Returning to what I love - My new 180 Rimless
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Hey Snaza!
Hope all is well down under. I'll take some update shots today and get them up.. I have my doser and Apex controller up and running now.. Still learning how to fine tune the controller. The web server on the Apex is awesome!!! Pics to follow.
BTW.. How are things coming with your new setup?
Hope all is well down under. I'll take some update shots today and get them up.. I have my doser and Apex controller up and running now.. Still learning how to fine tune the controller. The web server on the Apex is awesome!!! Pics to follow.
BTW.. How are things coming with your new setup?
R.yumaDaddy?
T5 ABUSER
what is the thin branched sps in the back top right? Got any closer pics?
It looks really nice.
It looks really nice.
Snaza,
Thanks man. That's great news with the house. I'm sure your tank project will be awesome. Are you running your new ATI PM on your current system? If so, please post some pictures here... You know I'm a big fan of your tank!
R.yumaDaddy? (luv that name. LOl),
Thank you. I'm not sure what the I'd is on the coral you're referring to. It was given to me by a friend who is in the process of breaking down his tank. Looking at it closely, it has the coralite structure of a purple millepora just with thinner branches.. When and if I can ever get a positive I'd,I will post it... Better yet, if ur ever in queens on a visit to NYC, stop by and I will frag u a piece.
Thanks man. That's great news with the house. I'm sure your tank project will be awesome. Are you running your new ATI PM on your current system? If so, please post some pictures here... You know I'm a big fan of your tank!
R.yumaDaddy? (luv that name. LOl),
Thank you. I'm not sure what the I'd is on the coral you're referring to. It was given to me by a friend who is in the process of breaking down his tank. Looking at it closely, it has the coralite structure of a purple millepora just with thinner branches.. When and if I can ever get a positive I'd,I will post it... Better yet, if ur ever in queens on a visit to NYC, stop by and I will frag u a piece.
jackson6745
Yeah Yeah
Not sure how I missed this thread 
Welcome back Jonathan! Great to see you in a nice new tank. Looking forward to seeing your progress.
Welcome back Jonathan! Great to see you in a nice new tank. Looking forward to seeing your progress.
Hey Rich!,
It's been a long time man.. I hope all is well with you.. I'm surprised that Mike didn't let you know that I started a build thread a few months back.. The last time I spoke with him, he was dealing with some CR issues... Do you still have your tank up and running?
It's been a long time man.. I hope all is well with you.. I'm surprised that Mike didn't let you know that I started a build thread a few months back.. The last time I spoke with him, he was dealing with some CR issues... Do you still have your tank up and running?
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15704482#post15704482 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tatoofr
Looks good my friend
Frank
Hey Frank,
Thanks to you Bro... Would you believe that the birdsnest 4 pics up is the Steve Tyree that I got from you. I think it was the Fiji Purple that did the trick! It's directly over this coral.
I'm thinking about changing my bulb configuration just a bit. Right now my dusk and dawn bulbs are a KZ Fiji purple and a true antinic. I like the results of the Fiji Purple, but the Antinic is a waste of a bulb slot IMO. I will either replace the antinic with another Fiji purple or maybe a procolor... Not sure yet. Suggestions are welcome because I'm really not happy with the coral color directly under the antinic.
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Thanks Sedor.. I am unfamiliar with the details of Neozeo.. before you head off in any one direction to achieve and ULNS, I would consider the cheaper method and use Vodka like myself and so many others.. There is a great thread started by "SunnyX" that talks about his system, which uses the Vodka method.. He also has links to some Aquarist articles that thoroughly cover the procedure.. I have been following his method of Vodka and bacteria dosing with very good results and have achieved undetectable nitrates and phosphates. Did I mention it was cheap? :lol:
You can find Sunnyx's thread here:
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1666271
Good luck!
sedor
New member
Thanks for the link...now my eyes hurt from reading all night 
I guess the perfectionist in me is to blame. I can't help but start from the very first page on a build and I think Sunny's has split twice now :lol:
Would you be so kind as to provide a set of dosing instructions that you followed for someone interested in following the same approach? Did you start with the bacteria dosing and then move onto vodka? Do you use some of the other products Sunny mentions such as Reef Boosters?
I guess the perfectionist in me is to blame. I can't help but start from the very first page on a build and I think Sunny's has split twice now :lol:Would you be so kind as to provide a set of dosing instructions that you followed for someone interested in following the same approach? Did you start with the bacteria dosing and then move onto vodka? Do you use some of the other products Sunny mentions such as Reef Boosters?
Hey Sedor,
You're welcome. A detailed set of instructions can be found here.
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2008-08/nftt/index.php
Dosing will vary based off the size of your tank.. I started bacterial seeding wiwith Microbe Lift first, then I began using MB7. I'm sure that using both were unnecessary, but I started with Dead rock (all of it). It had been sitting in my Buddy's garage in saltwater with no heater or circulation pump for months.. I needed as much Biodiversity as I could get, so between seeding the tank with Microbe Lift and MB7, I also used two very small pieces of porous live rock and a cup of sand from a very established tank... When I started the MB7, I began by following the new tank directions. After about a month is when I began dosing the Vodka..
Currently, I am dosing 4ML of vodka a day and 4 drops of MB7 a day.. These amounts are the maintenance amounts for my system and I have no detectable NO3 or PO4.
If you take your time and follow the instructions in the link I provided carefully, it will Zero out your Nitrates and Phosphates in about month's time.. There is no need to use a Phosphate remover once you start because you will run the risk of starving your corals.
Depending on what your current parameters are, just follow the directions on the MB7. The whole idea is Bio-diversity.. You want to build it up before you start the vodka dosing so that the good bacteria always out number the bad before you start feeding it that powerful clear stuff (Similar to the way it works with our bodies).
Good luck and let us know how it works for you should you decide to take this route.
You're welcome. A detailed set of instructions can be found here.
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2008-08/nftt/index.php
Dosing will vary based off the size of your tank.. I started bacterial seeding wiwith Microbe Lift first, then I began using MB7. I'm sure that using both were unnecessary, but I started with Dead rock (all of it). It had been sitting in my Buddy's garage in saltwater with no heater or circulation pump for months.. I needed as much Biodiversity as I could get, so between seeding the tank with Microbe Lift and MB7, I also used two very small pieces of porous live rock and a cup of sand from a very established tank... When I started the MB7, I began by following the new tank directions. After about a month is when I began dosing the Vodka..
Currently, I am dosing 4ML of vodka a day and 4 drops of MB7 a day.. These amounts are the maintenance amounts for my system and I have no detectable NO3 or PO4.
If you take your time and follow the instructions in the link I provided carefully, it will Zero out your Nitrates and Phosphates in about month's time.. There is no need to use a Phosphate remover once you start because you will run the risk of starving your corals.
Depending on what your current parameters are, just follow the directions on the MB7. The whole idea is Bio-diversity.. You want to build it up before you start the vodka dosing so that the good bacteria always out number the bad before you start feeding it that powerful clear stuff (Similar to the way it works with our bodies).
Good luck and let us know how it works for you should you decide to take this route.
