals but pigs will eat anything, including meat. Also, fish - the majority of the fish we eat are either predatory meat eaters or they're vacuum cleaners that eat garbage including anything dead they can fit in their mouths (including people...).

When it comes to food, we're ruled more by our eyes than actual taste buds.
Very well written Mr Brown.

I found myself nodding in agreement to the entire post.
 

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