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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
I was on a cardio diet in the hospital and dietary offered me turkey bacon or sausage, I told her where she could put the turkey products and it wasn’t on my plate. Tofu?
Episode 17 GIF by The Simpsons
 
@Calmwaters Hey Amanda, you mentioned wanting some RFAs. I see you're interested in the riptide sale also. This is where I got mine, and I wouldn't hesitate to buy more from them. What most places are selling as ultras for $75 or $80 are half that price at riptide.
 
OSU is off, probably scrambling trying to figure out a quarterback for the rest of the season. Definitely not the freshman quarterback they put in last week. Going to watch the Indiana vs Xichigan game at noon and Ole Miss vs Texas at 7:30. Couldn’t find a game I’m interested in at 3:30.
As talented as OSU is, I wouldn't put anything past them. All the new QB has to do is get the ball anywhere near Jeremiah Smith!
 
Well I was browsing around and did something I usually don’t do but from an auction from someone I didn’t do research on. Bought/won a mystery torch. Apparently shaped like a treasure chest since it says wysiwyg. Sites name is ReefRivals. Let’s see what I got next week..
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I hope it's fabulous!
 
@Calmwaters Hey Amanda, you mentioned wanting some RFAs. I see you're interested in the riptide sale also. This is where I got mine, and I wouldn't hesitate to buy more from them. What most places are selling as ultras for $75 or $80 are half that price at riptide.
Awesome thank you!!!
 
Phew busy morning so far. After I was released from being held hostage I went to work on getting my new corals placed. While I was doing that I decided to soak my wavemakers in citric acid and then cleaned them after I got the corals placed. They were disgusting because I had gone way too long between cleanings. When I put them back in the tank they had so much power on the same flow setting it was totally bending over my big Starlight Cespitularia and caused my toad stool coral to fall from where it was glued thankfully it landed plug down so no damage was done. I had been wanting to move it over a bit anyways so it gave me a good reason to. 😆 I will post pictures later because right now all you can see is white since I also decided to do a dose coral snow since I stirred up a good bit of stuff while placing corals.
 
I was on a cardio diet in the hospital and dietary offered me turkey bacon or sausage, I told her where she could put the turkey products and it wasn’t on my plate. Tofu?
Episode 17 GIF by The Simpsons
And this is why you are in the hospital...and good morning Smorgasbord!
 
I hear tofu bacon is a healthy alternative.
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🙃
That is an appropriate name for the product as "Morning Star" is a term used in the Bible to describe the devil!
 

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