glparr's NPS project
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glparr
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The FTS would not be all that attractive. The left half of the tank is filled with my clam, some leathers, and a large pipe organ colony. The right half has my NPS corals, which are small colonies/frags and then a bunch of frags/plugs that I'm housing for SaraB until her system settles down. I'll provide the shot when it will be worth looking at.
Gary
Gary
Aquabacs
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glparr
Waterbox Keeper
That would be awesome! Name your poison so I make sure I have it on hand
Mike
LOL! I'm easy. My poison is Diet Pepsi and clean aquarium glass so I can get clear shots. I'll let you know when I get to the East Coast.
Gary
slapshot
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Now that is funny! Mike your pictures are pretty good.....maybe I'll try your method.
glparr
Waterbox Keeper
A bit of an update. I started this project the 4th of July. Dendrophyllias and Tubatreas are doing very well. My chili is showing excellent expansion, if not some growth. It feeds actively. I added a Dendronephthya about three weeks ago. After adjusting it has been showing good expansion, i.e., it stands tall, and seems to be feeding well. Time will tell on that. My Scleronephthya, added July 4, is of concern. Lately it has not been expanding as much and does not have the "cloud" of polyps it displayed a few weeks ago. I'm wondering if it's slowly fading away.
I'm target feeding two or three times in the morning and as many times as I can get in from the time I get home at about 5:30 until midnight. All circulation is turned off for each feeding and the three corals (chili, dendro, sclero) are basically coated with food. After a few minutes, I turn on the Vortech, but not the main drive pump, and let the excess food circulate in the water so the corals can feed. Typically the main drive pump is off for several hours as the food is circulated and eaten. The tank also has some leathers, pipe organs, and a clam, so all are getting to feed.
My standard feed is various mixtures of Rod's coral food (not used as much anymore), rotifers, Cyclopeez, Ultra Minf and Ultra Clam. I feed as much of the FM foods as possible.
The last couple of weeks the tank temp has been in the high 70s. The chili doesn't like it warm, but the other two don't seem to mind.
I'm not sure if the Sclero is deteriorating or just going through a phase. I'm used to keeping leathers, so I don't expect corals to be on full display all of the time. Does my diet need to be modified? Don Arndt has suggested Ultra Pac for the dendro. I haven't purchased it yet, but it's on the horizon. Would that also help the Sclero?
Though I'm feeding heavily for extended periods, are the big gaps in feeding an issue?
Would appreciate any feedback.
Gary
I'm target feeding two or three times in the morning and as many times as I can get in from the time I get home at about 5:30 until midnight. All circulation is turned off for each feeding and the three corals (chili, dendro, sclero) are basically coated with food. After a few minutes, I turn on the Vortech, but not the main drive pump, and let the excess food circulate in the water so the corals can feed. Typically the main drive pump is off for several hours as the food is circulated and eaten. The tank also has some leathers, pipe organs, and a clam, so all are getting to feed.
My standard feed is various mixtures of Rod's coral food (not used as much anymore), rotifers, Cyclopeez, Ultra Minf and Ultra Clam. I feed as much of the FM foods as possible.
The last couple of weeks the tank temp has been in the high 70s. The chili doesn't like it warm, but the other two don't seem to mind.
I'm not sure if the Sclero is deteriorating or just going through a phase. I'm used to keeping leathers, so I don't expect corals to be on full display all of the time. Does my diet need to be modified? Don Arndt has suggested Ultra Pac for the dendro. I haven't purchased it yet, but it's on the horizon. Would that also help the Sclero?
Though I'm feeding heavily for extended periods, are the big gaps in feeding an issue?
Would appreciate any feedback.
Gary
Aquabacs
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Gary, Pac works good to help the food mixture stick to the coral. Once the mixture is created, the Pac forms a gel or jelly like substance. What ever you mix into it, will stick to the coral if you direct feed it with a turkey baster or device along those lines. This can help direct feeding work more efficiently. Especially if the polyps are weak or retracted. I didn't notice if you feeding any type of phyto or not (something to look into). Also are you running GAC on this tank? Or change recently? If you are, try to experiment by stop using it for a few days. Since GAC effect the Total Organic Compounds (TOC) in the aquarium I have been lead to believe Azoox coral tanks require a higher level. I wish I had access to equipment to measure this or have a place that I can send my water to often (at a reasonable price) so I can further back this up with true data versus Mike said so 
For the gaps in the feeding time, have you looked at cycling your skimmer?
Mike
For the gaps in the feeding time, have you looked at cycling your skimmer? Mike
Matt_Wandell
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I wish I had access to equipment to measure this or have a place that I can send my water to often (at a reasonable price) so I can further back this up with true data versus Mike said so
Watch GBD closely in the next few days.
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