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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
Pages and pages and Sven finally adds some real value to the reef discussion! Thank you Sven! We have actionable info leading to success.

Okay back to the hellos, goodnights, and cat pictures...hahaha!

I guess I can give credit to Kevin for asking THE question...hahaha.
Good morning Lowell, I’ll take the credit!
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My mother just sent me this picture of me and our cat after I got out of the hospital when I broke my nose and had to have surgery due to a neighborhood kickball game. That cat moved with us from Indiana, Florida, Connecticut, New York and Ohio. My mother called me when I was a freshman at OSU to tell me he passed away.
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What do you think the key to it’s growth Sven?
The fact that it exists!
You're going to find that the stylo and anacropora grow well for you Kevin. I'd rank easy sps like this, as less of a challenge than the gorgeous euphyllia you have.
 
My mother just sent me this picture of me and our cat after I got out of the hospital when I broke my nose and had to have surgery due to a neighborhood kickball game. That cat moved with us from Indiana, Florida, Connecticut, New York and Ohio. My mother called me when I was a freshman at OSU to tell me he passed away.
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That's just great stuff Kevin. You kind of got me in the feels with this one.
 
The fact that it exists!
You're going to find that the stylo and anacropora grow well for you Kevin. I'd rank easy sps like this, as less of a challenge than the gorgeous euphyllia you have.
Yep. stylos are weeds, lol.
I like the structure of them when grown.
One in the back of my old 80.
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After many years I have settled with an alk range of 7-8. 7.5 target.
Yes! I agree 100%
The colors are better for me too, when I can keep that alk at 7.7 or 7.8. I like the look of the slower growth pattern as well. There's a lot less of the thin colorless look, in my experience at this level.
 
That's just great stuff Kevin. You kind of got me in the feels with this one.
Well, I guess it finally answers the question that you all have been afraid to ask, why is my face so horribly disfigured and why I’m always mistaken for John Merrick.
 
I sure hope you're feeling better now.
Working from home today. Sitting on the couch in meetings and working on emails so nothing major today. Still gunked up in the head but no fever.
 
Funny. When Maggs was a kitten I would feed her in bed from a tupperware container. The other 2 cats would steal her food.
Now at night if she wants food she will tap my ear with her paw.
If that does not work she will rip across the bed a few times to get my attention.
This occurs every few days, lol.
Hi Sven !
 
Pages and pages and Sven finally adds some real value to the reef discussion! Thank you Sven! We have actionable info leading to success.

Okay back to the hellos, goodnights, and cat pictures...hahaha!

I guess I can give credit to Kevin for asking THE question...hahaha.
Hi Lowell !
 
Working from home today. Sitting on the couch in meetings and working on emails so nothing major today. Still gunked up in the head but no fever.
Hi Tim !
 

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