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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
Yall are just comfortable with getting struck by lightning today, I see 🤣
Could be a problem for sure here since it's grey and rainy... maybe I should run to my car when I get off work instead of walk... just in case...
 
This is a Texas Philly Cheese Steak! The other thing they got right other than the barbecue!
I've never seen such tears shed over beans. 😆 I just posted a recipe that I was making and didn't really take much of a side. If yall notice I didn't put eggs in it either, but you most certainly can. 🤣
 
Could be a problem for sure here since it's grey and rainy... maybe I should run to my car when I get off work instead of walk... just in case...
Yes be careful! We're guilty by association.
 
Hmmm, I wonder what Texas’s baked beans are like with no beans? 🤔
Only a Yankee would bake a bean, my friend. :)
You'd never run across something like that anywhere below the Mason Dixon. Im actually starting to wonder how you guys in the bean brigade eat things like hamburgers, steaks, chicken etc.

Soy beans?
 
Please... Beans are just filler anyway. Go eat your Tofurkey Bacon and leave the meat eaters alone.

FYI, vegan chili is beans with no meat so there is that. I'd prefer non vegan personally.
Then why do all the grocery stores sell these?
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I've never seen such tears shed over beans. 😆 I just posted a recipe that I was making and didn't really take much of a side. If yall notice I didn't put eggs in it either, but you most certainly can. 🤣
All in jest my friend, I’m definitely going to try it. Spending most of my life up north, if you order chili at any restaurant it always has beans, it was all I ever knew. In college I learned of Skyline chili, it’s served over pasta, no beans. It’s really good but I wouldn’t consider it chili and it’s nothing like the chili that you made. There was an episode on Yellowstone where they were arguing this point when they were sending Jimmy to a Texas ranch.
 
The great Chili debate:

The liquids to solids ratio remains fairly constant between chilis, although I've had a few that were more like chili soup (total garbage). So the question is simple which would I rather eat, more meat or more beans.

I'm a lousy cook so chili is usually some sorta-okay canned or restaurant-made. Whenever the option is available; no beans for me. I like meat.
 
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The great Chili debate:

The liquids to solids ratio remains fairly constant between chilis, although I've had a few that were more like chili soup (total garbage). So the question is simple which would rather eat, more meat or more beans.

I'm a lousy cook so chili is usually some sorta-okay canned or restaurant-made. Whenever the option is available; no beans for me. I like meat.

if buying, I would get the "Angus" advertised one.
When scratch making, I would like to point out that I have always used a crockpot and cooked it for at least 8 hours. but usually add 4 types. kidney, pinto, black, navy beans.



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All in jest my friend, I’m definitely going to try it. Spending most of my life up north, if you order chili at any restaurant it always has beans, it was all I ever knew. In college I learned of Skyline chili, it’s served over pasta, no beans. It’s really good but I wouldn’t consider it chili and it’s nothing like the chili that you made. There was an episode on Yellowstone where they were arguing this point when they were sending Jimmy to a Texas ranch.
OK, not to really harp on this but isn't chili with no beans just a spicy sloppy Joe? 🧐
 
if buying, I would get the "Angus" advertised one.
When scratch making, I would like to point out that I have always used a crockpot and cooked it for at least 8 hours. but usually add 4 types. kidney, pinto, black, navy beans.



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I like beans, in fact most mornings I have a bit of refried beans as part of my breakfast, but I like meat more.
 
OK, not to really harp on this but isn't chili with no beans just a spicy sloppy Joe? 🧐
Good point, I love a good sloppy joe.
 

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