Dutch reef
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jwre
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Hi Mr. Biggs,
The battle is going well ( for the moment ) I think 1 generation of nudis was wiped out but I am sure the next is coming soon. I am keeping a close eye on the possible problem spots. The coral banded shrimp and the wrasses are doing a good job. I have not lost any monti's up to now. The damaged piece seems to be recovering.
Hi Jwre, I noticed in one of your pictures you had a few sand sifting stars. How are they doing in your large tank? Do they help contribute to your very clean sandbed?
I have a 400gal reef that I am thinking of adding 1 or 2 sand stars to help keep the surface of my sand bed clean.
BTW it is only a 2.5inch deep bed.
I have a 400gal reef that I am thinking of adding 1 or 2 sand stars to help keep the surface of my sand bed clean.
BTW it is only a 2.5inch deep bed.
jwre
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Hi nreefer, the stars are doing a very good job as are the strombus snails and wrasses. I'm sure this is why I have a relatively "clean" sandbed. This and the fact that I change the ( live ) sand regularly. ( every 3 months )
For a 400 gal reef I would add many more then 1 or 2 ! more like 10 or 20 !
messy1messmer
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how are those KZ skimmers priced compaired to the bubbleking.
Thanks JWRE, I have added 1 star to see how it does. If there is a large improvement I'll add some more. My biggest problem is that my tank is on the main floor of my house with lots of windows. So there is alot of direct sunlight that hits the tank and I get some solid dusting of algae on the gravel by the end of the day. Maybe time to go Zeo but on my system (180g FO, 300g sump, 400g reef) all running together it would cost a small fortune to run Zeo.
ScubaDiver93
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that tank is absolutly completely amazing. that tank is awesome
hahnmeister
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How does the KZ skimmer introduce bubbles into the skimmer... a regular venturi, or something more complicated? I have seen the huge thread over at zeovit.com, but couldnt figure it out.
hahnmeister
In Memoriam
I have heard from others that it looks alot like a beckett injector, but never seen a picture to confirm. The thing is, some sort of venturi is no more 'plankton-friendly' than a regular beckett here in the US... so I find it hard to believe. Also, I have referenced info from Sprung & Delbeek where they show that little to none of the phyto that naturally exists in a closed system/aquarium is actually in the water column like in nature... so the skimmer sounds like alot of hype and false claims to me. And in the end, using a venturi mechanism on a pump means 'lots-o-watts' being used by whatever pump is feeding it, and without as much air intake.
