Floridiot's new SPS tank journal
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reefarchitect
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Floridiot,
Congrats on the crab and good luck with the next one. Could I please see a pic of your sump/refugium? I am in the process of setting up my BB and am looking for ideas.
Thanks
Congrats on the crab and good luck with the next one. Could I please see a pic of your sump/refugium? I am in the process of setting up my BB and am looking for ideas.
Thanks
cutsupremetrib
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nice tank crappy name lol im moving from indiana to florida although it wont be a Quiet place to move
Floridiot
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For those of you who've been following Iwan's Thread: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=700454 , I'm going to be trying the Prodibio products on my reef tank. I've been in contact with Prodibio, and am interested in becoming a US Distributor of their products.
I'm eagerly awaiting my Prodibio products via airmail. I'm also taking some baseline readings of my saltwater for PO4 and NO3. I've already taken one sample from my aquarium and ran a test on it for Nitrates which came back undetectable via SeaChem nitrate test kit. I was going to try a Salifert kit , but have since read that the SeaChem is as good for testing Nitrates. I also checked the Seachem reference sample and my test kit read it properly.
For testing PO4, I'm lucky enough to have a friend who manages a lab and is willing to test my total phospherous levels for me using an ascorbic acid procedure which is performed on an Auto Analyzer which is EPA 365.4 approved (whatever that means?). I've taken one 250mL sample already (on 2/2) which has been collected in a phospherous free sample bottle and preserved by the addition of sulfuric acid. I will take another baseline sample on 2/9 before I start any Prodibio additions. That is when he'll test these first two samples and give me the results. He mentioned that there will be additional calculations to figure out the PO4 vs. the total phospherous readings.
I will record every single time I perform any maintenance to my tank over the next 10 weeks, and highlight anything out of the ordinary (such as on Wednesday when I'm getting another frag shipment from kmagyar ). It is almost impossible to perform a truly scientific test, but I will try to keep my routine as regular as possible and will avoid adding any fish or inverts during this period of time.
I feed exactly 2 cubes of Marine Angelfish food and 1 cube of Prime Reef every two days, and will continue this feeding schedule. I will test NO3 every week, and PO4 on the 6th week and 10th week. If the prodibio helps lower my phosphate readings, and no one has struck a distributorship deal with Prodibio, I'll be flying to France to meet with Mr. Rodriguez and discuss a business venture with him.
I'm certain that if this stuff works, Prodibio will definitely be available inside the US very soon. I definitely will publish my results here on RC, but for business purposes alone, I will not be publishing any of my test results until April/May of this year.
I'm eagerly awaiting my Prodibio products via airmail. I'm also taking some baseline readings of my saltwater for PO4 and NO3. I've already taken one sample from my aquarium and ran a test on it for Nitrates which came back undetectable via SeaChem nitrate test kit. I was going to try a Salifert kit , but have since read that the SeaChem is as good for testing Nitrates. I also checked the Seachem reference sample and my test kit read it properly.
For testing PO4, I'm lucky enough to have a friend who manages a lab and is willing to test my total phospherous levels for me using an ascorbic acid procedure which is performed on an Auto Analyzer which is EPA 365.4 approved (whatever that means?). I've taken one 250mL sample already (on 2/2) which has been collected in a phospherous free sample bottle and preserved by the addition of sulfuric acid. I will take another baseline sample on 2/9 before I start any Prodibio additions. That is when he'll test these first two samples and give me the results. He mentioned that there will be additional calculations to figure out the PO4 vs. the total phospherous readings.
I will record every single time I perform any maintenance to my tank over the next 10 weeks, and highlight anything out of the ordinary (such as on Wednesday when I'm getting another frag shipment from kmagyar ). It is almost impossible to perform a truly scientific test, but I will try to keep my routine as regular as possible and will avoid adding any fish or inverts during this period of time.
I feed exactly 2 cubes of Marine Angelfish food and 1 cube of Prime Reef every two days, and will continue this feeding schedule. I will test NO3 every week, and PO4 on the 6th week and 10th week. If the prodibio helps lower my phosphate readings, and no one has struck a distributorship deal with Prodibio, I'll be flying to France to meet with Mr. Rodriguez and discuss a business venture with him.
I'm certain that if this stuff works, Prodibio will definitely be available inside the US very soon. I definitely will publish my results here on RC, but for business purposes alone, I will not be publishing any of my test results until April/May of this year.
Floridiot
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Tank Update ****
The larger crab has been caught, and removed. He is not yet available for a mugshot due to the fact that he is in my sump and he hides behind a pipe. He has large claws whichI don't want to get bit by. He's no longer a factor in the display, so good riddance. He is the same type of crab as the smaller one I posted a picture of. I now have another order in to kmagyar which should be delivered on Wednesday if all goes well.
I've taken some pictures of my frags in the tank, but the color of my lighting seems to come through much more blue in the pictures than it is in real life. I also can't get it to focus properly as you can see. Photography is obviously not my specialty, so I need to get someone over who knows how to take pictures.
The larger crab has been caught, and removed. He is not yet available for a mugshot due to the fact that he is in my sump and he hides behind a pipe. He has large claws whichI don't want to get bit by. He's no longer a factor in the display, so good riddance. He is the same type of crab as the smaller one I posted a picture of. I now have another order in to kmagyar which should be delivered on Wednesday if all goes well.
I've taken some pictures of my frags in the tank, but the color of my lighting seems to come through much more blue in the pictures than it is in real life. I also can't get it to focus properly as you can see. Photography is obviously not my specialty, so I need to get someone over who knows how to take pictures.
Chaotic Reefer4u
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reefarchitect
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Would still like to see a pic of your sump and equipment if possible.
Thanks
Thanks
Floridiot
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Sorry for the delay...
There's not really anything to my sump. All my equipment is remotely located in the pump room with the skimmer. I'll take pics of that stuff later today, although there isn't much to show. A korallin 1502 w/CO2 bottle, a couple of Iwakis, the skimmer you see earlier in the post, an RO unit with a trash can reservoir, and a 30 gallon acrylic tank I use for water changes.
reefarchitect
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Actually, that shot was great. Where does the detritus wind up settling? I am using a 40 breeder for my sump/fuge and am about to install the partitions. I wanted somethingsimillar to what I currently have, but also wanted to consider some other options that might be more accomodating to BB.
Thanks again.
Thanks again.
Floridiot
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I received another frag pack from kmagyar last Tuesday. Superb again! I highly recommend Keith to anyone looking for some frags. PM him here on RC if you're interested. Prices are right, packaging is excellent, and beautiful pieces. Here's a pic of what he sent to me:
I lost the chalice you see in the pic due to improper gluing. A snail broke it free, and it ended up lost in the rockwork somewhere. It also turns out that the pocillapora is like candy to my Majestic angel. It is always a risk having an angel in a reef tank, but so far it has been worth it. This is the only coral he has bothered, and he hasn't devoured it (yet anyways). He eats a few polyps a day, so the coral stays closed for the most part in the day time, and opens up at night.
Here are pics of a few of these as of this morning. I still can't get the hang of my camera too well, but when I do, I will post pics of the others too. The only pics that come out decent are the ones near the front of the tank:
And here are a few more pics of some of the other frags. The first pic is the same frag shown in my original post. It has lightened up considerably, and is now growing a nice mantle:
I lost the chalice you see in the pic due to improper gluing. A snail broke it free, and it ended up lost in the rockwork somewhere. It also turns out that the pocillapora is like candy to my Majestic angel. It is always a risk having an angel in a reef tank, but so far it has been worth it. This is the only coral he has bothered, and he hasn't devoured it (yet anyways). He eats a few polyps a day, so the coral stays closed for the most part in the day time, and opens up at night.
Here are pics of a few of these as of this morning. I still can't get the hang of my camera too well, but when I do, I will post pics of the others too. The only pics that come out decent are the ones near the front of the tank:
And here are a few more pics of some of the other frags. The first pic is the same frag shown in my original post. It has lightened up considerably, and is now growing a nice mantle:
Floridiot
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Well it looks like I'm not going to get to be a Prodibio Distributor. Mr. Rodriguez is not replying to my emails any more, and it appears as if robwsup has started imports already. Congrats to him and I honestly wish him the best of luck. This would have been a very risky business proposition for me. I wasn't about to drop $50K into a new business that is tied to a single foreign company's small product line without first testing the product thoroughly. I also realize that similar products are out there too, and I don't know enough about them yet to know if they're legitimate competitors or not.
Since I now have no affiliation with Prodibio whatsoever, I will post my water Prodibio testing results here for everyone to see.
Since I now have no affiliation with Prodibio whatsoever, I will post my water Prodibio testing results here for everyone to see.
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kmagyar
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Stephen, Thanks for posting the pic. I have allot of stuff ready to frag in case anyone is interested. Just PM me and I will send a list to you.
About Prodibo. That does sound pretty risky at 50k. But who can you get that stuff from now in the US? Direct from the new US distributer (robwsup)? I saw that thread that the guy from switzerland posted (Iwan). Amazing!
Keith
About Prodibo. That does sound pretty risky at 50k. But who can you get that stuff from now in the US? Direct from the new US distributer (robwsup)? I saw that thread that the guy from switzerland posted (Iwan). Amazing!
Keith
Floridiot
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I got my phosphate baseline results back. Both samples (2/2 & 2/9) showed a PO4 level of .045 ppm which equals .044 Mg/L. This number seems a bit high to me, so my friend is checking to see if saltwater has any interference with his testing. He normally samples drinking water.
I also ordered one of the Deltec Merck PO4 test kits. I still have some of the original samples, so I can use these to confirm the levels. My SeaChem kit shows zero PO4, and has the exact same color match as a sample of distilled water that I tested. The Seachem kit also has a reference sample which is .10 Mg/L that tests accurately with the Seachem kit.
I also ordered one of the Deltec Merck PO4 test kits. I still have some of the original samples, so I can use these to confirm the levels. My SeaChem kit shows zero PO4, and has the exact same color match as a sample of distilled water that I tested. The Seachem kit also has a reference sample which is .10 Mg/L that tests accurately with the Seachem kit.
Floridiot
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Prodibio update:
2/9 - dosed 3.5 vials Bioptim +1 vial Biodigest
2/14 - dosed 1 vial Reefbooster
I have noticed an increase in skimmer production over the past two days. I'm not sure if this is caused by the bacteria, or because of the additional nutrients added when I dosed the Reefbooster. The morning after I dosed the Reefbooster, polyp extension was largest I've seen. Other than this, I haven't seen any other visual effects (positive or negative) of the Prodibio products so far.
I will keep everone updated.
2/9 - dosed 3.5 vials Bioptim +1 vial Biodigest
2/14 - dosed 1 vial Reefbooster
I have noticed an increase in skimmer production over the past two days. I'm not sure if this is caused by the bacteria, or because of the additional nutrients added when I dosed the Reefbooster. The morning after I dosed the Reefbooster, polyp extension was largest I've seen. Other than this, I haven't seen any other visual effects (positive or negative) of the Prodibio products so far.
I will keep everone updated.
Floridiot
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