Fieroguy19
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Wow.....definitely one of the best ever. It is interesting that you have been able to keep your colors just as good for over a year using the pellets, even if you only added GFO.
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shelby_cos
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Beautiful pictures:bounce1: thanks for the update.
What is po4x4, and what do you feed your corals, how often, and do you dose anything?
Thanks Krzysztof
Dynamic_Reef
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Lunar!
you have an amazing tank currently I am running GFO which seem to keep my Phos in check near 0 .. was considering using Koral color in my system hopefully my coral will take off soon I drip Kalk +2 to keep my mag/alk/Cal steady however my growth has slowed down alot I think its because I got lazy with my WC
Anyways Again WOW.. sure this word has been used in this thread way to many times already :beer:
you have an amazing tank currently I am running GFO which seem to keep my Phos in check near 0 .. was considering using Koral color in my system hopefully my coral will take off soon I drip Kalk +2 to keep my mag/alk/Cal steady however my growth has slowed down alot I think its because I got lazy with my WC
Anyways Again WOW.. sure this word has been used in this thread way to many times already :beer:
I haven't changed any pumps. There have been 2 x Tunze Turbelle streams 6105 so far and I don't see any need to increase the flow. It's strong enough because it's supported by two Iwaki pumps and the main pump - Red Dragon 8000l/h. However my green seriatopora caliendrum was so huge and dense that it restricted the flow. That was the main reason why I fragged it.
The same lighting - 10 x T5 tubes that are at about 17cm above the water surface.
The method of adding Ca, alkalinity and Mg has been working perfectly for 5 years. I'd like to thank Claude Schuhmacher, you know him from his company Fauna Marin, for his less complicated version, i.e. adding solutions without calculating, doses depending on requirement of corals. But no extra traces are added on daily basis so it's very important for me to do water changes regularly.
After water changes some bacteria are poured into the tank. From time to time I add some micro- and macroelements, mainly potassium (Ultra Easy K from Fauna Marin), but in really small doses.
I feed my fish and corals on varied frozen foods, Cyclop -Eeze, Spirulina, Nori, Reef Pearls, sometimes I prepare my special food for corals (shrimps, oysters, mussels, etc. blended and mixed e.g. with Cyclop-Eeeze or FM products like Ultra clam, Ultra seafan, Ultra min)
Krzysztof
The same lighting - 10 x T5 tubes that are at about 17cm above the water surface.
The method of adding Ca, alkalinity and Mg has been working perfectly for 5 years. I'd like to thank Claude Schuhmacher, you know him from his company Fauna Marin, for his less complicated version, i.e. adding solutions without calculating, doses depending on requirement of corals. But no extra traces are added on daily basis so it's very important for me to do water changes regularly.
After water changes some bacteria are poured into the tank. From time to time I add some micro- and macroelements, mainly potassium (Ultra Easy K from Fauna Marin), but in really small doses.
I feed my fish and corals on varied frozen foods, Cyclop -Eeze, Spirulina, Nori, Reef Pearls, sometimes I prepare my special food for corals (shrimps, oysters, mussels, etc. blended and mixed e.g. with Cyclop-Eeeze or FM products like Ultra clam, Ultra seafan, Ultra min)
Krzysztof
n0rk
More is better-er!
Krzysztof, how do you have your Iwakis set up? I'm looking at a very similar for my new tank and would like to build on the stepping stones you've laid out for us all where possible
Sorry I don't have Iwaki's setup but I try to explain how it works. Turbelle streams Tunze give alternating gyre. They are situated at opposite sides of the tank, Iwaki pumps work with continuous closed motion, in a loop. Their outlets are on the back wall in the middle of the tank, on the wall of internal overflow box, the outlet of main pump there's on the back wall in the upper right part. Iwaki pumps are noisy a bit due to their fans but very strong and trouble-free. It's hard to believe but they have been working for about 8 years in my tank without being cleaned.
Krzysztof
Krzysztof
Moser
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Thanks Krzysztof,
How much food do you give per day?. ie number of cubes etc.
How much Reef Pearls do you give. I hear they last in teh water column for a fair period?...
Thanks
Mo
joao junior
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Krzysztof,the great acropra in the corner of your tank is a.youngei???thanks.
shelby_cos
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Im interested in learning more about these Reef Pearls aswell. Do you leave pumps going as normal? Do you use filter socks or would these filter out the pearls? Do these feed the fish too or just corals? sorry for all the questions:mixed:
About 8 cubes of frozen food per day on the average.
1-2 of blue spoon from Salifert tests of Reef Pearls twice per week. I don't use any mechanical filter unless I clean rocks. I don't switch the pumps off during feeding on Reef Pearls. They have a neutral buoyancy so float around for a long time and don't fall into a bottom (that's true for sure) and corals can get food longer.
Krzysztof
I think that these pearls are too small to be seen by most of fish. But athias and chromis enjoy them.
Krzysztof
Which one? The most similar to acropora yongei is my a.tumida on the right side but it used to be great. After the last fragmentation it's small so I don't think that you mean this coral. You might have looked at earlier photos or you ask about another acropora.
Krzysztof
There are no champions in this hobby. You can learn all your life and there are still a lot of questions, doubts, etc. However thanks for your nice words.
Krzysztof
chrischin29g
o^__^o<-- MY PLUGS
Ohheemmgeeeee!! Dude your 05 tank is spool nice alot nicer then alot of thanks now!!!
Love your huge stag colonies!!
Love your huge stag colonies!!
