Morri Two Into One

[Morri]

working in SWM helps to get nice stock don't it!!

is it an acan of sorts??

Yip spot on its a Acan Bowerbanki

 

[Morri]

I have decided to bin my mm refeguim and try the new biopellet soloution I was speaking to Mo yesterday (On UR with 1000gallon tank) and he was explaining how they work and I am very impressed with some of the results they are claiming results almost as good as zeo.

Have seen results with 0 nitrates and 0 phosphates albeit mine are low now the chemistry behind them is like vodka and sugar dosing without the risks as the food is only released when the bacteria needs it Just need to raise some cash for a new reactor

If you are intrested there is a very long post on RC can send a link if needed

My plan is to start with 100ml for 2 weeks to allow everything to bed in then add 100 ml a week later until I reach 1 Litre this should reduce any shock to my tank.

Need to dig around my attic now for a bit looking for some old gold to raise the cash meh want a second vortech as well + we are planning a trip to florida via the Gerorgia Aquarium Hmmm wonder how much I can get for the wife

 

[seffieuk]

Sounds interesting Morri - hope you will journal your progress

just shake that money tree you have in the garden, or has someone nicked it <cough, cough>


Seffie x

 

[Morri]

Have ordered my first 500ml of NP Biopellets I only intend to add 100ml at a time as my stats are low dont want any bacterial blooms etc.

I am also trying a few avenues to get my hands on a Nextreef SMR1 reactor to run these in have a few options failing that I will look for a second hand FR509.

I have also treated myself to a bit of purple plating Montipora monaseriata mail order though

 

[Morri]

One Next Reef SMR1 sourced should get it in a few weeks

 

[Morri]

Just been looking at my SPS growth this are from 3 months ago ish

Then as of today

T5s all the way

 

[simonas]

I love your corals Morri

is that Monti growing out the rock? I should be getting a frag tomorrow of that, I think it really gives the reef look

 

[indir-emir]

That growth is great mate Well done.

If you dont mind, what is that coral in the fourth picture. The browny orange one in the background there? It looks pretty cool

 

[Morri]

That growth is great mate Well done.

If you dont mind, what is that coral in the fourth picture. The browny orange one in the background there? It looks pretty cool

Green Plating Montipora easy to grow all that plating is from a 2" x 2" Frag

The one in the back is a pink hysterix but its always been brown hoping reducing the nutrients further with biopellets will bring its pink out

 

[ben1987]

thats a good growth rate mate, nice one. is your balling up and running?

 

[Morri]

Yip it sooooo much easier than a CA reactor as its more precise I need to make minor adjustments weekly but its no effort I have gone through almost 250g of Sodium Bicarbonate in 2 months luckily this is the cheap one anyway

From memory I dose

1ml Mag once a day
10ml KH (Sodium Bicarb) 13 times a day
1ml CA 8 Times a a day

Stats do shift a little so need weekly testing but thats no more than I did with the reactor anyway corals seem to love the stability and grow like made I only have issues with 2 corals atm my

Brown Hysterix this is either due to flow or nutrients will work on this one slowly

1 of my Acros just is not right not showing much growth colours a bit iffy but this is in direct path of the vortech and directly under lights so my only conclusions can be nutrients hence my recent investment in biopellets. I did have a phos spike last week due to needing new media in the reactor it might be related

Got a lot of Green Palys going wild at the mo so might get a few small bits of LR to but onto them hopefully they will migrate onto the rock for easy removal

 

[Morri]

Meh not gunna be able to stretch to a new vortech any time soon so have ordered a new Koralia evolution 5200 lph and a NJ 1700 to run my bio pellets on just need my SMR1 to be delivered and we are away

 

[seffieuk]

Ah, you back with us poor folks now has the money tree been stolen by any chance!? That pot you had it in was very pretty!!!!

Seffie x

ps will you let us now what you think of the new Koralias please

 

[Harry1996]

hows it going?

 

[simonas]

any updates Morri? ain;t seen you on here for a while

simon