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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
My favorite cover of one of my favorite songs


We need a question mark emoji for when we know something is probably good if not epic but we have no idea what it is.
 
Morning from Ca.
1 week growth on Pumpy.
Got some corn comming in also.
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I've tried that and never had good results with corn. even bought the planter friendly type. I always thought you needed "a lot" of stalks so they fertiiize each other in the wind which is why the stalks at the edge of the fields are stunted. I only have garlic, squash and cucumbers this year. will grow more once I get the boat out of the garage and can run the greenhouse again.
 
Good Morning Peeps. last water change I forgot to turn off the ATO as usual. 🙄
the Osmo 2 had an audible alarm, the Osmo 3 does not. I so miss that. dropped to 1.022 and for the past 5 days I shut the ATO off to slowly bring it back up. today I just got down to low enough that I was get air bubbles mixing in with the return pump. but I'm back to 1.026 so I added salt water replacement at 1.026 and balanced. turn ATO back on and it didn't dispense. found that being dry for several days had creep on the eye. washed and everything seems fine.

they totally have a gif for everything! @kingranch2003


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Morning Paul,
 
I've tried that and never had good results with corn. even bought the planter friendly type. I always thought you needed "a lot" of stalks so they fertiiize each other in the wind which is why the stalks at the edge of the fields are stunted. I only have garlic, squash and cucumbers this year. will grow more once I get the boat out of the garage and can run the greenhouse again.
Yes blocks work better.
For single runs like this 10 plant in an 18×48 box you pollinate by hand.
In the morning when its calm, no wind, you shake the stalk and the pollen drops straight down onto the corn pollinating it.
Give it a try if you only want 20 cobs it works well.
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Yes blocks work better.
For single runs like this 10 plant in an 18×48 box you pollinate by hand.
In the morning when its calm, no wind, you shake the stalk and the pollen drops straight down onto the corn pollinating it.
Give it a try if you only want 10-20 cobs it works well.
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I tried that in a 48"x48" raised bed. I also tried in a planter of 8. from what I remember I only got a small amount but used the stalks for decorating the mailbox at Halloween.
 
I tried that in a 48"x48" raised bed. I also tried in a planter of 8. from what I remember I only got a small amount but used the stalks for decorating the mailbox at Halloween.
You won't get much unless you polinate by hand like I mentioned.
In a small run I can get them all to polinate. With that method you can watch the pollen fall onto the corn.
The key is it must be dead calm for the pollen to fall straight down.
 
I am going to have to listen to some tomorrow. Watched part of some old movie tonight. Had Dolly and Sly in it. He should NEVER sing.
Yeah mean Drinkenstein?!

 
Good Morning Peeps. last water change I forgot to turn off the ATO as usual. 🙄
the Osmo 2 had an audible alarm, the Osmo 3 does not. I so miss that. dropped to 1.022 and for the past 5 days I shut the ATO off to slowly bring it back up. today I just got down to low enough that I was get air bubbles mixing in with the return pump. but I'm back to 1.026 so I added salt water replacement at 1.026 and balanced. turn ATO back on and it didn't dispense. found that being dry for several days had creep on the eye. washed and everything seems fine.

they totally have a gif for everything! @kingranch2003


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Sorry about your tank man, and im so glad you figured it out, but did you just find a Simpsons gif for a flippin' water change? Unbelievable...
 
lol....you forgot the time you put the fork in the wall outlet...buzz
Hahaha That's because im suffering from brain damage bc of the time I fell off of a 4 wheeler and was subsequently run over by my friend. I've been over by a lot of different vehicles now that I take stock! My personality is starting to make more sense isn't it?
 
How are you still alive? This is nuts. Take care and wear kevlar
I ask this question often Shelley. Thank God I had my boys and finally chilled out a bit ( a lot).
🤣

Romance Love GIF by The Bachelorette Australia
 

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