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05/31/2008, 08:26 AM | #27 |
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I'll look into getting one once my 37 cube is done in 2 weeks and done tearing down my 100gal. Do you have a specific model/brand I should look at? I'm looking more for a Hang on the back type.
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05/31/2008, 09:44 AM | #28 |
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05/31/2008, 10:08 PM | #29 |
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how about additive products? what additives do you guys use for zoos?
i only used iodine before and started adding strontium they corals look "meatyer" and bigget. maybe its me |
06/01/2008, 05:52 AM | #30 |
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crazy, when you say your corals you talking just zoanthids or all your corals in the tank? just curious.
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06/01/2008, 07:39 AM | #31 |
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Staying off reefcentral, so I stop getting new ideas that make me go change my tank all the time so nothing does well. lol
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Of all the the recent changes I have made (a lot) I would say the biggest change came from my H&S skimmer. It is is a beast. It allowed me to feed my corals much more often.
A funny mistake would be the first time I fed the tank with the H&S. I had my hand in the tank spot feeding as I usually do when I start to hear a faint splatter. I look over and see my skimmer (whose cup I had just emptied) overflowing like Niagara Falls. Doh!
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06/01/2008, 10:29 AM | #34 |
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went from PC to 6 T5's.. gonna upgrade to a bigger tank next week 55tall... I'm also interested in what additive people are using in there tank.. not just for zoa's but coral's in general.
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What's the one most beneficial change you have made to your tank?
Changing from PC lights to T5s. I only wish I had known enough to get a 6 or 8 bulb fixture instead of the four. When funds permit I will upgrade.
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Just thought those of you who were looking into phosphate reactors would like this little DIY. http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/inde...pic=77999&st=0
My biggest change was manually removing all my hair algae and adding a big clean up crew. Now my zoas aren't being smothered by algae anymore.
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LOL, can any of you guess what I'm gonna say? It starts with a "C"!
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06/02/2008, 12:43 AM | #38 |
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Well the link I was trying to post was a DIY phosphate reactor. Pretty much you take a gatorade bottle, drill a hole in the cap to fit a pipe in and little holes around that one to let the water out. Have the piping go down in the bottle to the bottom. Fit a valve on the pipe and fill the bottle with phosphate remover. Pipe water down into the bottle and let it go up through the phosphate remover and out the little holes in the cap.
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What is the most beneficial change you have made to any of your tanks in the past and/or recently? Of course, keep in mind your zoanthids. I'm thinking everything in the way of equipment, clean-up-crews, livestock, removal of anything from your system, etc. It can be anything. I recently changed my lighting from PC to Halide and increased my tank size from a standard 10 to a 16 bow. Not sure which I think is better yet. I'll have to come back to this later. Share why you did it to begin with, what it was or is, what the overall benefit was and how long it took to see the end result (instant or more long term).
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This is an old thread...
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Yes, they all are. Older threads are also useful and helpful threads.
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04/21/2012, 01:58 PM | #43 |
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i have changed alot. I got rid of the halids and went with T5s then got rid of those and went with LEDs. i add a Etss600 skimmer and about 150LBS of LR to my sumps. i have no bad algea my skimmer is barly working anymore and growth is good.
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Adding bacteria from the sea a few times a year.
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04/21/2012, 06:49 PM | #45 |
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Well, I bought my own RODI unit,
Added an ACjr Top off with premade Kalwasser mix and fresh RODI Upgraded light to an 8 bulb Tek Unit and Geismann bulbs.
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Our tapwater is a nitrate frat party!! It took me a long time to figure out why no matter how many times I did water changes with my neighborhoods high-dollar-obnoxiously-expensive-quality-water (that I pay over $100 a month for ) I couldn't see through my green glass every single day! I have to change my prefilter once a month and my RO every 3 months. So glad we have the GOOD water...
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Adding a sponge to catch all the detris and increasing the flow of my tank.
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Letting my tank go and now it's on cruise control all I do is top off.
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+1 Friday, that is some simple and very sound advice my friend. I have always advocated keeping your hands out of your tank and just allow the reef to do what it does naturally. 2 thumbs bro. Mucho Reef
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Switch from a 250w Metal Halide fixture with a 14k Phoenix bulbto a dimmable 165w LED fixture with bridgelux LED's. My corals pop so much more, and I've noticed a significant increase in growth, and with the amount of time I spend in front of my tank, I notice minute growth...
The second best thing I've done is probably switch the rio 600 on my skimmer to a MJ 1200, it just feels like it skims so much more. |
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