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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
Sorry, more information: it was originally scheduled for the 30th of June. They found an opening for this Friday at 11:50.
 
I'm hoping everyone is okay.

I have NOT left the hobby just going through a rough spot with being active on R2R.

Tank is doing fine. Anenomes aren't as healthy as they once were but I think it's due to lowering N03. Hammers and softies thriving. No deaths.

I bought a new pump for my remora so I could get better bubble production sicce 1.5. plus noise complaints.

Tank upgrade has gone nowhere though...
 
I can swim. It's fairly shallow - 12' to the top but we usually only keep it filled to around 10'.

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Haha ok, then.
All joking aside, my friend. I hope you see an improvement soon.
I hope you get
 
So I overdid it on the walking today and now my back is paying for it.

Took my Flexeril about 3.5 hours ago. Just took my ibuprofen. Walking is rough right now, even with a walker or a cane.
 
So I overdid it on the walking today and now my back is paying for it.

Took my Flexeril about 3.5 hours ago. Just took my ibuprofen. Walking is rough right now, even with a walker or a cane.
I get it man. Im a terrible patient too, but you gotta take it easy for a while brother. That's just all there is to it.
 
Good game tonight! Here's big John on 3rd base, chomping at the bit to score. He did too!

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I can't believe he's this big kid now. It seems like last week that I was trying to convince him that there were no monsters under his bed.

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Yeah, I'm watching you big boy!
 
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Good game tonight! Here's big John on 3rd base, chomping at the bit to score. He did too!

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I can't believe he's this big kid now. It seems like last week that I was trying to convince him that there were no monsters under his bed.

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No monsters under the bed? Really? He's going professional!
 
No monsters under the bed? Really? He's going professional!
I swear I think if he ever ran into a monster, he'd probably talk it to death, or at least talk it into seeing things his way lol
 

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