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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

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What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
Patience

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And I plan on using it as soon as I get the right size cups so can I be part of team filter floss? Lol
You better believe it. "Filter Floss brother, Amanda!
 

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How are you this morning my friend?
Doing ok so far! Iim having trouble getting excited for work today after being off yesterday. Hopefully lunch will be good lol. How are you feeling this morning?
 

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Doing ok so far! Iim having trouble getting excited for work today after being off yesterday. Hopefully lunch will be good lol. How are you feeling this morning?
Boo to working! 😆 I'm ok didn't sleep well last night because I woke up hurting around 1:00 and couldn't get comfortable but it's all good because I plan on napping today. LOL I hope work goes smoothly for you.
 

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The lights aren't on yet but this is what the mount looks like. Not fancy or anything but it gets the job done. There's a few spots that I'm noticing need a little more paint added but I can fix them without taking the mount down.
Outstanding! Here is the one my oldest son made me to mount the middle light.
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Outstanding! Here is the one my oldest son made me to mount the middle light.
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I thought about doing similar but the light bar is kind of heavy and I was afraid the redsea mounts wouldn't hold it plus the redsea lights.
 

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Boo to working! 😆 I'm ok didn't sleep well last night because I woke up hurting around 1:00 and couldn't get comfortable but it's all good because I plan on napping today. LOL I hope work goes smoothly for you.
There you go! Anything to help us through the day lol. I hope you have a great day as well my friend. :)
 

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Can you share the recipe please? I love anything I can put in the crockpot!
what I do is get a nice looking corned beef flat cut with the seasoning packet. if you don't get the seasoning packet it's a table spoon of pickling spice and a bay leaf. Just drop a few carrots in (chunks or whole), potatoes at around 1.5" sizes. Then place the meat on top of the carrots/ potatoes with fat face down. fill with water (I add a beer too) until the water is just to the top of the meat. sprinkle the seasoning packet on the meat and in the water. Slow cook covered on low for 10 hours. after a few hours, flip the meat over so the fat side is up. At about 7.5 hours, cut a cabbage head into wedges and lay on top of the meat for the remaining 2.5 hours. This is how I get the best results. you never get the same on a stove top or in a dutch oven. ( if you're not around to flip it, place the fat side up so it doesn't dry out).
 

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