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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

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Better than me, I dose on 'Oh yeh, I've got a bottle of phyto sitting here going bad' days
I have my schedule of what to do and when all wrote down because I know it's the only way I can do it right...
Sunday: All for Reef in the morning and phyto then coral snow at night.
Monday: AB+ and powdered coral food, Feed flakes.
Tuesday: Dose Calcium, dose phyto and feed frozen food
Wednesday: Dose Magnesium, AB+ and coral food and feed pellets.
Thursday: Dose Phyto and feed frozen food
Friday: Dose Calcium, AB+ and coral food, feed flakes.
Saturday: Do testing, dose phyto, dose Magnesium, feed frozen.
 

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I had a very tragic situation with a family member . She was attacked and is still in a coma . Sorry I haven't been around . I’m still not ok with it . Just thought I would poke in to see how everyone is doing .
Oh no that is awful! I will keep her and your family in my prayers sweetie.
 

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Sausage,pepperoni, bacon, green peppers, onions and MUSHROOMS!
Almost, replace the green pepper with black olives and I can take or leave the pepperoni if it has good sausage, although a lot of the sausage used today is rather inferior.
 

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My brine shrimp hatchery was delivered a few minutes ago. I just put in my first attempt at hatching them and put the hatchery on my husband's heating mat he's got tomatoes growing on. There was just enough room left on it for my hatchery. 🙂
 

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Almost, replace the green pepper with black olives and I can take or leave the pepperoni if it has good sausage, although a lot of the sausage used today is rather inferior.
Yes this 100% I like green peppers but they give me heart burn.
 

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Thank you , that means a lot . I see your close to making 100,000
I'm getting there! I have really missed having you here. Don't get me wrong the guys are great but its nice to have another lady to help me try to keep them in line...
 

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I'm getting there! I have really missed having you here. Don't get me wrong the guys are great but its nice to have another lady to help me try to keep them in line...
Absolutely . I get it lol !!
 

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Almost, replace the green pepper with black olives and I can take or leave the pepperoni if it has good sausage, although a lot of the sausage used today is rather inferior.
You can have your olives, I can’t do them but I have to have my green peppers. We are still close! I always wanted to try anchovies but just haven’t pulled the trigger and now at my age I’ll probably love them and realize I wasted my whole life even more.
 

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I have my schedule of what to do and when all wrote down because I know it's the only way I can do it right...
Sunday: All for Reef in the morning and phyto then coral snow at night.
Monday: AB+ and powdered coral food, Feed flakes.
Tuesday: Dose Calcium, dose phyto and feed frozen food
Wednesday: Dose Magnesium, AB+ and coral food and feed pellets.
Thursday: Dose Phyto and feed frozen food
Friday: Dose Calcium, AB+ and coral food, feed flakes.
Saturday: Do testing, dose phyto, dose Magnesium, feed frozen.
I have a schedule as well but I've memorized it.

Sunday-Saturday make sure no fish are missing
Once in a while, if I wake up early enough, feed coral
Occasionally throw some Purple-M and some Manganese in the tank
daily throw some kind of food in the tank at least three times a day, actually my wife usually does the feeding

My setup does dose 18ml of AFR and 3ml of Magnesium daily and I have an ATO

Test, at least once every few months or if something important croaks.

Now all of that said, my tank looks like garbage and has more Aiptasia than the entire Caribbean, but the corals are doing okay and the fish are happy.
 

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You can have your olives, I can’t do them but I have to have my green peppers. We are still close! I always wanted to try anchovies but just haven’t pulled the trigger and now at my age I’ll probably love them and realize I wasted my whole life even more.
I have no idea why but my daughter said one day she wanted anchovies. I have never nor do I want an anchovy. but, I threw in the towel and bought the can for her. and I watched. and she ate. and I 🥴🤢🥴 but then she said, no, I don't really like them. 😌
but I ate these instead!
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I'm taking three frags of my devils hand to my LFS tomorrow to trade for store credit when I go to pick up my cleaner wrasse they ordered for me. They are I would say about the size of a quarter to maybe a fifty cent piece. What do you guys think is a decent amount for store credit? They are on small pieces of rubble and not frag plugs.
 

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My brine shrimp hatchery was delivered a few minutes ago. I just put in my first attempt at hatching them and put the hatchery on my husband's heating mat he's got tomatoes growing on. There was just enough room left on it for my hatchery. 🙂
That is exciting news!

You'll have shrimp by noon tomorrow. Did you use a bit fresher water, around. 1.018? It may not make much difference, but it also might!
 

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That is exciting news!

You'll have shrimp by noon tomorrow. Did you use a bit fresher water, around. 1.018? It may not make much difference, but it also might!
No I used water that I had left over from my last water change its the same as my tank so 1.025.
 

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