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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
Those are beautiful!!!
Thanks! I am looking forward to seeing them grow and color up.

Oh that's a score! The sizes are fantastic! I have a couple of those. I hope you're happy. If not definitely let Adam know
I am mostly happy. 😊 Some I wouldn't have chosen. But for the quality and price I am totally good. A few are stunning. I plan on adding more to get a good pop.

They arrived packaged perfectly. Great sizes. I ordered the Battle Box. As you know that allowed him to choose. Even got an extra. I think I will need a yellow next. He was great. Even gave me the sale deal when I reached out a day after it ended.

Highly recommend Adam at Battlecorals.

Which do you have already?
 
Thanks! I am looking forward to seeing them grow and color up.


I am mostly happy. 😊 Some I wouldn't have chosen. But for the quality and price I am totally good. A few are stunning. I plan on adding more to get a good pop.

They arrived packaged perfectly. Great sizes. I ordered the Battle Box. As you know that allowed him to choose. Even got an extra. I think I will need a yellow next. He was great. Even gave me the sale deal when I reached out a day after it ended.

Highly recommend Adam at Battlecorals.

Which do you have already?
Yeah he has really great product. Once I’m sure my reef is stable again I’ll probably get one (battlebox).
 
Cornbread for perfection. I love cornbread with chili

Sara ate some on her own tonight. A good start. You can't tell she is just skin and bones under that fur.



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She’s a purty lady❤️
 
Both are really nice. But I like bottom one better I think. Not just size but I love the purple coloration.
I also like the purple one better. I had a green one for about a year. Recently it morphed into a more purple with green. I will post a nice blue one I have had over a year later. It was 1/2 inch when I received it.
She’s a purty lady❤️
I am feeling more optimistic for her every day. Thanks. 😊 My husband, Rocky, was so sad. She is his kitty. They have a deep bond.
 
My husband spent a $120 total tonight on raffle tickets. His number was called and he won this.

I got a great selection of chocolate's from a family run store. A guy tried to outbid me. He gave up at $60. All proceeds go to our local Veterans museum.



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I also like the purple one better. I had a green one for about a year. Recently it morphed into a more purple with green. I will post a nice blue one I have had over a year later. It was 1/2 inch when I received it.

I am feeling more optimistic for her every day. Thanks. 😊 My husband, Rocky, was so sad. She is his kitty. They have a deep bond.
Glad to hear . My wife loved our kitties but felt they bonded with me more deeply. Our first, Cleo was funny. I commuted by bicycle for many years and she would look for attentions when I was getting ready, I what I swear was an attempt to keep me from going. She would get on my back when I was bent over putting on my shoes and roll around and look for head scritches.
Mika was more low key but would be waiting at the bottom of the stairs when we lived in Waltham. She was the most lap cat of all three .
Xena became more attached after it was just us two.
On a side note I am trying to decide whether to get a slightly larger and deeper tank or stick with this one. I found a really good deal on a ReeFi Uno 2.0 and I’m considering swapping out the Meridian as I’ve never been as satisfied with it as I was with the old Photon v2 I had or the ReeFi when I had one . It would one or the other not both.
 
While not being typical music that is posted, this, and things of this nature, is what I have been vibing on recently.


Love this for meditation. (thinking on next tank)
Happy Veterans Day Rock, Jimmy and Shelley (?)! Sorry if I forgot anyone!
Kevin I didn't serve. I am a retired deputy sheriff. 21 years. My family has served for generations as has my husband's. Two brother in-laws. One brother. Husband and father. All career military. As far back as the civil war on my mom's side. I always knew I would be in law enforcement.

Military life can be hard on the families. By sixth grade I had lived more in other countries than my own. Knew next to nothing about my extended family. But on the other side of that coin I met a lot of great people and saw so much of our world. Went to school in Western Germany and later saw the wall come down. I once asked a future employer if I could use the backside of the application. The question: List all the places you have ever lived. 🤣
 
Glad to hear . My wife loved our kitties but felt they bonded with me more deeply. Our first, Cleo was funny. I commuted by bicycle for many years and she would look for attentions when I was getting ready, I what I swear was an attempt to keep me from going. She would get on my back when I was bent over putting on my shoes and roll around and look for head scritches.
Mika was more low key but would be waiting at the bottom of the stairs when we lived in Waltham. She was the most lap cat of all three .
Xena became more attached after it was just us two.
On a side note I am trying to decide whether to get a slightly larger and deeper tank or stick with this one. I found a really good deal on a ReeFi Uno 2.0 and I’m considering swapping out the Meridian as I’ve never been as satisfied with it as I was with the old Photon v2 I had or the ReeFi when I had one . It would one or the other not both.
Cats I feel really like men. Sara prefers her dad. I am here to serve her.

I have my ReeFi uno 2 over a 40 breeder. So a short tank. It keeps my crocea and acropora thriving. While at the same time my trachy, scoly and numerous plate corals are doing great. I don't know how well they would do in a deep tank.
 

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