SavingOurSeas
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Gorgeous and so inspiring, thank you so much for taking the time to share with others.
Gilleleje Reef - 300 Gallon SPS from Denmark
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What are benefits of keeping Mg at 1500 ? What are you using to supplement it ?
What are benefits of keeping Mg at 1500 ? What are you using to supplement it ?
Pederreefnerd
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Hi Dave,
Thx a lot, I do think that all the credit here should go to Dino - he made this beatyfull video.
@Muda
Hi,
Thx for spending time to look at my tank
In regards of Mg running a bit high at 1500 - i have to say....... Theres no specifik reason. I am just used to keep it at that level, and it works for me.
I raise it with DecOcean products from his special brand of Balling, my sps corals truely loves this productline.
@rpjaws74
Thx:fun2:
@savingOurSeas
Thx :dance:
Snook65
Thx :fun2:
@ksed
ksed Nice skimmer!
What made you decide to go with air stone skimmer?
Is the small skimmer under your cabinet also air driven?
What air pump are you using to drive the skimmer?
Are you using wood air stones?
Hi ksed,
Airstone skimmers are superior in performance, in my opinion.
I think they make smaller bubbles, and are easier to keep at peak performance.
Yes, I use Sanders big size wooden air stones. The biggest, and a box every third month.:bounce3:
For the huge skimmer I use 2 powerfull Yasunaga lp60 - very stable, and makes alot of air.
Again thx to Dino for making the video:fun2:
Regards,
Peder
Pederreefnerd
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Gorgeous reef.
I'm sure you try a lot of setting with your Maxspect Razor.
What is your setting that you use, because i have 2 razor 120W on my 90 gallons with dominated SPS and im not sure what is the ideal setting to use. Some use the max setting for the chanel A to 60% and others go to 85%.
I'm sure you try a lot of setting with your Maxspect Razor.
What is your setting that you use, because i have 2 razor 120W on my 90 gallons with dominated SPS and im not sure what is the ideal setting to use. Some use the max setting for the chanel A to 60% and others go to 85%.
Pederreefnerd
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Hi Allain,
Sorry for my late reply - but Im not online here everyday.
Well the Razors are maybe too strong in regards of PAR.
I have my 6 razors mounted on a platform, so i can raise og lower it - espicially when i get new corals.
U have to take a lot of care here, because Razor/ or other LED can easy burn yr corals.
Im a bit lazy, so i dont program anything. I use P2 for 4 lamps, Presetvalue P1 for the 2 center lamps - thats is working for me, and my SPS:rollface:
So, in basic my Razor go from 0-100%-1% daily.
Hope this helps U
Peder
Pederreefnerd
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Hello Ksed,
Well, I have tried most ot the snakeoil product out there.....:headwally:
I started the tank as a 100% ZEO - and it did work, but it was like 'living on the edge' First u use chemicals to clean water from everything, and thereafter KZ told u to buy certain products/Nutrients to keep yr SPS alive... and with to pale color....
Today, I have stopped chasing numbers.
And I actually dose N to raise the No3 leved and to add more nutrition for the corals - and the P is goings down too because og this new level of No3 in my tank.
I now use Sangokai Nutrient elements HED for SPS, and now and then i use Sponge Power from KZ Not to much, give Cyano if OD)
What i like about sangokai's productline, is that it have label, were we can see whats inside(cant do that with KZ)
Furthermore I do like to add Biomate from KZ - its supposed to be a bacteria, that only eats P, and not N - but so far I use it and like it.(so does my litle reef
)Right now i dont dose prodibio bafcteria - since i want to learn the effect on my corals with this 'raised' nutrient level.:beer:
have a nice weekend
peder
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Reefing is my middle name
I am not mad Peder. You have a beautiful tank and love your SPSs. I will be going full Zeovit on my build. Any pointers I should know?
Pederreefnerd
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I know u are not - dont worry .-)
When u say pointers - im guessing u mean 'lessons learned' in my experience from full Zeo method ?
To be honest I love parts of the Zeo productline - but I would never go back to 100% ZEO. In my opinion its keeping yr tank on 'just barely' enough to survive.
I prefer to keep my water as close to actual reef parameters.
the exceptions to that rule is with Kh and No3, where i prefer to keep it a litle higher than in nature.
My KH is arround 7-8. Plz be aware that its pretty low compared to what randy would say. on the other hand its pretty high compared to natural reef parameters, and high compared to Zeovit guidelines, which prefers 6,5.
The reason I prefer 7-8 i some kind of safetynet.....
About Nutrients/No3 I prefer to acually being able to measure arround 2-5 ppm, because i can see increased coloration in SPS and LPS this way.
Plz note, that my P is very very low - so i dont have algaeproblems.
I keep my values this way with good feeding, and addidtion of Sangokais Nutrient High energy demand product.
I always have the following KZ products at my home:
Zeobak, Zeozym, SpongePower,AAHC aminoacid, KZ aefw exit, KZ BioMate
I use them when i can 'see' that my tank needs it.
take care of Zeostart, AAHC and Spongepower -they truely work, but if U dont have true ULNS U will get Zeoalgae or Cyano outbreak.
Furthermore, I think that going full ZEO is too expensive, and take away too much of the good stuff from our tanks....
Last, always keep in mind the balance of N and P in yr tank - remember red field ratio.
Hope this helps U
Peder
Newbie Aquarist
Reefing is my middle name
Thanks for the fast response Peder. It is greatly appreciated.
Pederreefnerd
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Hi Ksed
If we dont talk about all "the normal" stuff flow, waterchanges export of N and P,
Then I would say 3-4 different things.
1)balance yr N and P, and dont use vodka or other carbon sources - it will just get worse. Have a litle high N(2-5) and take P down this way.
Maybe u need help from Rowaphos or Seaklear too. P is the bad guy here - but dont use too much - no P is bad too....
2) use KZ Biomate to "eat" detritus and P
3) kz new cyano clean(havent tried myself)
4) last and final way out is Boyds Chemiclean. It works, and its safe for corals, but I prefer the above mentioned:rollface:
Hope this helps u
Refgards,
Peder
cbitsiaras
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Gilleleje Reef - The sunrise
Gilleleje Reef - The sunrise
Hello everyone,
Last weekend we had the pleasure of spending alot of time with Peder and his wife at their wonderful house North of Copenhagen. Of course i didnt miss out on the chance to make a video this time capturing his reef waking up.
A truly amazing reef tank.
<iframe src="//player.vimeo.com/video/77926926" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/77926926">Gilleleje Reef - The Sunrise</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user18238204">cbit</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
Warm regards,
Dino
Gilleleje Reef - The sunrise
Hello everyone,
Last weekend we had the pleasure of spending alot of time with Peder and his wife at their wonderful house North of Copenhagen. Of course i didnt miss out on the chance to make a video this time capturing his reef waking up.
A truly amazing reef tank.
<iframe src="//player.vimeo.com/video/77926926" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/77926926">Gilleleje Reef - The Sunrise</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user18238204">cbit</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
Warm regards,
Dino
prop-frags
SPS Slave
Dino, thank you for sharing your amazing video's of Peder's gorgeous reef! Just awe inspiring...
