lduncan

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Not necessarily. Old tank syndrome is code for 'I left my tank to fester'. That can happen with or without sand.

That's your assumption. Nitrogen fixers are extremely important in nature both in the ocean and on land, making nitrogen available to other organisms. Not something you can really ignore.

Not necessarily true, what about all those nitrogen fixers?

Not really. It's what it is.

Why does everyone say that? Instead of cutting back on feeding, (which is hardly ever a problem) how about concentrating on exporting waste more effectively. That's the real problem, waste is building up and not being removed.

You mean they bleach.

Well as pretty much the "other side" of the zeo debate, my position is that it clearly "works". However it is also more than obvious how it does work (either by design, or otherwise); essentially by inducing corals to bleach, and then trying to control the extent and effects of the bleaching with chemical foods / nitrogen sources. A casual reading of zeovit.com will show that. Now the interesting part, and the part which is up for debate, is how exactly it does this. I have my theories. Others think i'm crazy, and part of some anti-zeovit propaganda group If you're up for that challenge and are happy with the risks that come with it, then go for it. But personally it's not my cup of tea. Layton

It says it's in a private home.

Yip, 28,000 litre one in Kuwait. Layton

just winding. I don't know many people who take cameras to the LFS with them.

No problem, Just watch the dust when you open the bag, it can burn.

meah i've seen bigger Interesting idea though, a tank outside. Guess it stops the humidity destroying the house.

It's a little higher than $30 now wasp. ;-) But yeah I can understand that. But i'm more than willing to pay for good service. Especially at somewhere like a restaurant, where you go to enjoy yourself, sometimes the service can just spoil things.

Really? I found the exact opposite. The customer service in the US I found to be top notch. The system over there is setup to promote good service. Those that don't provide it are paid little, and don't last long. One thing which really annoys me in NZ is restaurant service, many places are really unprofessional. There are the odd place which are very good, and they are the only ones which get my return business. Layton

Their hermaphrodites, so i guess that makes them both. :lol:

Not to burst your bubble, but it's pretty common in most tanks.

What if the reactor and kalk isn't enough? You'll either have to find another method in addition, or get a new bigger reactor. I was just thinking that instead of getting a whole lot of kalk, then find that using it and the reactor can't keep up with demand, if you get the chemicals for two part instead, you will definitely be able to keep up with demand. Layton

Some time lapse. They're just gif's which is why the quality is crap, i'll do some mpg movies in a month or so which will be better quality. These are two weeks growth. The tort looks like a slow grower, pink monti is pretty quick: Green table, and the acro behind seem reasonably fast growers: Layton

Kalk your looking at around $100 for a 25 Kg bag from APS chemicals. You're probably better off going to a two part scheme of sodium bicarbonate and calcium chloride, as you won't be limited by the evaporation rate so you'll be able to add much more if needed. (You could even get rid of the reactor and get dosing pumps ;-) ) Layton

They do. Some acro's in reefs around Japan live in water with an average temp of 18 degrees, while others in say the Caribbean can live in average temps around 28+. You'll probably find that it's the zooxanthellae rather than the corals themselves which are sensitive to temperature.

Toughened glass is made to increase the force required to break the glass from an impact, as well as reduce the danger of it when it does break, by not splintering. Safety glass is made to stop glass breaking into tiny pieces and going everywhere, by using a laminate which holds the pane together even if it's cracked into a million pieces. They are not designed to be inherently resistant to thermal gradients like when relatively cold water hits the relatively hot glass. Borosilicate glass is made for that purpose. Pyrex is a common brand name for it. Having said that i've never had the glass envelope on a single ended bulb crack from thermal stress. My trigger splashes them reasonably often when feeding. Sometimes it even "spits" at them. They seem to be pretty resistant in the brands i've used. Maybe other brands use different types of glass making them more susceptible to breaking like this. Layton

what do you add to the tank?