Italy's Best! Matured SPS Aquariums.

[Sir]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8579550#post8579550 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by invincible569
Which is the most popular Mg granulates in Italy? Grotech?

Si, Ed il grotech...
ma molto magnesio viene rilasciato dalla Jumbo che si trova nel reattore di calcio. Con il ph basso del reattore una parte del magnesio contenuto nella sabbia corallina( jumbo) viene rilasciato in vasca, e quindi in molti casi non è necessario integrarlo.

 

[Ocean Drive]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8583250#post8583250 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Sir
Si, Ed il grotech...
ma molto magnesio viene rilasciato dalla Jumbo che si trova nel reattore di calcio. Con il ph basso del reattore una parte del magnesio contenuto nella sabbia corallina( jumbo) viene rilasciato in vasca, e quindi in molti casi non è necessario integrarlo.

Yes Grotech...
but much magnesium is come yielded by Jumbo sand size and therefore, in many cases it is useless to integrate Mg in big quantity

 

[Baros]

I was just wondering, do these methods enchance coral pigments, or it is only increased growth rates?

 

[Ocean Drive]

Only increased growth rates

 

[wentreefgirl]

Some of those tanks are zeovit which is the color enhancement.

 

[Ocean Drive]

personally I know nobody that uses zeovit

 

[invincible569]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8591000#post8591000 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by wentreefgirl
Some of those tanks are zeovit which is the color enhancement.

I dont know if you missed it.. but like Ocean Drive said.. they use a product called Xaqua that is like ZEOvit. Geronte uses ZEOspur every month to lighten corals.

Some of the tanks dont use any of this and they can still keep nice colors by having stable parameters with low PO4/Nitrates.

 

[Ocean Drive]

Some aquaristic has used bulbs at 6.500°K for the high levels of the PAR, but sincerely I do not like the water color, yellow!! In this condition, with 6.500°K, the increase rate is greater but the colors of SPS, turns toward the brown. After one period of a good increase, someone chages again the bulbs with high color temperature

 

[wentreefgirl]

I meant Zaqua but couldnt find your name for it so used our name for it instead. Sorry.

 

[invincible569]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8591016#post8591016 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Ocean Drive
Some aquaristic has used bulbs at 6.500°K for the high levels of the PAR, but sincerely I do not like the water color, yellow!! In this condition, with 6.500°K, the increase rate is greater but the colors of SPS, turns toward the brown. After one period of a good increase, someone chages again the bulbs with high color temperature

That definitely works. There was one person from signapore who was TOTM here who used 6500k with actinics and it looks great! Last I heard his tank was no more or is starting over.

 

[Baros]

Does anyone have any info or links on Xaqua?
I've looked at their site but all it shows is a list of their products.

 

[Ocean Drive]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8591055#post8591055 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Baros
Does anyone have any info or links on Xaqua?
I've looked at their site but all it shows is a list of their products.

Xaqua is a new Italian line dedicate to marine aquarium.
http://www.xaqua.it/ita/default.asp

 

[Baros]

Thank you, Ocean Drive

 

[invincible569]

Ocean drive, does Xaqua have issues with Potassium depletion? Supposedly ZEOvit does from other people's experience especially since the rock pores are known for this type of chemical exchange with K.

 

[trueblackpercula]

ya think maybe they can try there stuff on my tank just for 10 months I will be glade to pay for shipping. I still can't get over how nice there tanks are wow.

 

[TexasTodd]

Are most of the reefers in Italy using GFO's for phosphate removal?

Thank you,

Todd

 

[invincible569]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8596117#post8596117 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by TexasTodd
Are most of the reefers in Italy using GFO's for phosphate removal?

Thank you,

Todd

I guess I have been out of the hobby longer than I thought.. but what is a GFO?

 

[TexasTodd]

Granular Ferric Oxide...excuse the spelling! aka RowaPhos, Phosban, etc.



TT

 

[Ocean Drive]

I don' t know the the ZEOvit and the new Xaqua like method. I do not like very bottles that to me they make to become enslaved.
Rowaphos is a lot used in Italy but not permanent and with moderation because Rowaphos it lowers the kH. Use only with high livel of PO4 and silicate in the fluized bed

 

[reefez]

It has to be that Italian water! Really nice tanks all of them!