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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
I think paying the extra for quarantined gosh from them is totally worth it.

Yup, i'm not so worried about ich... it's the velvet, brook, and such that wipe out tanks in a couple days that terrify me.
 
In our immediate town? If you don't count Mexican restaurants, pizza joints, or BBQ. We have 3-4 restaurants. Usually we have to drive downtown to go to legit resturants since we have nothing around us, haha
We only have one legit BBQ in town. They don't seem to do well here. There is one location that has had three, good, BBQ restaurants in a row open there, last a year or two and close. It is now a Mexican restaurant and doing very well. A lot of our residents are from northern states, including us, and most of our winter visitors are from far northern states and Canada. Guess BBQ doesn't roll off a lot of tongues around here. There is at least one Mexican place on just about every block in our downtown section. We only have six or seven pizza places and one of those is a Papa Murphey's so only half-credit.
 
Good morning on this fine and chilly St. Patrick's Day!

It is equally one of my favorite days of the year and most disappointing days of the year as I put my whole identity into my strong Irish heritage until a few years ago when a DNA test knocked me down a few notches...2% to be exact. 🥲

But I won't let it stop me from making a giant Shepherd's Pie for dinner with Soda Bread!

St Patricks Day Dancing GIF by Team Coco
Happy Just Kidding GIF by Acorn TV
Good morning and Happy St. Patrick’s Day Alycia!
salmon river landscape GIF by Head Like an Orange
 
We only have one legit BBQ in town. They don't seem to do well here. There is one location that has had three, good, BBQ restaurants in a row open there, last a year or two and close. It is now a Mexican restaurant and doing very well. A lot of our residents are from northern states, including us, and most of our winter visitors are from far northern states and Canada. Guess BBQ doesn't roll off a lot of tongues around here. There is at least one Mexican place on just about every block in our downtown section. We only have six or seven pizza places and one of those is a Papa Murphey's so only half-credit.
One of the cities near us, and it's not a big one either, has six Mexican restaurants. BBQ is pretty big here, too, but we do have one BBQ place near us that is better than the highest-rated BBQ restaurant in Dallas/Frisco.(Hutchins in Frisco) The one by us is only open for Two-Three days, rest of the week is closed for cooking. The owner is super friendly and takes a lot of pride in his business. He has also given us free ribs, brisket etc.. just because why not.
 
Yup, i'm not so worried about ich... it's the velvet, brook, and such that wipe out tanks in a couple days that terrify me.
All of them terrify me. Ick from what I understand is very hard to treat in saltwater because cuc can't survive copper.
 
All of them terrify me. Ick from what I understand is very hard to treat in saltwater because cuc can't survive copper.

It's basically impossible in a reef since all methods would kill CUC and corals. I have it in my display tank, last fish that had it was the Angel but it's been over a month since last sighting.
 
I wish they would sell the spicy ranch in stores!
We have a bottle of it at home in the fridge, remind me tonight I’ll send you a picture!
 
Good morning everyone. Happy St. Patrick's day and/or
Taco Tuesday,
Camp Fire Girls Day,
Doctor Patient Trust Day,
Evacuation Day,
National 3-d Day,
National Corned Beef and Cabbage Day,
Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Day,
Saint Gertrude of Nivelles Day,
Tea For Two Tuesday,
World Social Work Day.

Be safe out there.
Good morning Tom, quite a list!
Chasing Tom And Jerry GIF by HBO Max
 
Some people do cleanse programs with juices... i choose the Taco Bell method.
I have a colonoscopy in August. My prep Instructions are to eat mass portions of Taco Bell for breakfast, lunch and dinner the day before and nothing by mouth after midnight.
 
Here you go!
I'm jealous of the Conchs! I'm itching to get some but I don't have anything else I need at the moment so it would kind of be a waste of shipping 😅 and I just can't find them locally.
 
I have a colonoscopy in August. My prep Instructions are to eat mass portions of Taco Bell for breakfast, lunch and dinner the day before and nothing by mouth after midnight.
That doctor is going to need a prayer or two.
 
I'm jealous of the Conchs! I'm itching to get some but I don't have anything else I need at the moment so it would kind of be a waste of shipping 😅 and I just can't find them locally.
Its been about two years since I added my original cuc so I figured it was time to give it a boost plus I needed to add some bumblebee snails.
 

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