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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

kingranch2003

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Nope just fresh, cold RO water John.
I don't scrub I spray with a hose and they ball up and let go.
Sometimes they make it through this too.
They're really amazing creatures those aiptasia....
You know I've tried every manual method and this is my go to now.
I will give this a shot Joel. Thanks man
 

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Joel, you're doing it all wrong. you should be raising Berghia and selling them instead.
Id buy some right now lol. I just found some more in the zoas. They came in on a frag plug. My tank was aiptasia free before this.
 

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just checked. we have a little over 2" now. Today was great, 66 and sunny. opened the garage doors and did a little work. will do some tomorrow too but shows 50 degrees.
yesterday at Softball drop off I saw a PoPo sitting in the sandbox playing with a little kid. was like WOW. But then realized I think they may have been on extra alert do to threats at ball fields. I can't believe how bad things get sometimes.
Threats at the ball field?
 

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We got a little bit over the weekend but not enough to help.
We got smashed Thursday. There were 3 confirmed tornadoes in my city that morning. I drove to work in the storm at apparently the same exact speed lol.

I was just put it in 4 wheel drive and started listening to some Hawkwind 😎

 

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I have never been to a chiropractor, you could probably shatter some windows if i came to see ya
I was injured at work a little over 20 years ago and they referred me to see a chiropractor. I went for a little over a year and then insurance changed and it was going to go from $25 per visit to $45 per visit and wouldn't cover the therapeutic massage that made it possible for my chiropractor to even adjust me. Haven't been back since unfortunately.
 

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Stay in the grind my friend! Im doing well myself, but you know I gotta check on ypu from time to time.
I sometimes forget to eat till dinner time, but I usually fare in a general positive manner day to day haha. Im just eating dinner now. Got both screaming children to bed. Now, im going back to my poor bachelor dinner ideas. Pizza rolls. Which, i remember being A)better and B) more poor friendly...
 

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