MarcoVan Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 great pico fuel! mind sharing more on your daily regime? (: Happy Reefing, Marc J. Quote Happy Reefing, Marc J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted April 15, 2010 Author Share Posted April 15, 2010 great pico fuel! mind sharing more on your daily regime? (: Happy Reefing, Marc J. Siphoning of detritus daily, water volume changed daily is around 2L. Ca and kH maintained by dosing equal parts of C-balance Part A & Part B, 2x daily. I have a pail full of aged seawater for water changes anytime. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerrard_boon Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Bro, how do u store the sea water to prevent it from going bad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member peacemaker Posted April 15, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted April 15, 2010 What's in your HOB filters? NP pellets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerrard_boon Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 hey fuel, i'm using Np pellets on my Hob as well. i understand that Np pellet does produce Co2 so without running a skimmer to increase the o2 level in the water how is yr livestocks reacting to it? from the pics though, its seems the Sps is not affected. great Pico!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member poomoon Posted April 15, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted April 15, 2010 Took some videos. Part 1: Part 2: nice bro ... can also really see the shimmering effect. Quote 25 Gal Micro Ocean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerrard_boon Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 by the way from the swaying of the xenias, yr wave seems pretty gentle....is it enough for yr sps??? then again, that the amount of flow i was trying to achieve!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted April 15, 2010 Senior Reefer Share Posted April 15, 2010 by the way from the swaying of the xenias, yr wave seems pretty gentle....is it enough for yr sps??? then again, that the amount of flow i was trying to achieve!!!! if im not wrong, the waves were turned off for the video purpose.... i remember the xenias were swaying more when i saw it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted April 15, 2010 Author Share Posted April 15, 2010 I use artificial seawater. I mix it to 1.021 and leave it in an enclosed bucket with aeration. I leave it for at least 24 hours after mixing before usage. This is to bring the pH down to normal levels. All salts I have tested do not mix to the normal seawater pH immediately after mixing. I place NP biopellets and biohome in my HOB filters. The HOB filters provide enough flow for the SPS. In the later part of the second video, I switched the HOB filters back on if you notice the xenia swaying more. I tried not using a skimmer but my SPS turned brown, then again it might have been due to inexperience. Now I am running a simple airstone skimmer if you look carefully. I might considering taking it down again when my husbandry is more or less perfect. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerrard_boon Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 u mix sea salt with seawater???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted April 15, 2010 Author Share Posted April 15, 2010 u mix sea salt with seawater???? Sea salt with deionised water. I use the deionised water as long as the TDS readings are between 0-10ppm. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted April 17, 2010 Author Share Posted April 17, 2010 Sps always look better from top-down. There are some pieces that I can keep in this tank, which I am unable to do so in my main system with chiller and CR. One such piece is the sunset millepora. I have 2 montis which came from the same colony, the one in my nano tank has colored up rather well while the other pc had been kept by a friend under MH and all it did was stay brown. It's rather hard to explain why. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member iskay Posted April 17, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted April 17, 2010 Nice. I like the green pocci. Cute Tuxedo with 3 stomatella snail shells. Algae growing on the wall. Quote "Be formless... shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle; it becomes the bottle. You put it into a teapot; it becomes the teapot. Water can flow, or it can crash. Be water, my friend..." - Lei Siu Lung (Bruce Lee) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerrard_boon Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 stomatella??? where is it??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted April 18, 2010 Author Share Posted April 18, 2010 stomatella??? where is it??? I introduced 4 pcs into my pico tank and soon I had 30+ of them. The numbers are much lower now, due to a scarlet hermit crab which was feasting itself on them. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member iskay Posted April 18, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted April 18, 2010 stomatella??? where is it??? Stomatella shells on urchin, Post #137. 3rd photo. In this photo, you'll also see a very well-fed tail spot blenny posing for the camera. It was playing hide-n-seek on the first photo. Quote "Be formless... shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle; it becomes the bottle. You put it into a teapot; it becomes the teapot. Water can flow, or it can crash. Be water, my friend..." - Lei Siu Lung (Bruce Lee) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerrard_boon Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 oh...okok..where can u get those anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerrard_boon Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 hey, bro fuel... i juz got a bird rest frag to try out from a veri friendly reefer ....wat were the issues u encounter initially while running without a skimmer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 I think the main problem, might be the frag turning brown due to nutrient level... Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted May 23, 2010 Author Share Posted May 23, 2010 One of my favourite montiporas. Ca and kH consumption is so high that I am topping up around 13 ml each of C-balance part A and part B every day.. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoVan Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 One of my favourite montiporas. Ca and kH consumption is so high that I am topping up around 13 ml each of C-balance part A and part B every day.. wow what monti is this? cannot really see its base colour :X woah 13ml?! gawd! that's really alot! hmm how about going your own DIY 2 Part? (: Quote Happy Reefing, Marc J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted May 24, 2010 Author Share Posted May 24, 2010 wow what monti is this? cannot really see its base colour :X woah 13ml?! gawd! that's really alot! hmm how about going your own DIY 2 Part? (: The base color is purplish blue. It's either a rainbow monti or a pokerstar monti, I cannot be sure. I have to split the 13ml of each part into 5 separate doses to prevent spiking my pH too much. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted June 17, 2010 Author Share Posted June 17, 2010 1 of the 2 new grumpy occupants.. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoVan Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 1 of the 2 new grumpy occupants.. woah aren't they suppose to be poisonous? nice catch! heh sadly I cannot go down to see! :S Quote Happy Reefing, Marc J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted August 28, 2010 Author Share Posted August 28, 2010 Some growth shots. Montiporas and Seriatoporas seem to do better in my tank, they are more forgiving of my careful neglect. Favourite pink birdnest, has more than doubled in mass since I got it. Just added a pink Poccillopora for my panda gobies. Time will tell if it can do well. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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