history of lunar's reef
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Thanks a lot, blakers82
Thank you, Denadai.
Thanks, pocci. I don't have any secrets, I wrote everything about my tank, maintenance, additives. Maybe a bit of intuition when start and stop dosing the additives?
Thanks, Rene
Great as always
regards,
Pawel
Thanks a lot, Paweł. Your tank is also amazing, keep up the good work!
And some of my corals:
Krzysztof
Hi Lunar,
You says that with BB it's easier to clean, than with a DSB.
What type of cleaning did You used to do with DSB? and if You would put in a SSB, what kind of cleaning would You do? Do You think sand must be regularly siphoned or moved?
(I'm starting 1200 liters tank and don't know yet if add some sand).
Thanks.
Luca
You says that with BB it's easier to clean, than with a DSB.
What type of cleaning did You used to do with DSB? and if You would put in a SSB, what kind of cleaning would You do? Do You think sand must be regularly siphoned or moved?
(I'm starting 1200 liters tank and don't know yet if add some sand).
Thanks.
Luca
The colors are deeper now.
PO4 and NO3 levels are very low all the time, but not 0.
I really don't know what you're asking about. What rose millepora and what rtn? Fortunately, there hasn't been rtn for years in my tank.
If you have dsb you can clean only upper layer without disturbing sand. I siphon detritus off with a hose gently. Nassarius snails did a good job as well.
If you have ssb you can move sand and release dirties to water, your corals will be happy then.
Krzysztof
ClearwaterUK
New member
Truly amazing corals, you must be very proud
claudio245
New member
Hi Krzysztof
My god, beautiful colors in your sps. thanks for sharing.
My tank is 100x50x50 cm up to 250 liters of water and 50 liters sump, You ask a question:
1 - What is the flow of water have to leave within the reactor BioPellets.
2 - What is the outflow of water from the reactor
3 - I have to leave the water coming out of the reactor near the skimmer.
Apologies for so many questions my friend and always successful.
best regars
claudio
My god, beautiful colors in your sps. thanks for sharing.
My tank is 100x50x50 cm up to 250 liters of water and 50 liters sump, You ask a question:
1 - What is the flow of water have to leave within the reactor BioPellets.
2 - What is the outflow of water from the reactor
3 - I have to leave the water coming out of the reactor near the skimmer.
Apologies for so many questions my friend and always successful.
best regars
claudio
Thanks a lot.
Thanks, Claudio.
You should have the flow 2000-3000L/h inside the reactor to make the all pellets move. I have a pump Aquabee UP 2000/1.
The outflow is about 500L/h and I can adjust it.
Yes, the water from the reactor should be near an inlet of skimmer pump. Additionally, you can use a nylon filtersock below the outlet from the reactor.
Krzysztof
reefmutt
Active member
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Krzysztof
Krzysztof, you say you are a bad photographer.. Not so. These are all excellent photos. I love the contrast between the blue and pink/red. The color tone is perfect. You know what you are doing with the camera as well as the reef!! Do you do any post production of the photos or are they coming right out of the camera?
I assume top down shots are not easy for you to take, just seeing how amazing the corals look from the side, I can only imagine how stunning shots from the top would be.. No pressure, really!!
Your thread has singlehandedly inspired me to get motivated to repair my leaking tank and get it running again!
Thanks!
Hi Krzystzof,
Thanks for previous answer.
As I said, I'm starting a 1200 liters net volume tank. Actually there are just 75kg live rock inside. I started using 500ml fauna marine biopellet and I had a bacterial bloom. NO3 were 0,5 and PO4 were 0,19ppm. So I removed the BP and waited the water to become clear. After that I put 150ml BP. Now it's fine, water is clear and NO3 are 0,2 and PO4 0,09 (there isn't light yet on the tank).
How should I manage BP quantity? I used a "small" dose of BP with inorganics not so high and had a bacterial bloom. How and when I will need to increase their dose?
Thanks a lot in advance if You can explain these things.
(I tried to write You a PM about this, so to avoid polluting this topic about your tank, but your inbox is full).
Luca
Thanks for previous answer.
As I said, I'm starting a 1200 liters net volume tank. Actually there are just 75kg live rock inside. I started using 500ml fauna marine biopellet and I had a bacterial bloom. NO3 were 0,5 and PO4 were 0,19ppm. So I removed the BP and waited the water to become clear. After that I put 150ml BP. Now it's fine, water is clear and NO3 are 0,2 and PO4 0,09 (there isn't light yet on the tank).
How should I manage BP quantity? I used a "small" dose of BP with inorganics not so high and had a bacterial bloom. How and when I will need to increase their dose?
Thanks a lot in advance if You can explain these things.
(I tried to write You a PM about this, so to avoid polluting this topic about your tank, but your inbox is full).
Luca
claudio245
New member
Hi Krzysztof
You then recommended that I put a pump in the reactor 2000/3000 lh and water output 500 lh. What amount of BioPellets I put in the reactor. I have no experience with this system.
best regards
You then recommended that I put a pump in the reactor 2000/3000 lh and water output 500 lh. What amount of BioPellets I put in the reactor. I have no experience with this system.
best regards
Krzysztof, you say you are a bad photographer.. Not so. These are all excellent photos. I love the contrast between the blue and pink/red. The color tone is perfect. You know what you are doing with the camera as well as the reef!! Do you do any post production of the photos or are they coming right out of the camera?
I assume top down shots are not easy for you to take, just seeing how amazing the corals look from the side, I can only imagine how stunning shots from the top would be.. No pressure, really!!
Your thread has singlehandedly inspired me to get motivated to repair my leaking tank and get it running again!
Thanks!
Thanks, I'm happy that you like my pictures but believe me I'm not a good photographer. I seldom show any photos because I have to take a lot of them and after that I can choose only 1 or 2 of them. I'd like the photos show my tank as it looks in reality, without any distortions. It is very hard to do. I can't take shots from the top. Most pictures are come right out of the camera, I sometimes adjust sharpness, brightness or contrast or decrease blue color.
So get to work, reefmutt, don't be lazy and show us your tank in some time! Good luck!
Luca, your tank is young. You don't need a lot of biopellets. Moreover,
your system should to get accustomed to a such method so you do properly decreasing the quantity of biopellets. Be patient and check your parameters in a month. There's no any recipe how much biopellets and when you should increase their quantity because it depends on too many factors. The water parameters tell you what to do.
Sorry for my inbox, I don't keep up with it.
Sorry but I know nothing about your system. And what biopellets? I used only NPreducing biopellets standard, NPbiopellets XL and All in one biopellets. Each of them needs different treatment.
Krzysztof
Thanks Krzysztof.
In the past I read You give much importance to food and I remember You think it's better to give lot of food and that You can manage it thanks to biopellet.
So do You think it is better to administer food and add fishes accordingly to inorganics values, so to avoid they raise, or it is better to progressively increase food (and eventually fishes) and consequenlty increase NBP if inorganics raise up?
Thanks.
Luca
In the past I read You give much importance to food and I remember You think it's better to give lot of food and that You can manage it thanks to biopellet.
So do You think it is better to administer food and add fishes accordingly to inorganics values, so to avoid they raise, or it is better to progressively increase food (and eventually fishes) and consequenlty increase NBP if inorganics raise up?
Thanks.
Luca
claudio245
New member
Hi Krzysztof
Biopelletes thought all were equal. I'll see which one to use and talk to you later. Excuse my ignorance
best regards
Biopelletes thought all were equal. I'll see which one to use and talk to you later. Excuse my ignorance
best regards
