Tanks based on Aquaforest products
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jsdancer
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Thanks Perry!
For a 180 tank with a 55 gallon sump.
The current sps frags total about 10 pieces
6 pieces of Zoas about 8-10 heads to 3 larger colonies with more than 20 heads.
1 frog spawn
1 large Ricordia mushroom
I plan on buying the following:
Probiotic reef salt
Component 1-2-3
Pro bio s
Np pro
Af energy
Af build
Af vitality
Af aminomix
Af power food
Siporax -once I have a higher bio load.
I may know the answer to this question but...
Due to size of aquarium should I use the 10ml or the 50ml?
For a 180 tank with a 55 gallon sump.
The current sps frags total about 10 pieces
6 pieces of Zoas about 8-10 heads to 3 larger colonies with more than 20 heads.
1 frog spawn
1 large Ricordia mushroom
I plan on buying the following:
Probiotic reef salt
Component 1-2-3
Pro bio s
Np pro
Af energy
Af build
Af vitality
Af aminomix
Af power food
Siporax -once I have a higher bio load.
I may know the answer to this question but...
Due to size of aquarium should I use the 10ml or the 50ml?
plyle02
Active member
This sounds great, however, I like the idea of getting siporax or other biological media going early, sometimes it take months to get the media to work efficiently, that is my only advice here
This sounds great, however, I like the idea of getting siporax or other biological media going early, sometimes it take months to get the media to work efficiently, that is my only advice here
Hi Perry,
I am going be adding Siporax to my system, is placing it in the sump in a dark area with good flow the best location? I have a 400l system and was looking at adding 4l. Thank you.
jsdancer
New member
Perry,
I will be picking up my load of "AF" products.
Probiotic reef salt
Component 1-2-3
Pro bio s
Np pro
Af energy
Af build
Af vitality
Af aminomix
Af power food
Will start with 5-10% water change but only plan on using 50% of Af's Probiotic reef salt and 50% of Instant Ocean salt. Why? I bought on black Friday two boxes and don't want it to go to waste.
Is this a track I can follow?
As for the other Af products I also plan on using 1/2 the recommended dosage.
Since I am running bio pellets I will start to remove them in small portions until I am at full strength with Af's Bio S and Np Pro.
Does this sound like a good idea?
I know that this will mean that my process will be slower but I certainly do not want to shock the biological process in my system or its inhabitants.
Thanks for your help!
I will be picking up my load of "AF" products.
Probiotic reef salt
Component 1-2-3
Pro bio s
Np pro
Af energy
Af build
Af vitality
Af aminomix
Af power food
Will start with 5-10% water change but only plan on using 50% of Af's Probiotic reef salt and 50% of Instant Ocean salt. Why? I bought on black Friday two boxes and don't want it to go to waste.
Is this a track I can follow?
As for the other Af products I also plan on using 1/2 the recommended dosage.
Since I am running bio pellets I will start to remove them in small portions until I am at full strength with Af's Bio S and Np Pro.
Does this sound like a good idea?
I know that this will mean that my process will be slower but I certainly do not want to shock the biological process in my system or its inhabitants.
Thanks for your help!
jsdancer
New member
At the moment I am dosing but still under the recommended 1 drop per 27 gallons. The only thing I noticed on week 2 was a growth of diatom brown algae on glass. This has been showing up less and less this week.
Week 3 dosing is as follows:
Pro bio s - Daily 6 drops
Np pro - Daily 6 drops
Af energy - Mon-Wed-Fri - 6 drops
Af build - Mon-Wed-Fri - 6 drops
Af vitality - Tue-Thurs-Sat - 6 drops
Af aminomix - Tue-Thurs-Sat - 6 drops
Af power food - 2 scoop - Sat-Sun
Components 1+2+3:
Dosing 1+ at 20ml per day
Dosing 2+ at 5ml per day
Dosing 3+ at 20ml per day
My test readings have been as follows:
Ca 400 - 425
Mg 1200 -1300
Phos .08ppm*
Alk 7.6
NO3 25*
Both Po4 and No3 have not increased since taking the bio pellets offline and the po4 has decreased in half over the 3 week period. No3 I have not seen any drops yet. I will continue to monitor these two parameters to see the where they go as I dose Pro Bio S and NP pro.
Now about the corals:
Week 1 purchases all were very inexpensive frags and all are doing fine except a Hollywood stunner chalice and an unknown sps. Both have shown anger towards my ALK issues but none have completely perished nor have gotten to the point of no return. Both seem to be coming back. The chalice started to STN from the outside in but has stopped. The sps shows burnt tips but has also stopped. All zoes are super opened and look totally happy.
Week 2 purchases were aquaculture corals and they have lost color but polyp expansion is super. They were not happy campers after the bayer dip nor happy about the ALK spike. But no tissue recession, just a little brown but full polyp expansion. I expect a full recovery from them.
There were additional purchases week 3 into week 4. All are doing great with full polyp extension.
Here is my FTS as of 12-28-16
Week 3 dosing is as follows:
Pro bio s - Daily 6 drops
Np pro - Daily 6 drops
Af energy - Mon-Wed-Fri - 6 drops
Af build - Mon-Wed-Fri - 6 drops
Af vitality - Tue-Thurs-Sat - 6 drops
Af aminomix - Tue-Thurs-Sat - 6 drops
Af power food - 2 scoop - Sat-Sun
Components 1+2+3:
Dosing 1+ at 20ml per day
Dosing 2+ at 5ml per day
Dosing 3+ at 20ml per day
My test readings have been as follows:
Ca 400 - 425
Mg 1200 -1300
Phos .08ppm*
Alk 7.6
NO3 25*
Both Po4 and No3 have not increased since taking the bio pellets offline and the po4 has decreased in half over the 3 week period. No3 I have not seen any drops yet. I will continue to monitor these two parameters to see the where they go as I dose Pro Bio S and NP pro.
Now about the corals:
Week 1 purchases all were very inexpensive frags and all are doing fine except a Hollywood stunner chalice and an unknown sps. Both have shown anger towards my ALK issues but none have completely perished nor have gotten to the point of no return. Both seem to be coming back. The chalice started to STN from the outside in but has stopped. The sps shows burnt tips but has also stopped. All zoes are super opened and look totally happy.
Week 2 purchases were aquaculture corals and they have lost color but polyp expansion is super. They were not happy campers after the bayer dip nor happy about the ALK spike. But no tissue recession, just a little brown but full polyp expansion. I expect a full recovery from them.
There were additional purchases week 3 into week 4. All are doing great with full polyp extension.
Here is my FTS as of 12-28-16
Aquaforest
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Here is nice tank fully based on Aquaforest Products:
Owner using:
AF Amino Mix, AF Build, AF Energy, AF Vitality, AF Power Food,
Pro Bio S, -NP Pro, Probiotic Reef Salt,
Zeo Mix, Phosphate Minus, Carbon,
Component 1+ 2+ 3+
Join to our Aquaforest Group and see more beautiful tanks!
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Owner using:
AF Amino Mix, AF Build, AF Energy, AF Vitality, AF Power Food,
Pro Bio S, -NP Pro, Probiotic Reef Salt,
Zeo Mix, Phosphate Minus, Carbon,
Component 1+ 2+ 3+
Join to our Aquaforest Group and see more beautiful tanks!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1490485151247025/
Aquaforest
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Tank with using Aquaforest products:
Regards,
Aquaforest
Tank with using Aquaforest products:
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Aquaforest
jsdancer
New member
Its been a little while since my last post and wanted to get my thoughts down as I continue on this journey.
I picked up 7 Bartlett anthias and I have been feeding the fish twice a day.
Formula one and two small pellets in morning then alternating days with mysid, lifeline and reef mix.
Along with using the probiotic reef salt I am still dosing AF products ABEV, Np Pro and Bio S.
Once I reached 6 drops per day I noticed I was getting red cyan bloom. No biggy just means I have excess nutrients in my tank.
Here is what I started to implement in order to get rid of excess nutrients.
1. 10% weekly water changes
2. I need to change my feeding schedule from 2x a day to twice every other day. With single feedings at least daily.
3. With the Np Pro and Bio S I have cut the dosing in half to 3 drops per day.
4. With the AF Amino - Builder - Energy - Vitamins I have done the same 3 drops per day. Alternating days with no additions on Sat/Sun
I must admit that even with the cyano creeping up in certain places all corals appear to be going strong and happy. However I certainly don't want to have this bacteria growing happily in my tank. As a last resort I purchased the Boyd's red cyanobacteria but would prefer not to use it.
Fish of course are fat, happy and corals have great PE!
I have been gluing frags onto the rocks in their permanent locations on my reef. Yes it takes me awhile but again it's the whole acclimating to my lighting and tank conditions etc etc.
The process I have taken before gluing onto rocks is a bit different than what I have done in the past but I am happy that I have decided to go this route.
The selected frags get dipped in coral rx for 20 mins. While they are bathing in coral rx I prep new, never used frag plugs. After the bathing is done each frag is then cut from its current plug at the base. I check for additional eggs or anything odd by using a tooth brush and brushing the bottom of frag. From here I rinse in fresh tank water then place frag on new plug. Place frag in a holding container to let the glue set then its time to transfer to DT and glue it in its new location.
Interesting I have found odd critters with the occasional bristle worm. Finding these critters lets me know that dipping should be in at least 2 to 3 stages. 1st time after you purchase is a must. 2nd time dipping before you glue and place on rock is also a must especially if you don't use a quarantine tank.
Now for some good stuff!
The new scores!!!
TSA Bubble gum digi
TSA Rainbow Fusion
Good ole ORA and one of my old time fav's Pearlberry
Princess Peach
Not a great picture but Christmas Mirabilis - This has awesome PE from day one!
Cool shot from left side towards bottom with sponge growth next to baby hammer
Then the rest are pics of happy campers in their new locations
I picked up 7 Bartlett anthias and I have been feeding the fish twice a day.
Formula one and two small pellets in morning then alternating days with mysid, lifeline and reef mix.
Along with using the probiotic reef salt I am still dosing AF products ABEV, Np Pro and Bio S.
Once I reached 6 drops per day I noticed I was getting red cyan bloom. No biggy just means I have excess nutrients in my tank.
Here is what I started to implement in order to get rid of excess nutrients.
1. 10% weekly water changes
2. I need to change my feeding schedule from 2x a day to twice every other day. With single feedings at least daily.
3. With the Np Pro and Bio S I have cut the dosing in half to 3 drops per day.
4. With the AF Amino - Builder - Energy - Vitamins I have done the same 3 drops per day. Alternating days with no additions on Sat/Sun
I must admit that even with the cyano creeping up in certain places all corals appear to be going strong and happy. However I certainly don't want to have this bacteria growing happily in my tank. As a last resort I purchased the Boyd's red cyanobacteria but would prefer not to use it.
Fish of course are fat, happy and corals have great PE!
I have been gluing frags onto the rocks in their permanent locations on my reef. Yes it takes me awhile but again it's the whole acclimating to my lighting and tank conditions etc etc.
The process I have taken before gluing onto rocks is a bit different than what I have done in the past but I am happy that I have decided to go this route.
The selected frags get dipped in coral rx for 20 mins. While they are bathing in coral rx I prep new, never used frag plugs. After the bathing is done each frag is then cut from its current plug at the base. I check for additional eggs or anything odd by using a tooth brush and brushing the bottom of frag. From here I rinse in fresh tank water then place frag on new plug. Place frag in a holding container to let the glue set then its time to transfer to DT and glue it in its new location.
Interesting I have found odd critters with the occasional bristle worm. Finding these critters lets me know that dipping should be in at least 2 to 3 stages. 1st time after you purchase is a must. 2nd time dipping before you glue and place on rock is also a must especially if you don't use a quarantine tank.
Now for some good stuff!
The new scores!!!
TSA Bubble gum digi
TSA Rainbow Fusion
Good ole ORA and one of my old time fav's Pearlberry
Princess Peach
Not a great picture but Christmas Mirabilis - This has awesome PE from day one!
Cool shot from left side towards bottom with sponge growth next to baby hammer
Then the rest are pics of happy campers in their new locations
Aquaforest
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Tank from Taiwan using Aquaforest products:
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Tank from Canada with using Aquaforest products: AF Amino Mix, AF Vitality, AF Build, AF Energy, Components Strong, Fluorine :
Regards,
Aquaforest
Regards,
Aquaforest
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