Harlequinreef
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its awesome how healthy all the difficult-to-keep corals and nems are
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reefkeeper2
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I'm trying a new experiment with continous feeding to see if I can keep some non-photosynthetic species in the same tank with sps.
I use a syringe pump and have been trying different foods with different time intervals of feeding. It's to soon to tell about the nps corals, but the softies and sps have responded nicely to the influx of food.
I use a syringe pump and have been trying different foods with different time intervals of feeding. It's to soon to tell about the nps corals, but the softies and sps have responded nicely to the influx of food.
ReefEnabler
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sounds cool.
would you mind providing more details on what kind of "syringe" pump you are using?
would you mind providing more details on what kind of "syringe" pump you are using?
reefkeeper2
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reefkeeper2
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Thanks! Here is a pic (not so good) of one of the nps corals I'm trying to keep. I have had it about 2 months and it seems to be doing well. If I still have it and it's grown some in the next year I think I can claim success. I also have a sclero, a blueberry gorgonian and a dendronepthea of some kind. The dendro will be a real challenge. So far the sps are still happy and in good color.
reefkeeper2
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oops, try again
reefkeeper2
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I'm trying out combinations of fauna marin ultra seafan and ultra min, along with algamac 3000, GP reef and larval fish diet, and freeze -dried rotifers. I also have been using reeds shellfish diet off and on. I really want to find a dry food combination that I can make a batch of, store in the fridge and use for a week or so.
It's difficult, because it takes a long time to see if a food is working out well and there is a lot of guesswork with concentration and dosage . I feed at night only now, because I found that my skimmer shuts down when this food is present in the water. I also did not like the hazy look of things during the day. I think the sps need to have a 12 hour period of high water quality as well. The amount of black smelly stuff the skimmer removes during this time is amazing.
It's difficult, because it takes a long time to see if a food is working out well and there is a lot of guesswork with concentration and dosage . I feed at night only now, because I found that my skimmer shuts down when this food is present in the water. I also did not like the hazy look of things during the day. I think the sps need to have a 12 hour period of high water quality as well. The amount of black smelly stuff the skimmer removes during this time is amazing.
reefkeeper2
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84L X 36W X 30H with a center overflow that is 8" x 12"
reefkeeper2
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Here is a pic I took today. I think you can see the growth compared to previous pics. The softies are really exploding. I am planning on some new aquascaping. In the back left corner on the other side I want to make an area for sps only.
reefkeeper2
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This is the area I want to change. It's hard to tell from the photo and sorry for the glare (so much sunlight in the room) but there is really a lot of wasted space here. The green monti you see is actually on a pillar that rises straight up. Behind it there is an arch. It looks nice, but if I remove it I could have a lot of space for coral. I think it a good spot for a forrest of sps!
reefkeeper2
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It's a S. gigantea carpet.
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