Some of my Acro Collection

[Charlie’s Frags]

I am now lol! Another coin in the bucket of acros growing in "high" nutrients :) Have you ever done an ICP? Curious what your iodine is with flatworm stop and nori, also a big fan of large percentage water changes.

I haven’t done an icp since 2019. Sorry

 

[biecacka]

My trusty plastic reads hydrometer reads 1.026. Sorry I should have made it more of a joke lol…. I still use an old coral life plastic hydrometer ro mix my salt.

Troy....that is what i use to measure mine. Nothing like old school tech that doesnt break!


corey

 

[Troylee]

Troy....that is what i use to measure mine. Nothing like old school tech that doesnt break!


corey

Has never let me down in almost 20 years… if it’s off it’s constantly off and my tank don’t mind..

 

[biecacka]

Love it. Just checked mine. 1.027
I have 2 old ones! Ignore the pigs in the background.....they think its always feeding time when anyone comes near the tank! hahaha

Corey

 

[biecacka]

Looking at that picture…..the tank panels are filthy. And I need to hurry up and add my final sps pieces and get some color fire in there like @coral reeftank has!
you have some amazing colors buddy.

corey

 

[ryshark]

You must not follow my posts :winking-face-with-tongue: :winking-face-with-tongue: :winking-face-with-tongue:

I keep things as simple (not stable) as possible. No chasing numbers. Just ranges for the big 3 and I don’t even test for no3/po4 anymore. Last time I checked they were 45 and 0.38. My tank is only 50g so I can easily do +50% water changes very quickly…….which I do about every month. I only feed frozen PE mysis and nori and I only dose kz flatworm stop. No coral foods, bacteria concoctions etc. I’m not saying they don’t help but I really just don’t care enough to try them.

Don’t pay any attention to the salt reading. That’s not correct. I need to recalibrate it

Are you still double dosing FWS? For your 50-gallons double dose is about half the cap.

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

Are you still double dosing FWS? For your 50-gallons double dose is about half the cap.

Yes. 4-5 mls everyday

 

[ChrisQ0904]

@coral reeftank I just wanted to say thank you for sharing your concoction! I definable notice a difference in the sps. Nothing super drastic as of now but this was only week one for me, I definitely see a response from them though once added to the tank. The milli's are starting to look more hairy again which I have been missing. Pectina was bleaching ans seems to be getting darker again, the mushrooms seem to he reacting but I honestly can't tell but they are certainly pooping way more often.

Enough of my blabbing, thanks again!

 

[runetspike]

Who has a schedule for this guy's radion xr30blue g5??

 

[runetspike]

tell us about the effect of phosphate on the color of acropores. Is the high phosphate content of 0.5 per color dangerous?

 

[realreef7]

Has anyone replaced zeozyme for fauna marin's coral balance? Zeozyme works awesome but having a hard time sourcing it. Looking for an alternative. Also has anyone tried the concoction without zeozyme?

 

[coral reeftank]

Has anyone replaced zeozyme for fauna marin's coral balance? Zeozyme works awesome but having a hard time sourcing it. Looking for an alternative. Also has anyone tried the concoction without zeozyme?

You can certainly use it without zeozym, the biological processes will just take longer to take place, but once the bacteria come out of their dormant stage they will produce their own enzymes and begin decomposing and assimilating the ingredients.

 

[realreef7]

You can certainly use it without zeozym, the biological processes will just take longer to take place, but once the bacteria come out of their dormant stage they will produce their own enzymes and begin decomposing and assimilating the ingredients.

Thanks Allan, the corals are loving the concoction. Planning on continuing dosing it without the zeozym until BRS gets it back in stock.

 

[coral reeftank]

Time for Pics!

CRT Delight

TGC Pearly Gates

CRT Golden Eye

 

[CBonito]

Wow, they look great man!

 

[Smite]

All beautiful but that Delight is phenomenal! Your acros are looking great as usual

 

[Charlie the Reefer]

So there was a frag swap in Illinois yesterday with a lot of SPS experts, and I had the pleasure of running into Alan ( @coral reeftank ).

We ended up discussing his bacterial concoction in depth and his reasoning behind his methods, as well as anecdotes from those who have had success with it.

Anyways, the funny thing is Alan showed up to this frag swap with 10 or so of these bags filled with his yellowy cloudy bacteria culture. He was kind/cool enough to hand them out to a select few individuals, and I will be taking the culture and starting my own / beginning supplementation of it /observe its effects.

Just thought it was cool/inspirational to see someone making such a deliberate effort to help other reefers and progress the hobby. I will be reporting back!

 

[jp_75]

What does it do?

 

[coral reeftank]

What does it do?

I’ll be posting a long-form video providing more detail on the topic. I hope everyone enjoys it! Please feel free to provide critiques!
Here's the link to the video: CRT by CRT Episode 1

 

[coral reeftank]

Now it's time for pics!

RMF Psychoberry

CRT Hang Over

CRT Freezy Pop