annularisx
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nice freakin reef
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motownmego
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that green slimmer is very awsome
ReefBum
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Hey...thanks again. I believe in high import/export. I have a good number of fish and feed them well, which I believe is beneficial to the corals. I also add nutritional supplements for my corals, skim heavily and do those big water changes. It works for me!
A Salifert kit.
Thanks!
And thank you! Many of my corals do touch and sometimes a coral will show some ill effects....but nothing that puts anything into a tailspin. However, I certainly do a lot of trimming to keep things in check!
Thanks Perry. It is something how the landscape has changed!
Thanks. I am probably going to have to get rid of most of it since it is taking up a lot of real estate and blocking light to many other corals.
ChuckG
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Another inspirational tank!
One of the many things I picked up on that you mentioned in your thread was ALK stability. I looked at your TOTM spread and see the Calcium reactor but no controller.. are you managing this manually? I've researched a lot of build threads and one of the common things I seem to come across is that the with successful reefs like yours the important stuff isn't always left to automation which allows the aquarist to keep his hands on the "pulse" of the tank so to speak.
Do you have any tips you can share on maintain stable ALK levels?
I hope to keep a tank like this one day...
Just beautiful! :thumbsup:
One of the many things I picked up on that you mentioned in your thread was ALK stability. I looked at your TOTM spread and see the Calcium reactor but no controller.. are you managing this manually? I've researched a lot of build threads and one of the common things I seem to come across is that the with successful reefs like yours the important stuff isn't always left to automation which allows the aquarist to keep his hands on the "pulse" of the tank so to speak.
Do you have any tips you can share on maintain stable ALK levels?
I hope to keep a tank like this one day...
Just beautiful! :thumbsup:
Awesome, it is an inspiration.
Some questions:
Ever tried probiotic (vodka dosing, Zeovit...)? I think you could lessen water changes if going into one of these methods.
I see you use both a kalk and calcium reactor (me too, it helps deliver enough Ca and alk with a normal pH). Can you tell us about it? Ca and alk levels? how doyou refill evaporated water (I mean, always through the kalk stirrer or just depending on pH level)?
I find incredible the colors of your corals, please tell us your scret formula !!!!
Congratulations again, really outstanding.
Some questions:
Ever tried probiotic (vodka dosing, Zeovit...)? I think you could lessen water changes if going into one of these methods.
I see you use both a kalk and calcium reactor (me too, it helps deliver enough Ca and alk with a normal pH). Can you tell us about it? Ca and alk levels? how doyou refill evaporated water (I mean, always through the kalk stirrer or just depending on pH level)?
I find incredible the colors of your corals, please tell us your scret formula !!!!
Congratulations again, really outstanding.
ReefBum
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I just keep a steady drip and bubble rate with my calcium reactor, which is not hard to do if you have a reliable reactor. I do have a controller hooked up to the C02 and it will shut it down if the pH falls below a certain level but that is only if it goes berserk. And I absolutely agree about keeping things as simple as possible. The more complicated things get, the greater the opportunity for something to go wrong.
I have never tried vodka or Zeovit. I believe in high import/export and have had great success with this practice.
As for the kalk reactor, I use it to supplement my Ca and Alk and to keep my pH up since I run the C02 reactor.
This article I recently wrote contains more info on what has been working for me.
http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/reefs-magazine/71913-sps-recipe-success.html
newsalt
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I have the same Calcium Reactor. How do you have the CO2 hooked up to the controller. Where do you have the pH probe located sine the reactor does not have a connection for it in either of the chambers? I'd like to hook my CO2 to a reactor, but don't know where to put the ph Probe.
Thanks
ReefBum
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The C02 regulator is hooked into the controller, which shuts it off if the pH goes below a certain level. And the pH probe is hooked into the controller as well so that is how it reads pH.
Thanks Mike! One day you will have to drop by for a visit if you are in the vicinity.
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newsalt
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Ok, I understand that.
I understand that the probe is connected to the controller too, but what water is the probe hanging in? There is no probe holder on the reactor, so is the probe hanging in the sump? You wouldn't happen to have a picture to help me understand, would you?
newsalt
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Thanks. One last question....promise. What pH is your controller set at to turn the CO2 on and off?
