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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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Good afternoon folks. Im still fighting the crud. What a lame way to get a day off of work
Oh no! I hope you feel better soon my friend!!! You have too many adventures to go on with your boys and don't have time to be sick!
 

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No, the thinner clear two-part stuff you use around the house. You just want to coat it with something waterproof and non-toxic. I always hesitate to use epoxy around a tank myself. But I have used it, and CA with no ill effects.

I've never tried it but even plasti-dip, once thoroughly dry should work. I've also heard of good results with Krylon Fusion paint. In fact, I think these may be preferable to epoxy.
Plasti dip is awesome! It works great on vehicles too. I dip the hard plastic areas that always oxidize on your vehicles. It lasts forever and you can usually pull it all off in one strip or sheet if you want to remove/replace it.
 

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Actually, it’s in the 40’s and raining and I was starving and couldn’t stop thinking of hot and sour soup and Mangolean beef to warm me up and it was the opposite direction of the lfs so I skipped it. I’m sure it will be there the next time my face gets mutilated.
Ive got to read everything before I post, from now on lol
 

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Alright ladies and gents. I can walk today, very little pain but still an occasional small spasms. Haven't taken any meds since 7am yesterday so I'm definitely on the mend. Headed to the doc here in about 15 minutes.
Sounds like you're doing everything right man. Hopefully you're headed in the right direction brother
 

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Oh no! I hope you feel better soon my friend!!! You have too many adventures to go on with your boys and don't have time to be sick!
Thanks Amanda. That's right! Pretty soon ill wake up and they'll be teenagers that dont want to hang out with me lol.

Yeah we should be in the creek right now for sure
 

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Ive got to read everything before I post, from now on lol
It's more fun to reply in line and then find out we made a fool of ourselves yet again. I do it daily, helps with humility.
 

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It's more fun to reply in line and then find out we made a fool of ourselves yet again. I do it daily, helps with humility.
Haha I love this take on it. Im getting a good dose of it today
 

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Great news Tim, I’m happy to hear it! Now don’t do anything stupid like move your weight set from the basement to your Attic.
Kevin that is good advice, but what do you about the relationship between the spine and the nervous system in the human anatomy?
 

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@Calmwaters, how those brine shrimp doing ? I seem to have adults reproducing, I plane on changing the water and container Tuesday, will try to get a pic or vid shortly
They are growing still embark but bigger than babies.
 

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