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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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That's because you are not a year older, only 1 day older!
I'm sure if i could go back to being 18 for a day, when i snapped back to 33 I'd probably cry but yea, I've acclimated well enough 😂
 

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@kevgib67 I had to put your namesake in a time out box and I will be moving him into his own 5 gallon tank this afternoon. He decided to start eating the shrimp he hasn't bothered up until now and I'm pretty sure he killed two of the rainbow fish they looked like their tails had been bitten off. I have had tons of bettas over the years and this is the first one I have ever had one that attacked other fish. He was also trying to attack the other fish that are on the outside of his time out box.
Wow Amanda. That is awful. Mine were always mellow also. How strange
 

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She read it off your credit card 😆
Lol nah she knows it because I have had them order me a lot of fish over the years and they always write my name and number down so they can call me when they get in.
 

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Wow Amanda. That is awful. Mine were always mellow also. How strange
Mine always have been as well until this one and I have had a lot of bettas in my life, I use to run an insurance office and I had about 40 bettas at one point all over the office where I would go to the big box stores and but the ones that were sick or close to death to try to save them.
 

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Mine always have been as well until this one and I have had a lot of bettas in my life, I use to run an insurance office and I had about 40 bettas at one point all over the office where I would go to the big box stores and but the ones that were sick or close to death to try to save them.
Now I see just how far your enabling goes. That was so mice.
 

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Now I see just how far your enabling goes. That was so mice.
Back then Walmart still sold fish and there was a Walmart and a Petsmart that were less than 5 minutes from my office and I would go to them often on my lunch break.
 

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Thanks, I slept great and did wake up refreshed. Just letting you know that I am Dawn, but its OK because my head is spinning over all you gals and (guys also) names too! I cant remember who is who! 🤪
I even know you are not Amanda but Dawn. I start typing and thinking and mix them all up. I type over 100 words a minute when I need tp. So leads to trouble. 👿
 

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I even know you are not Amanda but Dawn. I start typing and thinking and mix them all up. I type over 100 words a minute when I need tp. So leads to trouble. 👿
Ha ha, you are both smarter than me and a much better typer. At my best I only typed about 40 words a minute, 👍 and I will have to go back to yesterday when you told me your name to know who you are! 😃
 

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