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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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So glad to see you have one. I would need a chiller to keep some. Or have them in my basement.

They look really neat!

I want to find a variety that smells really good. 👍 Azaelas are sometimes smaller than their cousins. But not always. And anytime I can get something that is fragrant I consider it a bonus.

We are expecting a freeze tonight. We covered so many plants I was running out of buckets. Some clematis's were just breaking ground. So I put soil over them.

But many plants were already to large to cover. 😢

Enjoy your Azaela. Please don't cut it down.
I think this is what you are looking for Shelley! They don’t bloom often but have a very unique fragrance!😉
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Good Morning Peeps.
Amanda, still adding Rock Flowers? I pick this one for your next.
 

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No I didn’t! If you close your eyes he sounds like Bruce Springsteen. Do tell.
Springfield was almost cast for the roll.

 

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Simply lovely.
the magnolias are just starting. these are sunshine yellow or something. got them because they are late blooming. the frost always killed the purple ones on me. I have a yellow butterflies one too but still hasn't bloomed.

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Good Morning Peeps.
Amanda, still adding Rock Flowers? I pick this one for your next.
Oh my that one is stunning! I will add more eventually just not right now.
 

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So my son got me a Sponge Bob pineapple house and a sponge Bob figure to put in my aquarium. I don't do fake decor in any of my aquariums but I don't want to hurt his feelings so is there a way I can make it safe to put into my saltwater aquarium?
 

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So my son got me a Sponge Bob pineapple house and a sponge Bob figure to put in my aquarium. I don't do fake decor in any of my aquariums but I don't want to hurt his feelings so is there a way I can make it safe to put into my saltwater aquarium?
I think you really need to know what it is made from and painted with.
 

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