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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
3 hours and 41minutes away 🫡 maybe in a couple years when my boys a bit older, we'll make a boys trip to a real frag swap. I've always wanted to go to a big one! Biggest I've been to is like... 12 vendors? Maybe 15?
 
I am a real world kind of guy, so this is not an insult considering I would eat a beef hot dog any day, but think about what part of the beef they make it out of. Its not brisket, sirloin, ribeye, etc. , why have an aversion to less choice cuts made into a paste and shaped into hot dogs. If it came down to it, everyone would live off of bugs if it meant life or death
Crickets aren't bad when freeze dried and salted. The legs are a little scratchy though.
 
Now that my offspring are at the ripe old age of 2 and 3/4 and 8 months old... i do not travel very far from home currently 😅
My first two were 16 months apart, I get it Mike!
 
Sorry but as soon as the doc says eat I'm going for steak and kobsterz
"kobsterz" are hard to find around here.....


And probably everywhere else as well. :)
 
3 hours and 41minutes away 🫡 maybe in a couple years when my boys a bit older, we'll make a boys trip to a real frag swap. I've always wanted to go to a big one! Biggest I've been to is like... 12 vendors? Maybe 15?
Oman ct frag show in stores in March is the shizl!
 
Just not baloney.... I'll do anything... I mean anything.... force fed as a kid and not choice for like 5 years. Eat it or die sir. Every day! That's real trauma!
You were forced fed bologna as a child? This is helping me to understand you better. Not what you say, just you as a person.
 
Oman ct frag show in stores in March is the shizl!
I gotta get to the point where my oldest doesnt hate car rides. We currently make it around 30 minutes and the melt downs insue 🤣
 
I gotta get to the point where my oldest doesnt hate car rides. We currently make it around 30 minutes and the melt downs insue 🤣
Hmm so you drive to me and we all go down to CT kid less! 🤔 @ steveschuerger normally goes and so does another cool reef friend clay
 
exactly, there needs to be limits and rules, also a salary cap for teams to limit spending. this can bring back the old school wanting to be on a team thinking, not just wanting the most money
Evening Jimmy !
 
Hmm so you drive to me and we all go down to CT kid less! 🤔
That way his wife can be mad at him like yours is mad at you all the time?
 

WHEN REEFING GETS TOUGH, WHAT KEEPS YOU MOST INVESTED?

  • My livestock depends on me, so I keep showing up for them

    Votes: 15 53.6%
  • I look for small signs that things are improving

    Votes: 3 10.7%
  • I want to figure out what’s going wrong

    Votes: 1 3.6%
  • I remind myself that rough stretches will pass...just keep reefing

    Votes: 5 17.9%
  • I lean on other reefers for advice or encouragement

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • I simplify, step back from tinkering, and give the tank time

    Votes: 2 7.1%
  • Honestly, sometimes I wonder if I want to keep going

    Votes: 2 7.1%
  • Other (Post in the comments)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
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