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noooo, not a calcium reactor.... but they're history?

did i say it looked bad? no, i actually quoted what you said to me, that it looks pinker than yours supposedly because of zeovit. however other corals were much lighter as well.

my 2 cents... i've been using zeovit for almost a year i guess, colours most definately improved than without it and the water is exceptionally clearer. the colours i do get in some corals are much brighter (pink monti digitata for example) than with the same coral in others tanks (eg: puttputt's) i've stopped using zeovit as of about 3 weeks ago, purely for experimentation purposes (i want to see what happens to acro colour's without dosing) i also prefer the deeper colours that people who dont use zeovit (eg: cracker) are getting (although they dose other additives such as amino acids). since i've stopped using it, i certainly haven't lost colour however some corals haved changed in colour ever so slightly (eg: pink monti digitata is more peach coloured - which incidentally looks cool!) and some acro's (from what i can see, mainly those that were tan in colour and showing small signs of purple) are becoming purple much much faster (could just be coincidence though) whether or not zeovit retards some colours (purple?) and pulls out other colours (pink monti digitata) who knows. it has only been a few weeks so dont think the zeovit bacteria would disappear out of the system that quick though. all in all, i cant draw any definitive conclusions yet, but i'll certianly be monitoring closely to see what happens. the only other things i've changed is increased feeding by 2-3 times more once i stopped dosing. i dont see much harm in some levels of nitrates in the system (take reef's tank for example) so long as you have effective skimming and biological filtration to remove phosphate quick enough. i believe some levels of nitrates are in fact beneficial for a reef tank? even so, nitrates and phosphates read zero (salifert) in my tank (although need a colorometer test for more detail) and corals are still gaining colour even with the large increase in feeding so im assuming i have enough filtration to export nutrients.

had one for several months, one ordered from de lighting through puttputt, mine's still working perfect, i think his screwed out and stopped working though. its a definate top-listing for me, saves a heap of time!

i dont believe you need light, that will just help the algae? i think 4-6 weeks should be enough time. i got the diatom bloom too when i dumped sand in, just waited and in time it went. still, will be curing the sand prior to putting it in next time.

ahh haaa haaaa, thats like saying having corals in a reef tank is a waste of time. layton, how about you explain to steve weast that running the deltec pf1000 calcium reactor in his reef tank is 'history' and that he should be buying 3 ton of chemicals and dosing using the balling method. also explain to him that his corals are getting poor growth and his water chemistry is all up the f@#$. then tell him that he should adopt the balling method because his tank is crap... oh, and just a reminder of how bad his tank really is...

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5.6km's, he run's it down the road to the beach

i've turned my streams down to about 80%, tang doesn't get stuck anymore. as soon as i turned it back up to 100%, an hour later i found him stuck.

should be ok (if only 1/4" difference) i assume you have a hefty piece of poly under the tank? that should take up some of the deviation

feck, $519 power bill for last month... i hate winter

time to upgrade 8)

very cool though!

There are two importers on this site, I'm sure they'll both be happy to explain to you.... not

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yup. but personally wouldnt run macro algae again.

very nice! here's a better gallery of pic's of his tank... http://haaga.aqua-web.org/082006/index.htm

just ask ya girlfriend bro :lol:

i already have 80 times turn over, i think i'll remove some LR instead! just goes to show thats one big benefit of having minimal LR which seems to be quite popular these days

yeah, i do the same, but where does it go? into the water column, then the majority settles straight back down where you just blew it from. its a never ending battle!

basically, but you need to do it for about 4-8 weeks and it must be in complete darkness. shake/swish/swirl the crap outta the rocks (literally) in a few temporary buckets. put the LR in an aerated and heated drum/tub but ensure there is no light. change the water every week and shake the rocks in between each change. the smell will make you dry reach! thats the basic principal. the bacteria stay alive, the algae dies.

i got it from your upgrade thread... http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/next-v ... c&start=60 curing/cooking, same diff. you have rock in a bucket with heat and aeration but no light. thats cooking rocks.

shhh, dont tell my boss... oh wait, she's at home...

yeah, all the time. and herpes and gonorea