Leonardo's Formosa Forest

Thanks for the numbers on the RBS Leonardo. I see that you also included the Potassium level as well. While searching for Reefers best salt I came across the Zeovit site where they suggest that low potassium may cause problems with Montipora bleaching/ loss of colour. What are your thoughts or experiences on this ?
 
In my nutrient-poor tank my montipora were dull (greyish) in colour and had poor PE.
After I switched over to reefers best their colour and PE is much better and they grow faster. I think adding Potassium can make a difference in some tanks...

I'm afraid of overdosing though so I just chose a salt with a high level of Potassium. With regular waterchanges I can maintain a acceptable level of Potassium, in a safe way without the risk of overdosing.

Leonardo
 
And finally.... The sump picture! :)

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Leonardo
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10911880#post10911880 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by adddo
Come to think of it Leonardo, the skimmer you use looks exactly like my Fauna Marine 2 "Ultra Skim 2"

http://www.tritonakvarium.se/product.asp?product=584&sub=0&page=1

I know you said some other name for it.. But cant help but think they are the same.
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I almost know for sure that it is the same skimmer. I think Fauna-Marin just put their name on it :) I got it straight from the builder in Germany.

Leonardo
 
just wondering if there are advantages to running a sump so shallow. anyone can answer this. I usually run sections of mine deeper and some shallow like in the pic above.

thanks for sharing your sump pic leo's reef.
 
The skimmer needs this waterlevel. The right section is the return section so waterlevels will go down there because of evaporation. :)

besides that, the flow in a shallow sump is higher so less detritus collects in there.

Leonardo
 
makes sense about the higher flow. Do you still have your remote sand bed, because it looks like from the pic that you have a few inches of sand inbetween the skimmer and the return section.
 
OK now yuo know some ones going to ask so it might as well be me. whats the dosing pump doising :)
and what is in the tropic marine containers?
do you like the products that you are using and would you ever consider Zeovit or have you used it?
Thanks buddy
Michael
 
FUA; I still use the RDSB, it right behind the Tropic Marin containers. :)

trueblackpercula; The containers are Tropic Marin Biopcalcium(Ca+alk), and Biomagnesium. I like the Tropic Marin products very much, also their trace-elements.

The dosingpump isn't dosing anything yet. I'm still concidering where I will use it for. Maybe a Calcium-Alk-Megnesiumdosing, but I'm also thinking about autodose my Trace elements and the sugar/Vodka.
I never used Zeovit, maybe I will in the future but I'm happy with the colours I have now.

Leonardo
 
Hey Leonardo
Have you ever considered the use of Randy's two part? I have been thinking about what you said about the trace elements. Do you think they give your Sps that extra bost to get such nice color? the reason i ask is becuase the color look awsome Man. I have been thinking about using TM additive for my tank but I was told they cuase algea blooms have you had this happen to you?

Now you seem to like the Vodka / sugar method is this to remove nitrate/phosphates? have you ever gootm a bacterial bloom were the water has turned white? I tried it but lost some corals becuase it made my tank to nutrient poor only becuase i have been useing Zeovit at the same time. That is a big No No as it will cuase the two toghether to strip the water clean to fast.
i would love for you to talk more about your technics as they sure are working.
:) :) :) :) :)
Michael
 
Thanks! Randy's 2-part automated is called the "balling method" over here in Europe. Maybe i will use that.
The trace elements give a huge boost in colour, I experienced it when I stopped for a while. I really saw the difference. No algae-blooms whatsoever.

I always had unmeasurable Nitrates, even before the RDSB. I use the Sugar to make sure phosphates remain as low as possible. Of course I also use GFO for that.
I never had a bacterial bloom because I dose very careful and make sure not to overdose.

In the future I will dose Vodka/Sugar/Dextrose for a more diverse Carbon-addition.

I'm not afraid of stripping the water because I carefully watch the animals and corals every day and I see how and how much my actions influence the corals. I now know how to keep my tank nutrient poor without starving it.

I would never combine several methods because the result can be unpredictable ;)

Leonardo
 
Congratulations on obtaining such a fabuous reef tank. That is what most of us dream of and strive for.

I would be interested in knowing what you think about using carbon. It does not sound like you use it or need it.

Thanks
 
Thanks 143gadgets; I use Tropic Marin Pro coral A- and K+ elements.

cweder, sorry, I didn't understand it correctly :) I use GAC from Fauna-Marin to keep the water clear for better lightpenetration, for absorption of organic compounds and to take out impurities that are in almost every house.

Leonardo
 
Thanks, I have not used GAC in a while, but last night I installed some thru a reactor and my ORP went up 20 points. Hopefully it will stay there. How much do you use and how often do you change yours out? My main concern is that it would pull out too many trace elements, but if your supplementing I guess you have that covered. You dont think just doing water changes is enough to replace the trace elements. Adding and buying trace elements can be another expense most of us would prefer to avoid.
 
I have a preview of my new Propagation-tank; this Mothercolony of a wild Acropora colony. Can anyone determinate it?

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Leonardo
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10964559#post10964559 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cweder
Thanks, I have not used GAC in a while, but last night I installed some thru a reactor and my ORP went up 20 points. Hopefully it will stay there. How much do you use and how often do you change yours out? My main concern is that it would pull out too many trace elements, but if your supplementing I guess you have that covered. You dont think just doing water changes is enough to replace the trace elements. Adding and buying trace elements can be another expense most of us would prefer to avoid.
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I think waterchanges can supply most of the trace-elements for corals to survive. But to give them that extra push in colour I think trace-elements are necessary. That little expense (if you compare it to the total costs) is really worth it :)

GAC will remove some essential elements like Iodine. But dosing trace elements replace that, like you said.

I use 2 tblspoons, rinse it once a week and replace it every two weeks.

Leonardo
 
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