my house reef (211 g.)
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TryTheChi
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Re all the PMs guys - thanks for doing it that way - and I'm pleased you are going to save big time - will leave more $s for aquacultured frags
and move further towards zero impact reefing. Please do keep us informed of progress with before /after shots (good or otherwise) in due course.If there are any RC mods watching - pls can you let me know eitherway if its OK to put up the links - I'm snowed under here with PMs - thanks.
Cheers
Simon
TryTheChi
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Hi Floridot
The new SPS are all aquacultured in the Solomans and Indonesia - I'm realy impressed with the quality - we have a LFS fairly near me who specialise in importing these - so as soon as I hear they have a shipment - I get in the helicopter immediately.:smokin:
I'm not sure if its visible in the photos I'v posted - but you can see they all have little domes they are fragged onto and look a bit too artificial - I'll have to use miliput to make it look more natural once I'm sure they like thier locations.
However - to my shame - there was a beautiful Purple/ red echinopora - wild harvested by villagers trained in sustainability I'm promissed. This is very rarely imported into the UK but not restricted by CITES. Its the one at the centre bottom - the plan is to let it settle for a year then start fragging so we have a non wild source in the UK.
Hows your prodi trial going?
Cheers
Simon
carib
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prodibio
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I am on my 3rd week of prodibio,and I want to say I Like what I see.My nitrates from-10 went to-0.phos.-0.05 has not changed,the water is cristal clear,I am getting more skimmate,phosban has been removed for 10 days now,(might go back) REEFBUSTER makes great impact on acro's(I shut down my skimmer for 1/2 day)I use everything listed above exept ZEOSTART-2 and would like to ask if its critical component?THANKS.
prodibio
I am on my 3rd week of prodibio,and I want to say I Like what I see.My nitrates from-10 went to-0.phos.-0.05 has not changed,the water is cristal clear,I am getting more skimmate,phosban has been removed for 10 days now,(might go back) REEFBUSTER makes great impact on acro's(I shut down my skimmer for 1/2 day)I use everything listed above exept ZEOSTART-2 and would like to ask if its critical component?THANKS.
TryTheChi
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Good to hear - hope you are taking some pics for the impact on coral coloration
Re PO4 - this element can be bound up in LR and sand, and released back into the water column as it's PO4 is reduced - so it may be worth putting the PO4 remover back in for a period, take it out for a while, test, put it back in until you have cleared all the bound PO4 from the rocks and sand- could take a little time. (same principle as soaking media in RO/RI for while to draw out any PO4)
Re Start 2 - Iwans' expererience will be the benchmark - but I have only just started using it (1ml per 100ltrs seems to cause brown film on the glass so I'm dosing at 20% of that) it had no part to play in the results gained with the pink hysterix above. Start 2 is a carbon sourse for the bacs.
Are you going nice and easy with CV and AAHC to begin with?
Cheers
Simon
Re: prodibio
Good to hear - hope you are taking some pics for the impact on coral coloration
Re PO4 - this element can be bound up in LR and sand, and released back into the water column as it's PO4 is reduced - so it may be worth putting the PO4 remover back in for a period, take it out for a while, test, put it back in until you have cleared all the bound PO4 from the rocks and sand- could take a little time. (same principle as soaking media in RO/RI for while to draw out any PO4)
Re Start 2 - Iwans' expererience will be the benchmark - but I have only just started using it (1ml per 100ltrs seems to cause brown film on the glass so I'm dosing at 20% of that) it had no part to play in the results gained with the pink hysterix above. Start 2 is a carbon sourse for the bacs.
Are you going nice and easy with CV and AAHC to begin with?
Cheers
Simon
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David MC Lee
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iwan What test kits do you use when you test your water? I use Salifert. I did a test on my tank a few days ago and ran the test at higher sensitivity but I'm not able to detect anything in my tank.
NO3 < .2ppm Looks zero to me.
PO4 < .015ppm Looks zero to me.
dkh 9.9
CA 460
Ph 8.34 night 8.20 morning (meter)
Are you using test kits that are more sensitivity?
NO3 < .2ppm Looks zero to me.
PO4 < .015ppm Looks zero to me.
dkh 9.9
CA 460
Ph 8.34 night 8.20 morning (meter)
Are you using test kits that are more sensitivity?
carib
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Simon your tank is low on a flow,is this becouse you run T-5s?Same w/IWAN?Also IWAN-your REEF has a lots of big colonies,your success w/prodi-T-5-ZEo (IWANS METHOD)has a tme period of 6 months can you please shine here with a little more info on time,size and sourse of this beutifull acro's.THANKS.
TryTheChi
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Hi Carib
I dont think mine is low on flow - with the streams on max pulse thats 24,000 ltrs ph and with approx 3000 ltrs ph from the return pump - turnover is 52 times ph on max and 21 times on low pulse and at night. Food shoots across the tank faster than I can sprint
but the fish look muscular for the excercise:fun1:The flow issue and T5 lighting issues are not related IMO oter than that flow can effect sps growth patterns- flow is to get food to and waste from the corals as well as agitate the surface for better gas exchange - T5 or MH wont impact on the need for that.
I'm not sure who your PO4 Q was for - but if it is me - yes I test weekly still - esp since taking out the rowaphos and the reading is zero as with no3. I use Deltec-Meric and salifert kits respectively. The deltec test is an expensive high sensitivity test kit - but I'm not sure how it compares to the electronic PO4 testers....
Cheers
Simon
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