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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

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What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
Patience

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Just got the second round of tissue removal, hoping he comes back and states he got it all and stitches me up. I think I’m going to hit my lfs after.
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Just got the second round of tissue removal, hoping he comes back and states he got it all and stitches me up. I think I’m going to hit my lfs after.
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Wow! Kevin I didn’t know you were getting something done . I thought you were just kidding . But hey you don’t look 👀 bad . When does the stitches come out ?
 

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Hello Rocky just curious as to if they make a titanium rod for the ranco . How do they keep it from rusting ?
I added a section of clear heat shrink to mine. You can also order it that way but I didn't want to pay $20 bucks for them to do it when I had everything needed at the house. I actually added silicone to one end, sealed that end and pushed the tip all the down into the silicone and then used a heat gun to seal it all up.
 

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We took it to get it cubed with at a meat processor, then to cook it I dip the meat in eggs then I coat them one at a time in a mixture of flour, corn meal, onion powder, garlic powder, and meat tenderiser then I fry them in olive oil. If your meat hasn't been cubed you can take one of those meat mallet things and beat it until its tender.
or flaccid.... 🧐
 

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Just got the second round of tissue removal, hoping he comes back and states he got it all and stitches me up. I think I’m going to hit my lfs after.
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Hey Kev... you remind of me of Walter White from Breaking Bad
 

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Wow! Kevin I didn’t know you were getting something done . I thought you were just kidding . But hey you don’t look 👀 bad . When does the stitches come out ?
They wanted me to come back in a week but I told them my wife is an intensive care nurse and my daughter is a nurse practitioner and one of them will take care of them. My wife has been removing friends and family’s stitches for decades.
 

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I knew that . I was being funny . I think the coral would be the beneficiary at this size which is what I wanted to do with it . Years ago I use them for feeding baby discus . I had a cut off aplastic soda bottle with an air stone in it . I didn’t want to mess with that again . But this will be the first time giving then to my coral .
I was attempting to be funny as well lol and yes your corals will eat them as well.
 

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I added a section of clear heat shrink to mine. You can also order it that way but I didn't want to pay $20 bucks for them to do it when I had everything needed at the house. I actually added silicone to one end, sealed that end and pushed the tip all the down into the silicone and then used a heat gun to seal it all up.
I have a heat gun but no heat shrink stuff. I hate to buy a bunch of stuff just to use one tiny piece.
 

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Now what do I do with them . Lol!! 😝
Do you have cocktail sauce?

Feed them to a tank, small fish soft, and LPS corals love them. But don't wait too long, they are most nutritious during the first six hours after hatch. There will be lots more over the next day or so.
 

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