lenenkie

Hi planning to decom and would like to start fragging some of the overgrown corals... Any reefer has any recommendations on how to proceed? Or any good website link / equipment reviews Thanks!

Yeah you are right Although I measure zero, i still have some algae growing which requires me to clean my glass about 1-2 times per week. Hence its probably undetectable by the test kits rather than being truly zero. Agreed that its not about zero nutrients, but rather having low nutrients, enough sustain growth of your corals and minimise nuisance algae growth

FTS =)

Btw. Anyone knows where to get polyplab one cheap? Can pm me Thanks

Hi people Quick update Been a month since december Tested water today Sg 1.025 Temp 26-27 Ph8 Nitrate 0 (api) PO4 0 (salifert) Kh 9 Ca 440 mg 1350 Pretty stable thus far for 2 weeks with daily dosing of polyplab one (1 cap of powder direct into D tank) and microbacter7 (5 drops a day) Not sure if it is the DSB or the biosphere which kicked in to bring nitrates consistebtly down to zero for past month. But its a good result anyway Thanks for your time

Bros, just went NTUC yest, LIFE no longer has offer. One bottle 90c now. But fair price pure has offer, 2 bottles $1.05 Just to confirm that fair price pure drinking water is OK to use right? TDS 0.08 ppm - that was 2012 reading. Anyone has recent reading?

Thanks bunster. I decided to go manual. Save money Just dose polyp lab ONE and monitor levels of consumption, and use microbacter 7 weekly. Convenience

Ya. Some comments in reef central said that world war 3 broke out immediately when a flame was added to a tank with a adapt coral beauty. Haha Will think about it. Maybe wun do it.

Hi people. Just a quick update. Just tested my water over the weekend. pH 8.2 NH3 0 NO2 0 NO3 10 PO4 0,25 (API test kit, but I suspect its 0... probably switch to a more sensitive test kit like salifert? any suggestions) KH 7 Ca > 520. (Been like this since the start. So far no precipitation problems and I expect it to drop once I add more corals, and will probably need to supplement) I think its still kinda early to say that the canister DSB is working... still have nitrate readings currently... I also cheated =x. I added one packet of NP biopellets about 3 weeks ago as well... 1 week after I set up the DSB on the advice given above... Will continue to monitor and see if I can continue to move nitrate levels lower... But I think I use my magnet less frequently now to scrub algae =p Thanks for your time

Bro. Whats B and C? Referring to which brand? Grotech? Red Sea Reef Foundation?

2 feet tank

Hi I have a coral beauty currently... If I add a smaller flame angel, should be ok? Any one have experience with this? =) Cheers!

Hi Bros Have not updated on my canister DSB yet, but so far so good. The tank nitrate have gone down to 10 ppm (1 week ago) from 40ppm. Not sure whether its the effect of the DSB, the NP reducing pellets or the water changes (minimal) thus far. The other water parameters have been stable despite addition of some live stock... Will do some water testing soon. Can someone help me decide which will be the best for a mixed reef? I plan on keeping predominantly soft and LPS corals and maybe 1-2 SPS corals (for now). A. Reef Additives: I've been given suggestions of 1. Grotech ABCM 2. Polyplab ONE - Essentially this additives aim to ensure sufficient levels of Calcium, Mg, Trace elements and KH (in the form of bicarbonate) remain available for the corals correct? B. Reef Food - This is to feed the corals? Most corals can photosynthesize, but this is a form of supplement? C. Bacteria - To ensure levels of denitrifying bacteria for nitrite and nitrate remain high in the reef tank correct? Which brand would you guys recommend? D. Doser - What do you guys use for your doser and how do you set up your doser? I'm keen on the Jebao DP-4 doser and plan to set up Ca / Mg / KH and Bacteria on the doser. What is your experience? Cheers!

Yeah main idea is cost savings and space savings. Just a 2 feet sumpless tank iith no refugium. The Atman canister works by driving water down a column thru holes in its trays. By removing the trays and filling up with sand, I think I've effectively nerfed the canister to create circulation only at the top. The bucket DSB can potentially cause crashes. I do not disagree but it has also proved extremely effective for some who used it. Will report on my findings in a week or 2. Cheers and thanks for all the comments

Yes bro. That's right! Its a modest set up. Learnt a lot from your tank as well before I set up mine

Thanks Bro. Will take ur suggestion to add a prefilter of sorts and maybe add some biohomme to my other filter if the nitrates dun show improvement So far no debris in tank though. The low flow and the larger grain sand may play a part I think The low flow within the canister which originates from the top motor may not allow the jet stream to actually penetrate the DSB fully...so there is hope =x Cheers

Haha not really bro. Idea is not for copepods. It's for the anaerobic DSB to remove nitrates. Like a nitrate absorber. Main idea is to create a self sustaining system. Anthony Calfo swears by it so should be quite reliable? Refer to link at start. Low flow to allow just enough water to "interact" with the anaerobic bacteria to remove excess nitrates. I thought its very natural and its how nature works... Instead of using biomaterials and other methods which have reported to hit and miss for many forum gurus. I have another canister running some ceramic rings, bioballs and some small pieces of live rock with no foam. Will report if it works... But judging from the forum thread I posted earlier, its pretty impressive and cheap. The sand only cost me $7! :)

Well hopefully at low flow, only a bit of sand will get sucked in? :)

I've started a DSB using a canister filter (atman) and filled it up with sand. Put it on low flow. Will update if nitrates drop in a week or so. Last leading was API 40ppm. NH3 and NO2 was 0 ppm after cycling my 2 feet tank for 1 week plus ( had mature live rocks and dosed bacteria - hence levels dropped quickly) I also added rowaphos. And thinking of activated carbon now...

Hi Anyone does this for their nano tank to reduce nitrates? Seems very effective and cheap to reduce nitrates Just wondering if anyone has a simple way to actually do this? Or any LFS that can help customise a simple system Most methods require a pail filled with sand, holes drilled near its top and a pump to deliver the water from tank to the pail and back to the tank http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=595109&perpage=25&pagenumber=1 All comments are welcome. Of course, there are many other methods, eg water change, skimmer, feed less, using filters like polyfoam, or additives like microbacter 7. However, it seems that this method is really good and self sustaining cause of the large population of DNB in the DSB Cheers

Hi Anyone does this for their nano tank to reduce nitrates? Seems very effective and cheap to reduce nitrates Just wondering if anyone has a simple way to actually do this? Or any LFS that can help customise a simple system Most methods require a pail filled with sand, holes drilled near its top and a pump to deliver the water from tank to the pail and back to the tank http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=595109&perpage=25&pagenumber=1 All comments are welcome. Of course, there are many other methods, eg water change, skimmer, feed less, using filters like polyfoam, or additives like microbacter 7. However, it seems that this method is really good and self sustaining cause of the large population of DNB in the DSB Cheers Lincoln

Hi did you solve your nitrate problem in the end?