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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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Soooooooooooooooooooo. What did you get? Just the hat? Am I missing something? You all know I'm old.
Keep scrolling and you’ll see! We have a sub club on the Smorgasbord, the elder reefers and we don’t make fun of each other like these youngsters do,I’m one of the founding members. We have a secret handshake and everything! If you’re interested let me know. Care to share your first name?
 

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Keep scrolling and you’ll see! We have a sub club on the Smorgasbord, the elder reefers and we don’t make fun of each other like these youngsters do,I’m one of the founding members. We have a secret handshake and everything! If you’re interested let me know. Care to share your first name?
Very cool! I actually love the joking around and have zero issue with it. Being called old is a badge of honor as it just means I've been around longer and likely have more life experience than those calling me old. Us "olders" may even know more than some about things. That said, the sub club with secret handshake and all sounds pretty cool. My name is Orlando but everyone calls me Orly.
 

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Those are amazing pictures! What kind of camera are you using?
Thanks. It's a Canon R6 that I just got with a macro 100mm L es lens that I've had. I have a zillion pics on my build thread with my other cam (Canon D7). I'm a bit of a shutterbug with my tank.
 

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Very cool! I actually love the joking around and have zero issue with it. Being called old is a badge of honor as it just means I've been around longer and likely have more life experience than those calling me old. Us "olders" may even know more than some about things. That said, the sub club with secret handshake and all sounds pretty cool. My name is Orlando but everyone calls me Orly.
Thanks so for sharing Orly but I don’t want you to get the wrong idea. It’s not all fun and games, at least a few times a week people bring up reefing.😉
 
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Thanks. It's a Canon R6 that I just got with a macro 100mm L es lens that I've had. I have a zillion pics on my build thread with my other cam (Canon D7). I'm a bit of a shutterbug with my tank.
Thank you for the info!
 

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Thanks so for sharing Orl but I don’t want you to get the wrong idea. It’s not all fun and games, at least a few times a week people bring up reefing.😉
Yea in between all the talk about food and all kinds of other stuff.
 

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You're too kind brother.

Here are three pics with the new cam I got yesterday. I've been really busy today and haven't had the time to play "with it". It's killing me! I love new gadgets!

Hawk's are always cool.
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Pic below is right before lights out. Second pic is the same one cropped. Lots of detail. I'm really looking forward to taking pictures with the new cam.
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A new cam! Oh it's on now lol. Crazy PE on those acros man.
 

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Five heads John and a fed the tank oyster eggs earlier!
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Great looking spot for them! A touch of red in your late evening light schedule will turn them hot pink! 😎 Not a camera trick. You'll see it


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A new cam! Oh it's on now lol. Crazy PE on those acros man.
Oh, and the new cam supposedly takes great video. Here's a test video on full auto with no edits. Looks promising once I learn how to use it.

The background sound is me entertaining my granddaughter.
 

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Keep scrolling and you’ll see! We have a sub club on the Smorgasbord, the elder reefers and we don’t make fun of each other like these youngsters do,I’m one of the founding members. We have a secret handshake and everything! If you’re interested let me know. Care to share your first name?
Dont forget to warn him about #Smorgasbordafterdark!

Art Spinning GIF by Psyklon
 

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Great looking spot for them! A touch of red in your late evening light schedule will turn them hot pink! 😎 Not a camera trick. You'll see it


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That right there is why I put them on my list for my tank upgrade. Still looking for a tube nem like Paul had.
 

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Very cool! I actually love the joking around and have zero issue with it. Being called old is a badge of honor as it just means I've been around longer and likely have more life experience than those calling me old. Us "olders" may even know more than some about things. That said, the sub club with secret handshake and all sounds pretty cool. My name is Orlando but everyone calls me Orly.
Except me! I call you OG, but now I have other options lol
 
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