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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
Had deer meat and a baked potato for supper but I forgot to get a picture. It was yummy.
I once had a meal that started with an appetizer of 3 cocktail shrimp. they were $60 EACH! 😬 I ordered salmon that night for the entree. it was like a 2"x2" x 1" chunk but had some brown drizzle too to make it elaborate for $325. the glass of wine was $50. went to a Broadway play afterwards to see Aida. On the way home I was so hungry from lack of food i stopped at McDonalds. "true story".
 
I once had a meal that started with an appetizer of 3 cocktail shrimp. they were $60 EACH! 😬 I ordered salmon that night for the entree. it was like a 2"x2" x 1" chunk but had some brown drizzle too to make it elaborate for $325. the glass of wine was $50. went to a Broadway play afterwards to see Aida. On the way home I was so hungry from lack of food i stopped at McDonalds. "true story".
I get that! I once worked for an insurance agent that took all the staff to the Grove Park Inn for supper for Christmas. The food there is insanely expensive and I left hungry. I don't know if you guys have ever heard of the Historical Grove Park Inn but its a super expensive hotel in Asheville and they host a huge Gingerbread House competition every year. People all over the US come to see the houses.
 
I get that! I once worked for an insurance agent that took all the staff to the Grove Park Inn for supper for Christmas. The food there is insanely expensive and I left hungry. I don't know if you guys have ever heard of the Historical Grove Park Inn but its a super expensive hotel in Asheville and they host a huge Gingerbread House competition every year. People all over the US come to see the houses.
I have not heard of that one. but I don't make it down that far.
the place that I went was Le Bernadine. I wasn't flipping the $ so I was ok with it. that really was the most expensive meal I have ever had.
 
funny thing. well not funny. I was robbed!
McDonalds today with kids. Big Mac meal, "one" 10 piece nugget, 2 medium fries, 2 small sodas. $32 😠
Eating out is so expensive
 
Yes and they are with every penny whereas food out isn't. Lol
my biggest plus eating out is I don't have to do any of it. no cooking, coordinating or clean up. biggest is clean up. I'll cook anything if I didn't have to clean up afterwards.
 
my biggest plus eating out is I don't have to do any of it. no cooking, coordinating or clean up. biggest is clean up. I'll cook anything if I didn't have to clean up afterwards.
I'm the same way. I hate doing dishes lol
 
especially after I eat. nooooooo. pots and pans I clean before I eat. because I need to be done after eating.
I clean as much as I can while I'm cooking and yes pots and pans before eating because sometimes they are harder to clean when they get cold.
 
I clean as much as I can while I'm cooking and yes pots and pans before eating because sometimes they are harder to clean when they get cold.
I did jambalaya tonight. one pan to clean. 😄 I have no idea how Joel does it.
 
Had deer meat and a baked potato for supper but I forgot to get a picture. It was yummy.
Nice …. Tell us what you have and don’t show it….. 🤣
 
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Hi Zach, @ZACHERY welcome to the smorgasbord. please introduce yourself and post a build thread. Please be careful of what @kephin posts. he will expand your mind. OH, no mushrooms pics are allowed on this thread either.
 

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