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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
Ramen an eggs!😍Try poached eggs or boiled I thought it was a gross sounding idea but it’s really good.
Good morning Nikki, my youngest son has been really into weight lifting for the past few years, he puts 4-5 eggs in his ramen, partly for the protein. My wife buys 4 dozen eggs at a time. I’m glad this was after the Great egg shortage where eggs were more per ounce than gold. I don’t know how we all survived. Rough times. I remember Louis sent Joel a hen that took up residence in his landscape so he could continue to serve breakfast at his restaurant.
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Good morning Kevin, That’s awesome! We are all pretty into weight lifting anything active and eggs😂ugh covid was the worse! I was just hitting adult hood an it was a very weird time trying to navigate jobs and life in the not norm. Your wife must be sick of making eggs😅hope he hits all his goals and you have a wonderful rest of your day!
 
This doesn’t make me happy and I swear the little Timmy’s are laughing at me.
Typical Tim behavior...
 
I bet! I usually make fun of my dad for going to bed at 8:00, but that's because he gets up at 4 in the morning or earlier. When I was doing hospital shifts, I would go to sleep around 9 at the latest
I go to bed around 10 or 11 a lot of nights but my alarm goes off at 4:15. My wife hates it but refuses to go to bed earlier. 😁

Ahh the joys of homeschooling.
 
We are heading to Georgia in a bit to go hunting. Hope we can add some more meat to the freezer!
Good Morning Amanda! Happy hunting.
 
We have an update. It was an honest to goodness check in with my supervisors. They know about my health issues and were just genuinely concerned and we talked about how do things moving forward. At least for a while I’m going to try to get to sleep after taking care of breakfast for me and kitty and deal with tank necessities . I’m off for the next couple so for today and tomorrow I should be about the ‘ bord at least periodically. So I still have a job and no warning either for now
Great news Steve. Get some rest.
 
I go to bed around 10 or 11 a lot of nights but my alarm goes off at 4:15. My wife hates it but refuses to go to bed earlier. 😁

Ahh the joys of homeschooling.
Hi Tim !
 
Wow! This one looks so yummy too! I’ll have to try it I love spicy stuff.With my red hot dogs of course🤤
Good morning Nikki!
Here’s a few older drawings
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WHAT’S USUALLY THE FIRST CLUE THAT SOMETHING IS OFF IN YOUR REEF?

  • A fish’s behavior or appetite changes

    Votes: 10 14.3%
  • A coral looks different or stops opening normally

    Votes: 44 62.9%
  • Water clarity or surface appearance changes

    Votes: 10 14.3%
  • Equipment sounds or flow seem different

    Votes: 7 10.0%
  • A test result catches my attention

    Votes: 14 20.0%
  • Algae or other growth starts changing

    Votes: 14 20.0%
  • I usually notice when the problem is already obvious

    Votes: 3 4.3%
  • It depends on what’s going on

    Votes: 13 18.6%
  • Other (Post in the comments)

    Votes: 1 1.4%
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