Pooky's 300

[mpoletti]

Good article, that's some crazy stuff!

If you really want some crazy over the head stuff, you should try to read the scientific journal articles :fun5:

 

[pookstreet]

Kenny. I only do 3 vials of bioptim when I dose (approx 200 water gallons; 240 gallons of water minus the rock volume).

Now I am all confused :spin2:

Let's just say I have approx. 350 gallon water volume, not including the rocks, what should my dosage be? Or at least what you would do

week 1 - ???
week 2 - ???
week 3 - ???
week 4 - ???

And I assume weeks 5/6 will be similar to 3/4, so on and so forth......

 

[aquariumclown]

I was going to to do 2 vials of the BioDigest since each treats ~250 gallons. So I should do 4 the first week? Do I need to do 20 vials of Bioptim the second week??? :eek2: And I thought I got plenty when I bought 30 vials each :crazy1:

No I think you misunderstood me. Dose what the instructions say for the first month at least, then after that you can reduce once the bacteria has established in your tank.

 

[mpoletti]

You alternate weeks

Week 1- Biodigest
Week 2- Bioptim
Week 3- Biodigest
Week 4- Bioptim

I would do start with 4-5 vials or biodigest the first week, 4-5 vials of bioptim the 2nd week. 4-5 vials of biodigest the 3rd week, 4-5 vials of bioptim the 4th week and then lower the biodigest to 1-2 vials from here on out.

 

[pookstreet]

So the dosing schedule would look like this:

Week 1 - Biodigest 4-5 vials
Week 2 - Bioptim 4-5 vials
Week 3 - Biodigest 4-5 vials
Week 4 - Bioptim 4-5 vials
Week 5 - Biodigest 1-2 vials
Week 6 - Bioptim 1-2 vials
Week 7 - Same as week 5
Week 8 - Same as week 6
Repeat weeks 5/6

 

[mpoletti]

So the dosing schedule would look like this:

Week 1 - Biodigest 4-5 vials
Week 2 - Bioptim 4-5 vials
Week 3 - Biodigest 4-5 vials
Week 4 - Bioptim 4-5 vials
Week 5 - Biodigest 1-2 vials
Week 6 - Bioptim 1-2 vials
Week 7 - Same as week 5
Week 8 - Same as week 6
Repeat weeks 5/6

I have never half dosed the bioptim; I only lessened the biodigest :strange:

 

[pookstreet]

Alright, let's try this again. Mark's proposed dosing schedule

Week 1 - Biodigest 4-5 vials
Week 2 - Bioptim 4-5 vials
Week 3 - Biodigest 4-5 vials
Week 4 - Bioptim 4-5 vials
Week 5 - Biodigest 1-2 vials
Week 6 - Bioptim 4-5 vials
Week 7 - Same as week 5
Week 8 - Same as week 6
Repeat weeks 5/6 until I am broke...........

 

[mpoletti]

That looks about right. Depending on your rock, I would say 4 vials would be fine week 6 and on. You should contact Greg as many of the dosing schedules out there revolve around Greg's initial experiences and a few of the emails from the guys at prodibio in France.

 

[pookstreet]

I forgot that Greg doses Prodibio. I'll call him before starting anything. Thanks!

 

[pookstreet]

I just noticed that the reading on the pH monitor for the Ca reactor is 6.66 :hmm4:

 

[Dejavu]

Kenny,

Here's a great thread on dosing prodibio. Project Reef laid out a nice dosing schedule. I used it when I was starting up and still refer back to it every once in a while.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1352650&perpage=25&pagenumber=11

 

[pookstreet]

Thanks for the link, Brian! Looks like I'll have to give Ali a ring too

 

[pookstreet]

Look what Mr. UPS brought me yesterday, a new toy :lol:

 

[mpoletti]

Very nice Kenny. I really like mine

 

[pookstreet]

Now I just need to find the time to replumb everything. It shouldn't be too bad since it's just a Y split into 2 straight returns. I've taken out the WavySea to simplify everything. The real trick is trying to get to that darn Dart hiding behind the sump.

 

[pookstreet]

Here is the current tank as of last night. It looks so empty without all the colored sticks. What a difference 9 short months can make

9/30/09

9/7/09

3/4/09

1/5/09

9/26/08

 

[aquariumclown]

Nice shots Kenny! Tank still looks great w/o acros. But would be nice to restore the sticks to fill the upper part of the tank.

 

[mpoletti]

What I find so interesting is how we can never het the tank to look the same from month to month.

Nice stuff Kenny. The PBT looks awesome :eek1:

 

[pookstreet]

Nice shots Kenny! Tank still looks great w/o acros. But would be nice to restore the sticks to fill the upper part of the tank.

Thanks Leo, you are too kind. I personally think it sucks without the sticks.

 

[pookstreet]

What I find so interesting is how we can never het the tank to look the same from month to month.

Nice stuff Kenny. The PBT looks awesome :eek1:

Well, the hope is that the tank does change with time, but in a good way as in growth and better colors, not the other way around, where the corals are disappearing :crazy1: