Going to work on my color --no Vodka this time.

[dg3147]

Background:
Two years ago I started Vodka dosing and, sure enough,my colors all popped within about 6-8 weeks. Once I did this though, my LPS all died off. Once I discontinued vodka, the colors brown back again and new LPS could then thrive. I've done this cycle 3 times and feel, with confidence, that (FOR MY SYSTEM) the vodka is the variable. I also run pellets and my NO3/Pho3 are always undetectable.

The experiment today:
I want to keep some LPS but I want my colors back. I am going to start adding bacteria and supplementing aa's/fatty acids. I will do this for 6-8 weeks and post photos.

Here is today's photos (pre-bacteria and fa/aa's):
<a href="http://s774.photobucket.com/albums/yy22/david_gutkin/?action=view&current=IMG_20110327_151558.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/yy22/david_gutkin/IMG_20110327_151558.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

Here are old vodka days:
<a href="http://s774.photobucket.com/albums/yy22/david_gutkin/?action=view&current=7b8c6d8f.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/yy22/david_gutkin/7b8c6d8f.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

Here are the old pre-vodka days:
<a href="http://s774.photobucket.com/albums/yy22/david_gutkin/?action=view&current=IMG_0295.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/yy22/david_gutkin/IMG_0295.jpg" border="0" alt="FTS"></a>

 

[dg3147]

And just for some more help, here's some old vodka days video:
<embed width="600" height="361" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullscreen="true" allowNetworking="all" wmode="transparent" src="http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf" flashvars="file=http%3A%2F%2Fvid774.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fyy22%2Fdavid_gutkin%2FVID_20101226_190303.mp4">

 

[gregr]

I'm definitely tagging along to watch your experiment. I have to say your corals look just as healthy and colorful now as they do in the vodka-days pics but I know pictures can only show you so much.
Looking forward to seeing what happens.
Greg