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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
Im going to raised beds for less water consumption and ease of maintenance.
Peppers were grown in 6 g's of soil.
I am going to 1 plant per 36Ă—36Ă—12 beds which is over 60g's.
I will do 4 beds with 1 plant each for my hots.
I am going with the Naga Twister
Gator Jigsaw, Black Panther, and a medium Aji Mango pepper.
For a nice mild pepper I grow Hungarian wax. You can eat these right off the vine. A very nice low scoville pepper with a nice flavor.
I grew this Barrys Crazy Cherry this year. Very sweet mega producer.
Splitting is useualy caused from under watering.
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So.... I just went to adjust the edge bars on the 112. I went into the app. All tanks were gone. It asked if I want to add a tank, wt...
Will see what RB says. I run 2 Photon 50's, 1 24, and 2 edge bars.
Looks like I have to redo all of them. Will try when I get back from the gym.
Current programs still running ok.
 
This why I wish I could grow Acros

I have to think that some are hardier than others. I have a few. Don't know their names. But they survived through dinos. Nitrates bottoming out. Don't give up.
 
Thanks! Those are for next year. I do 7g fabric bags but I am transitioning to raised beds next year. I did use 6 raised this year.
20+ bags this year and next will be all raised.
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Raised beds are great. Especially for when getting down to weed is a challenge.
 
Morning everyone!
Pumpy has been picked. Over 100lbs. Not bad from a 20g bag.
Should get a much larger one next year in the 80g bed.



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That's a pretty big pumpkin!
 
Raised beds are great. Especially for when getting down to weed is a challenge.
Yea at my age everthing is a challenge, lol.
 
I grew this Barrys Crazy Cherry this year. Very sweet mega producer.
Splitting is useualy caused from under watering.
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Kevin's "tomato" plants look different... hmmm...
 
Heading to the gym, leg day!
No more squats do to my back.
I can however put up 7 plates per side on the leg press and pump out 4-5 sets of 10.
How many plates can you do?
 

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