Back to the present day: the video recording below provides a short summary of corals in my tank. I will follow this up and will provide growth history of some of them.
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April 2016 (Wild-collected from Fiji) | December 2016 |
October 2017 | November 2018 |
October 2019 | December 2020 |
Wow, amazing corals! I wish I would have found this sooner!
Beautiful reef! Definitely following along
Hi, thanks for reading my FB note on Reef Actif. I hope you have found it useful.Hello, I've read through your FB notes and didn't see it mentioned. Have you researched np-bacto-pellets as an alternative to Reef Actif. Was this ever a consideration?
I do not think that Reef Actif and NP-Bacto-Pellets are interchangeable as they serve a different purpose. Reef Actif is essentially a transport mechanism for providing organic nutrients to symbiotic bacteria, which are different to heterotrophic bacteria, by binding inorganic nutrients to their organic forms. If you look at "Frequently asked questions" in the FB note, you will see that both products target different bacterial population. Reef Actif directly targets zooxanthellae.
What does Reef Actif offer that NP-Bacto-Balance doesn’t? NP-Bacto-Balance contains a carbon source?
Hello, Thank you very much for taking the time in your response.
I have found your information extremely useful as I am in the process of upgrading my 40 breeder to a 150 and will be switching over to TM Carbon dosing. I will be using & referring to your notes as a guide. Thank you for compiling & sharing this very through information.
I think maybe this is where my confusion sets in. If you watch the beginning of this video @Lou Ekus seems to talk about np-biopellets & Reef actif interchangeably ... And I just noticed your comment in the video.
But in your FAQ you ask the question to @Hans-Werner
It's my understanding, based on Lous video that NP-Bacto-Balance would be used in conjunction with either np-biopellets or Reef actif.
I'm really curious if it is just a preference between running it in a reactor vs dosing.
They are both gentle forms of carbon dosing. But they use slightly different components. You certainly get the convenience of the automatic method with the pellets. But over and above that, the different carbon dosing compounds will "target" different types of beneficial bacteria. It is very helpful to have lots of biodiversity in the beneficial bacteria in the tank. Targeting and promoting the growth of many different types ends up helping in the end by increasing the biodiversity and consequently, the broad range of the beneficial effects as well.@Lou Ekus What is the difference np-biopellets & Reef actif other than media type? do they serve the same purpose?