oldreefer76
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I see those Gorgs from Phishy in there they are looking good, I have got to see your set up in person
Continuous feeding NPS filter feeders
- Thread starter uhuru
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Closer up shot:
I have been playing around with an Ogles Mesoscope, and it is the coolest "toy" ever. Anyone keeping NPS filter feeders really should pick up one of these. I get to see my Dendronephthya actually feeding and ingesting (without question).
wow. that's really an incredible tank. I love the shadows created by the spotliglighting - leds I assume?
Western_reefer
Reef keeper
Gorgeous tank!! You need to upgrade! lol
uhuru
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Thanks everyone!
acro76 - I'm looking forward to getting the archohelia frag. Good thing you guys are offering frags. Even if I could afford a colony, it wouldn't fit in my tank!
Flanders - It's a single LED 21w lamp with wide optics so it covers the tank well. It's mounted on the wall behind the tank, from a good distance and thus the dramatic shadows in the front.
acro76 - I'm looking forward to getting the archohelia frag. Good thing you guys are offering frags. Even if I could afford a colony, it wouldn't fit in my tank!
Flanders - It's a single LED 21w lamp with wide optics so it covers the tank well. It's mounted on the wall behind the tank, from a good distance and thus the dramatic shadows in the front.
Very nice Uhuru! I have always been envious of your collection.
On the subject of continuous feeders, here's something I recently put together:
It is also a reactor to keep the food in continuous suspension. I decided to go with a magnetic stirrer instead of a pump in the hopes that it will not need as much cleaning. I added an Iceprobe chiller in order to keep the food cold in the reactor. It keeps the food in the high 30's. I haven't set it going yet as I'm waiting on one part, the o-ring gasket to keep it well sealed.
Dang how did I miss this one?? Great little reactor
What Dia tubing did you use? Did you get the o-ring? I have a ton of different large sizes if you didn't (PM me your addy if you haven't and tell me the size you need).
Just a FYI for those interested.... I use www.allorings.com for all my oring needs
ReefMonger
New member
That new photo just became my background. I cant wait till my 180 starts to look like that. Great work!!!!
uhuru
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Thanks! Things have been going very well with this feeding regimen (although I have ramped up the feeding even more) and I'm working on a 65g tank that will feature mostly NPS softies. Also plan to automate more stuff like daily water changes and a new automatic feeding device that I plan to have dose larger amounts of food every couple of hours.
Western_reefer
Reef keeper
Very nice!! Can't wait to see the 65 gallon up and running!:dance:
slapshot
Active member
Very nice. Continued success!!! I built a crude by the above sysytems feeder. So far it works well though. My Chilli coral has closed for four hours in 48 hours since I started using it. Anyone know what they do in nature?
Here is my new feeder to feed my non-photosynthetic corals:
Little fridge:
Fridge witha 24 hour feeding supply:
Pump to pump up to the tank:
Lastly the pipe inlet to the tank. It feeds right into a Koralia 6. Note the air pump turns on when the pump runs to mix things up. I also did not want pressure to build up in the refrigerator or a vacuum to build up because of the pump so that is why it runs only when it is pumping.
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Here is my new feeder to feed my non-photosynthetic corals:
Little fridge:
Fridge witha 24 hour feeding supply:
Pump to pump up to the tank:
Lastly the pipe inlet to the tank. It feeds right into a Koralia 6. Note the air pump turns on when the pump runs to mix things up. I also did not want pressure to build up in the refrigerator or a vacuum to build up because of the pump so that is why it runs only when it is pumping.
stunreefer
Reef Hugger
Congrats on the new tank Mike, that's awesome news!
slapshot
Active member
$59.00
slapshot
Active member
Very nice. Continued success!!! I built a crude by the above systems feeder. So far it works well though. My Chilli coral has closed for four hours in 48 hours since I started using it. Anyone know what they do in nature?
Here is my new feeder to feed my non-photosynthetic corals:
Little fridge:
Fridge witha 24 hour feeding supply:
Pump to pump up to the tank:
Lastly the pipe inlet to the tank. It feeds right into a Koralia 6. Note the air pump turns on when the pump runs to mix things up. I also did not want pressure to build up in the refrigerator or a vacuum to build up because of the pump so that is why it runs only when it is pumping.
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slapshot
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Yep with some DT's and Reef nutrition procucts tossed in. No problems. I have been using them for several years for my calc. and alk.
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