My fish tank

[myzislow]

wow... cool tank

Too cool for school:thumbsup: Things are looking amazing, Mark!

 

[apt220]

Beautiful. Your signature should read: "My tank is too sexy for your clubs"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vziUC1IT0wo
(Painful to watch I know)

:lol::lol::lol:

 

[mpoletti]

Here is the first shot of the tank after 48 hours after the transferooni

So many changes later...

November 2008 (after replacing all of my corals for AEFW)

Feb 2009

May 2009

July 2009

December 2009

And at two years

 

[mpoletti]

You can sure tell when I got a new camera and was learning the wb on it

 

[DML08]

Awesome Mark!... I read somewhere else you use some of the zoevit products, Pleas share... also what other stuff you dose, your tank looks very happy for sure!..

 

[mpoletti]

Awesome Mark!... I read somewhere else you use some of the zoevit products, Pleas share... also what other stuff you dose, your tank looks very happy for sure!..

I mention a lot of that stuff in my tank thread in the LTF here on RC, but I stopped dosing prodibio 5 weeks ago and added a ZEOvit reactor. I just use ZEOlites, ZEObak, ZEOstart2 and ZEOfood7; the basic four. I am still "ramping up" on my dosing schedule as I have no problem taking things slowly.

Thanks again :thumbsup:

 

[hatfielj]

My tank at two years and 5 weeks into ZEOvit

Your tank is so awesome I pretty much hate it! :fun5:

 

[reefsahoy]

wow what a difference. what is your procedure before introducing new corals to your tank? do you use quarantine or do you just dip? if dip, could you tell me your actual procedure? thanks

 

[mpoletti]

wow what a difference. what is your procedure before introducing new corals to your tank? do you use quarantine or do you just dip? if dip, could you tell me your actual procedure? thanks

No just dipping here. I made the decision after tearing down the tank, that I would at least do everything I could to not have to do that again. I set a second system just for observation and treatment of new corals.

When I get a new coral, I try to dip them in a strong revive dip, unless they are stressed from shipping; then I have to make a executive decision as I'm trying to live on the safer side of things nowadays. After the dip, I closely inspect the coral under a floodlight and if it looks kosher, into the QT tank for a minimum of 21 days, but usually longer. There is no rush these days as an extra week in a stable observation tank won't cause any harm and the display in kind of full anyways.

When the coral is ready to get called up to the major league team, it gets another round of revive and another inspection. It is then when I have the little pep talk with the coral before it sits on the frag rack until I figure out where I want to place it.

Thanks :thumbsup:

 

[jhawkor]

Do you still have the Regal?

 

[DML08]

Marc, what made you take the leap to zeovit? Ming (Kangym) didn't have a influence on you did he? he as got my wheels turning too..

 

[mpoletti]

Your tank is so awesome I pretty much hate it! :fun5:

Thank You

 

[mpoletti]

Do you still have the Regal?

The jocs killed the tiny one, but I do have this one

 

[mpoletti]

Marc, what made you take the leap to zeovit? Ming (Kangym) didn't have a influence on you did he? he as got my wheels turning too..

I get bored from time to time and I have always had a closet interest in ZEOvit. I just figured it was time for a new method of reefkeeping.
Actually, I have only spoken with Ming in a couple of threads and I did not know he was a ZEOhead before seeing his thread over there.

 

[reefsahoy]

No just dipping here. I made the decision after tearing down the tank, that I would at least do everything I could to not have to do that again. I set a second system just for observation and treatment of new corals.

When I get a new coral, I try to dip them in a strong revive dip, unless they are stressed from shipping; then I have to make a executive decision as I'm trying to live on the safer side of things nowadays. After the dip, I closely inspect the coral under a floodlight and if it looks kosher, into the QT tank for a minimum of 21 days, but usually longer. There is no rush these days as an extra week in a stable observation tank won't cause any harm and the display in kind of full anyways.

When the coral is ready to get called up to the major league team, it gets another round of revive and another inspection. It is then when I have the little pep talk with the coral before it sits on the frag rack until I figure out where I want to place it.

Thanks :thumbsup:

thanks, and a few more question. On your Q/T tank. how do you keep it running when you don't have any corals waiting in quarantine? How do you keep bacteria going? do you have live rock for bacteria if yes when you are not using the Q/T do you empty the tank and what would you do to start back the bacteria again? thanks

 

[Stanley-Reefer]

Zeo has intrigued me too. I don't know how much better it can make your tank look though:thumbsup:

 

[mpoletti]

Zeo has intrigued me too. I don't know how much better it can make your tank look though:thumbsup:

I think it has to do more with y perception than anything else. I am not ZEOing for the colors as I know that colors can be achieved through basic husbandry. I do not believe there is anything that is "magic in a supplement". I am doing ZEOvit to help lighten the nutrients as I want to add a few more swimmers while attempting something new. Hope this makes sense :thumbsup:

 

[mpoletti]

thanks, and a few more question. On your Q/T tank. how do you keep it running when you don't have any corals waiting in quarantine? How do you keep bacteria going? do you have live rock for bacteria if yes when you are not using the Q/T do you empty the tank and what would you do to start back the bacteria again? thanks

People do not know me too well. I'm always am on the hunt for new pieces so I will always have the need for a QT system :lol2: