SPS Lagoon without protein skimmer

Jacek56 · Sep 14, 2018

My Wife is in charge and sent me some top view phone pictures.
I bought this frag 10.06.2018

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Today :

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And some more pictures...

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bubbaque · Sep 14, 2018

I'm loving that pink the coral turned into!

ramona · Sep 15, 2018

...and the green one in last picture is awesome!

Jacek56 · Sep 15, 2018

bubbaque said:
I'm loving that pink the coral turned into!

ramona said:
...and the green one in last picture is awesome!

Thank you

My A.granulosa is recovering as well.

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Jacek56 · Sep 18, 2018

Pedoconfuego said:
Could you post an update on how the abro is growing? Not many of us get to see a nice colony like that in captivity

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Abro is recovering well

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Jacek56 · Oct 18, 2018

So guys, two years without skimmer has just passed

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Jacek56 · Oct 18, 2018

So guys, two years without skimmer has just passed

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Jacek56 · Oct 29, 2018

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Update

Graffiti Spot · Oct 29, 2018

Wow, beautiful! That abro is doing amazing. Most beautiful colony I have seen, it's so natural looking!
Do you think any size tank can be set up the same as yours with this success?

Jacek56 · Oct 31, 2018

Pedoconfuego said:
Wow, beautiful! That abro is doing amazing. Most beautiful colony I have seen, it's so natural looking!
Do you think any size tank can be set up the same as yours with this success?

Thank you.
I think that size of the tank does not matter, biology is the same.

Cory · Oct 31, 2018

Beautiful thought provoking tank! A few questions. Is no3 and po4 zero? How do you keep the sand clean and the rocks? Got anything keeping it clean? Zeovit system?

Jacek56 · Nov 4, 2018

Cory said:
Beautiful thought provoking tank! A few questions. Is no3 and po4 zero? How do you keep the sand clean and the rocks? Got anything keeping it clean? Zeovit system?

Thank you, that is the concept of this thread.
NO3 and PO4 are not detectable by Salifert test and Hanna pocket photometer.

I stirr and blow sand from time to time. I noticed that in zone of high flow sand is clean only places with low bottom current require attention. Two weeks ago I siphoned sand from low flow part and put into high flow zone. I have done this first time since I put sand into aquarium. I hope to do this again in one year time.
Yes, I try to implement Zeovit but in my case it is very slow progress. I still play with dosages.

Photo progress

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Now

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Now

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And my wife’s favourite

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Jacek56 · Dec 4, 2018

Photo update

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Graffiti Spot · Dec 4, 2018

A+!!! Do you know what species the first picture is? Awesome coralites on it. That sarmentosa is great as well as the rest! What is the thick green acro with small purple tips and growth rim?

Graffiti Spot · Dec 4, 2018

Could you share some updated front tank shots? You have got to have one of my favorite tanks!

Jacek56 · Dec 5, 2018

Pedoconfuego said:
A+!!! Do you know what species the first picture is? Awesome coralites on it. That sarmentosa is great as well as the rest! What is the thick green acro with small purple tips and growth rim?

I wish I could answer Your question. I only know this coral came from Indonesia.

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Side view

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speedstar · Dec 5, 2018

Stunning reef!

Jacek56 · Dec 5, 2018

Pedoconfuego said:
A+!!! Do you know what species the first picture is? Awesome coralites on it. That sarmentosa is great as well as the rest! What is the thick green acro with small purple tips and growth rim?

Green acro is kinda green slimmer. Tips are rounded due to my two rabbitfish. They trim all my stag horns regularly.

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