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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
@kevgib67 I've finally nailed the veleveting technique used in Chinese restaurants (our favorite) it comes out so tender. I made this Mei Fun last night with some cheap steaks I bought. That's the beauty of it though, you can use very inexpensive cuts of beef, because the method with tenderize any cut of beef, pork, or chicken

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Wow that looks delicious John! I know my wife found a technique for chicken that the restaurant uses consisting of baking powder. Not sure if it’s the same for beef.
 
They are ALWAYS hungry

I had a very serious aiptasia problem couple years back and berghia solved it. I don't have a wrasse because I invested so heavily in berghia to get to the other side of my aptasia problem. I already have a copperband who is always prowling and 2 orange spotted file fish, so my berghia have to be good hiders.

I thought about trying to raise berghia for a while, but life got in the way (and you have to raise a LOT of aiptasia to keep them fed). There is a guy local to me that raises them on the side, and he has taught me a lot and has good prices.
Howdy Lisa!
 
Wow that looks delicious John! I know my wife found a technique for chicken that the restaurant uses consisting of baking powder. Not sure if it’s the same for beef.
Yep the exact same! Unbelievable how well it works. I haven't cooked chicken that way, but I really want to make some moo goo gai pan!
 
So, weird day. Those of you who weren’t here before March you’ll have to use your imagination, to much to rehash. My boss was indicted on 3 counts based on charges of former employees. We all went to the hearing to support him. Got there at 10:35 and walked out at 12:45. Gave me post traumatic stress, last time I was in a court room I was wearing an orange jumpsuit and had matching bracelets on. Shelley had drove all the way to Ohio to transfer me back to face charges. Anyway the charges sounded even sillier than I thought. No victim, no damages and these were felony charges. I thought to myself what a waste of the judges time. I wanted to stand up and scream “ you’re out of order, this whole court room is out of order!” 🤪 This was a hearing just for the prosecution. The judge threw out 2 of the three charges. The remaining one was based on a device sold to physicians that they clip on to their clothes the records the visit and then ai creates a note for the visit and it saves the doctors time. Well it was used on 7 visits and two he didn’t ask permission, clearly an oversight and a mistake. One of those testified today but there were no damages. Next adventure will be the trial in 4 weeks.
 
Good afternoon Peeps!

Just gave my steaks a Brazilian wax!

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Hey there Paul! That looks delicious! It reminds me to take something out of the freezer from the 1/4 cow we got last week. Hmmm 🤔, I’ve been craving my short ribs recipe.
 
Hey there Paul! That looks delicious! It reminds me to take something out of the freezer from the 1/4 cow we got last week. Hmmm 🤔, I’ve been craving my short ribs recipe.
I thought about buying a 1/4 or 1/2 cow for the freezer back at covid times but there are too many cuts I just don't want.
 
So, weird day. Those of you who weren’t here before March you’ll have to use your imagination, to much to rehash. My boss was indicted on 3 counts based on charges of former employees. We all went to the hearing to support him. Got there at 10:35 and walked out at 12:45. Gave me post traumatic stress, last time I was in a court room I was wearing an orange jumpsuit and had matching bracelets on. Shelley had drove all the way to Ohio to transfer me back to face charges. Anyway the charges sounded even sillier than I thought. No victim, no damages and these were felony charges. I thought to myself what a waste of the judges time. I wanted to stand up and scream “ you’re out of order, this whole court room is out of order!” 🤪 This was a hearing just for the prosecution. The judge threw out 2 of the three charges. The remaining one was based on a device sold to physicians that they clip on to their clothes the records the visit and then ai creates a note for the visit and it saves the doctors time. Well it was used on 7 visits and two he didn’t ask permission, clearly an oversight and a mistake. One of those testified today but there were no damages. Next adventure will be the trial in 4 weeks.
they use that for me and never asked. It took me a while to figure out how they remembered a couple personal things or topics about kids playing field hockey etc...
 
So, weird day. Those of you who weren’t here before March you’ll have to use your imagination, to much to rehash. My boss was indicted on 3 counts based on charges of former employees. We all went to the hearing to support him. Got there at 10:35 and walked out at 12:45. Gave me post traumatic stress, last time I was in a court room I was wearing an orange jumpsuit and had matching bracelets on. Shelley had drove all the way to Ohio to transfer me back to face charges. Anyway the charges sounded even sillier than I thought. No victim, no damages and these were felony charges. I thought to myself what a waste of the judges time. I wanted to stand up and scream “ you’re out of order, this whole court room is out of order!” 🤪 This was a hearing just for the prosecution. The judge threw out 2 of the three charges. The remaining one was based on a device sold to physicians that they clip on to their clothes the records the visit and then ai creates a note for the visit and it saves the doctors time. Well it was used on 7 visits and two he didn’t ask permission, clearly an oversight and a mistake. One of those testified today but there were no damages. Next adventure will be the trial in 4 weeks.
Are you losing it Kevin ! You’re blaming this on Shelley ?
Wow 😮 !
 

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