My Personal Success Tips

[Canadianeh]

You know, ALL the pieces and parts are part of the solution... the RO/DI sensors, the apex, the pellet reactor, the dosers, the gfo reactor, they all play a part. The LEDs are only awesome in that they never need replacing, or at least very infrequently, and they save me the ~$300 every 6 month expense I had when running T5s and MHs.

I also am a HUGE proponent of the DSB (deep sand bed). Once the anaerobic bacteria sets up it's a great (natural) filter for the tank. I've got about 1" in the new tank, seeded it with just ripe stinky sand from the old tank, and that's how I've started the cycling (non fish cycle). Now I'll start to rinse out the old substrate and add it into the new tank over time, just like the old liverock. Until we're again about 4" deep...

do you run your GFO 24/7 , OR just when you start seeing hair algae? Which GFO brand you are using?

Also, which Iodine supplement brand you are using?

 

[Salty Cracker]

do you run your GFO 24/7 , OR just when you start seeing hair algae? Which GFO brand you are using?

Also, which Iodine supplement brand you are using?

24/7 (same with rox carbon), I buy bulk GFO (or hi-cap GFO), from either unibob, or bulk reef supply.

Iodine: lugols.

 

[Salty Cracker]

how often do you add the fuel? I add two caps fills twice a week... don't really know if it dose much but I toss it in

3 caps once a week. I also turn off the skimmer for 12 hours afterwards, as it does end up in the skimmer cup.

 

[Canadianeh]

24/7 (same with rox carbon), I buy bulk GFO (or hi-cap GFO), from either unibob, or bulk reef supply.

Iodine: lugols.

from BRS? Geez.....the shipping fee must be a killer.

you are not worried of stripping too much nutrients for running both carbon and GFO 24/7?

 

[derrick orosz]

3 caps once a week. I also turn off the skimmer for 12 hours afterwards, as it does end up in the skimmer cup.

I toss it in at night when the lights are pretty dim... around 10pm ish and unplug the skimmer until the next morning. maybe it helps...I don't know lol

 

[Salty Cracker]

from BRS? Geez.....the shipping fee must be a killer.

you are not worried of stripping too much nutrients for running both carbon and GFO 24/7?

Lol, I could only be so lucky!

I had phosphate down to .03PPB(!) once, and the sps were exploding. lps had to be hand fed, but the tank looked stellar. I plan to go back to an ultra-low-nutrient setup again, as easing off on the GFO has led to a lot of HA issues in the overflow, and a reduced growth of the sps.