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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
Good morning Chris, the Hunkys and old Ukrainian woman in my town do o say it without the g perhaps a regional thing. It’s been awhile since I got to use this gif, have a great day! Ah, I found it, we are both right, the Polish pronounce it your way and Ukrainians my way. A lot more Ukrainians in my town than Poles.
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Who’s the hunkys Kevin ?
 
See Tom but my problem with any cheato or sea grass is with my sump as it doesn’t move the cheato or sea grasses around for sunlight ( spot light ) . It always stays in one place and I have to move it around to get light . It always ends up causing more trouble that being good for the tank . I was hoping there was a better way than using chemicals .
I used to use a small pump down in the corner of the fuge section but now I have the output of my UV hitting the partition at the rear of the fuge. Between the water coming over the partition into the fuge and the outflow from the uv hitting low at the rear there is tumbling but I need to make a small nozzle for the uv outflow as it tends to just go under the exit partition too much.

Right now I don't have any gracilaria as I had a GHA outbreak, mainly in the fuge, when the Aiptasia took over the tank. The gracilaria can still do okay but the GHA gets into it and it is a bother to keep removing it so I just pulled it all for now. The GHA is finally receding so I will probably add some new gracilaria in a month or so.

--edit-- I also have two small Tupperware-alikes in the bottom of the fuge filled with Two Little Fishes Refugite. It adds a little Iron which helps keep the macros healthy.
 
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Morning.
Went to Nimbus fish hatchery yesterday but it has not opened yet.
The salmon and steehead are stacking up like cordwood waiting for the gate to open.
It usually opens around the first of November.
Good fishing downstream from the hatchery on the American river about 8 miles from the house.
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Good morning Sven!
 
No sign of my leopard wrasse this morning. 🤔
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Mine was visible and active for a day or two then disappeared into the sand for almost 3 or 4 flats and then stayed out afterward. They are kinda shy initially.
 
Thanks I am taking my time to eliminate mistakes, but I am sure I will...and someone will have a suggestion for me...which I will embrace..
I have any number of suggestions for you. However, this is a family friendly website so I cannot state them here. 🤣

Good morning Chris, the Hunkys and old Ukrainian woman in my town do o say it without the g perhaps a regional thing. It’s been awhile since I got to use this gif, have a great day! Ah, I found it, we are both right, the Polish pronounce it your way and Ukrainians my way. A lot more Ukrainians in my town than Poles.
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I applaud you if this is your way of getting people to call you "hunky". I, however, will never, ever call you hunky.
 
Mike did you consider seeing a chiropractor?
I got it covered CB, here’s a picture of a chiropractor that he can see, I hope it helps Mike! This picture was taken this past summer.
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Mine wouldn't wake up for another 2 hours. He thinks he's a teenager
Mine was almost like clockwork. I’d freak out a lot and then right on target she’d pop out.
 
I have any number of suggestions for you. However, this is a family friendly website so I cannot state them here. 🤣


I applaud you if this is your way of getting people to call you "hunky". I, however, will never, ever call you hunky.
I never claimed to be a hunky Chris, my mother is all Swedish and my father Irish/English and I’m ugly and often confused with John Merrick.
 
I got it covered CB, here’s a picture of a chiropractor that he can see, I hope it helps Mike! This picture was taken this past summer.
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OH - IO State makes shirts in blue? I wouldn't believe it if I didn't see it.
 
Yep..I don't have time for all that political, which side is better-noise-fighting-name bashing either. It just breeds hate, lies, bribery, felonies and sometime murder. But they feed on this 3 ring circus acts and stir up issues with people to keep us divided...
It should be one side united for all, about our Country and every person in it.
There I said my 2 cents worth, sorry but Kingranch is right..it is all kindergarden nonsence,
My work is filled with enough bad stuff so that's why I have a big tank and a place to retreat to with my friends...
I would be offended by this if it were not true....
 
I never claimed to be a hunky Chris, my mother is all Swedish and my father Irish/English and I’m ugly and often confused with John Merrick.
While that may be true, I will be the first to let you know that you are not an animal. You are a human being.
 

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