Stopping by to say hello ;)

[coral reeftank]

Glad to hear that your system is recovering, corals a much more plastic than we give them credit for and rapid positive change is the only way out of a negative state.

AI may enhance our abilities, but for now it can’t pioneer the way forward! Ideas remain intangible until we act upon them. We must be the change that we want to see and progress forward without hesitation!

 

[Perry]

That's great Perry!

I'm still going to call you, "reef master supreme deluxe". ;-)

Too kind of you, seriously, you are more of a reef master supreme deluxe my friend. Giving service to the micro-biome is a connection I was lucky to stumble into, from there, tending to it facilitates the best scenario mimicked for my approach. The approach is always up for improvement, modification, and testing, this keeps me fresh, more importantly, open-minded...
Thank you for being interested in my best way of articulating my observations and experiences, I am truly honored :)

 

[Perry]

Glad to hear that your system is recovering, corals a much more plastic than we give them credit for and rapid positive change is the only way out of a negative state.

AI may enhance our abilities, but for now it can’t pioneer the way forward! Ideas remain intangible until we act upon them. We must be the change that we want to see and progress forward without hesitation!

Thank you for your valuable input, I appreciate the opportunity to learn from you too :) I believe the plasticity is more of reality perception myself, lol, I tend to see the architect of design in a plasticky manner. Only when immersed in nature, do I see the truth. That said, the corals have far more survival capacity than we do, lol... Way more adaptive, which lends to the notion of intelligence. I suspect that we often confuse intelligence with being educated, or smart. This lends to the ego trying super hard to grip onto the man-made design, not allowing for the unseen, unspoken, faith rooted experiences to be validated, pushing them off as kooky, different, or weird. We are entering a new age, whether we choose to see or not, so shifting is important. The age of idolism is over, the age of information and enlightenment has arrived. Yes, as we move forward, AI will certainly play a role in how we manage systems, for commercial and farming, a no brainer to implement SOP's that are driven through AI tech. I have shifted to farming, but for my food supply. Next time you are in Orlando, hit me up, I am certain you would appreciate the Herbal Food Forest I am creating. A wet and hot spell has mosquitos booming, so less time in the garden, especially sun up and sun down, they will carry you away!
We have spoken of these concepts privately, in depth, so I know you get where I am coming from! Again, the hobby needs an Allan, thank you for what you do brother, as well as your dad, true OG's in the game ;)

 

[Perry]

A few recent photos

 

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What is this?!?

I have never seen a stick with that kind of polyp extension

 

[Troylee]

A few recent photos

Where did you get those half round stones that everything is planted on? I need these bad lol..

 

[Perry]

Where did you get those half round stones that everything is planted on? I need these bad lol..

Aquadomes, they are super heavy and sturdy, not porous either, which is awesome for a plug, less algae to imbed. I think I scored them on Premium, but they are on most major vendor sites. I swear on these things, lol...

 

[Perry]

What is this?!?

I have never seen a stick with that kind of polyp extension

Yes, i do have some lps, they are helping to make the tank temporarily look full, don't worry brother, I have a 48x24x16" with a custom stand from my buddy, sump, pretty much everything I need. So, I will maybe get her going when I outgrow this one. No hurry, this little system has potential, and just starting to take off. But yeah, super challenging with a nano, and I love the challenge!

 

[Perry]

As you all can see, lots of high power t5 blasting away. I have had the Reefbreeders listed for some time, and lots of, "Be here this weekend" type jazz, lol... That said, I went ahead and decided to not sell, and use this light for now, due to summer heat and electric bill. This will help in cooling the tank and home ac use.
I will get some pics up soon, the transition should be smooth, been using both of these lamps for quite awhile. I may just use the t5 during the cooler times of year, and Reefbreeders late Spring through Early Fall... Hmmm....

 

[Troylee]

As you all can see, lots of high power t5 blasting away. I have had the Reefbreeders listed for some time, and lots of, "Be here this weekend" type jazz, lol... That said, I went ahead and decided to not sell, and use this light for now, due to summer heat and electric bill. This will help in cooling the tank and home ac use.
I will get some pics up soon, the transition should be smooth, been using both of these lamps for quite awhile. I may just use the t5 during the cooler times of year, and Reefbreeders late Spring through Early Fall... Hmmm....

Photon or meridian? I’m running the meridians now! I was so pleased with them I took off the halides and I’m straight reef breeders now.

 

[Perry]

Photon or meridian? I’m running the meridians now! I was so pleased with them I took off the halides and I’m straight reef breeders now.

Lee,
I have the Photon- The V 32Pro-Photon
Due to the coverage, this closely matches a 6 bulb t5 unit. I would not use it for a 24" wide system acro dominant without a couple t5 on either side. But for my application, it is perfect. I do not like LED, but the Reefbreeders was as simple and effective as it gets for me.

 

[Perry]

The idea that we feed our tanks, use mechanical filtration, including a protein skimmer, then in some cases, dose ammonia, nitrate, or phosphate, or supplemental coral foods simply baffles me. In fact, as a gardener, it sort of makes no sense at all. And to think we also make newly mixed saltwater to offset disposed water also seems wasteful. Anotherwords, this hobby is all but sustainable, as far as the industry has led us. So, with that said, I have decided to modify my current system.
Today, I pulled the skimmer, and have decided to use a filter sock for larger debris removal. I will use zeolites and active carbon, both used passively. The sock will be changed ever 2-3 days, and the system will be fed a 1/2 cube of frozen daily to 5 fish. My goal is to use passive filtration to gently render all that is not removed by smaller reef mouths within the system. If my hunch is right, I should see micro life proliferate, and aid nutrient uptake. So, the idea is that the skimmer may be removing beneficial food sources that could otherwise feed the entire system, and possibly give corals more available food sources even when the system is not being fed. To me, I will also hesitate to do water changes for awhile, I truly am interested in seeing the results, good, bad, or ugly :)
Let's see what happens :)

 

[coral reeftank]

My skimmer is just there to make bubbles :)

 

[Troylee]

My skimmer is just there to make bubbles :)

It’s great for a added ph benefit if nothing else.. I empty mine about once a month lol.. it have it running wide open. It skims but rarely

 

[Perry]

My skimmer is just there to make bubbles :)

Yes,
As a gardener, I know this is up your alley. I imagine the bubble maker is for ph stability, but I bet your system wouldn't skip a beat with complete removal. Anyway, I believe long term, the socks come off too, then just service the sump periodically for inert waste removal. My rock is so full of micro stars that it looks like rock is growing spikes throughout, copious amounts of mouths. Anyway, I think a half cube of food will feed fish handsomely, but with little left behind. From there, my hunch is that the system completely absorbs, the final product of nitrate should be temporarily bound in zeolites, then periodic removal and refreshing. As far as carbon/bac source, they will be used as well, leaning on FM Rebiotic, AF Pro Bio S, and Zeobak for sources, and carbon likely FM Bacto Energy. Again, if necessary, likely will not even be needed. My theory is that the protein skimmer is having more negative effects than positive. As a gardener, using regenerative methods, the idea is to maintain everything within the system. I believe that food, fish, coral, and a well established system is all that is truly needed. Of course more to explore within the Holobiant bacteria aura. I also beleieve that the skimmer is removing key minerals and trace, I guess we shall see.

 

[Perry]

One more quick variable that needs to be worked through, I decided to use a standard sponge, in the overflow leading to sump, to catch larger debris. This will allow for normal larger debris to catch, and to home pods, there they can grow their colony without predation. Also, the sock is too effective, and will used for display detritus that gathers as a maintenance protocol versus always in play. I also added a couple pieces of rock that were not apart of the structure in display, into the sump.
This fits more closely into the idea of regenerative farming methods applied to reefing. The idea is no waste, what goes in is feeding the entire system.

 

[Perry]

Also,
As a gardener, the idea is that we constantly tend to it, ensuring that the plants we wish to grow are not being smothered out by weeds, or other plants in direct competition with the rhizosphere. Each layer, from Cover(tall trees), to shrubs, to ground plants, to creepers and climbers, they all do their respective part. So, the idea of the application to reef means that scrubbing, scraping, brushing, and cleanup will be far more important, as algae could go out of control. That said, I will best reserve available nutrient sources to the beneficial reef critters, while attempting to starve out the nuissance, unwanted weeds.

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

@Perry Hello my brother. If I frag, gonna snip the Ari and see what happens.

 

[Perry]

@Perry Hello my brother. If I frag, gonna snip the Ari and see what happens.

Hi speed drimmel works best on smoothies, from my experience, cauterizes the cut on mother, she heals faster. I lost my baby, but she was suspect. Anyway, best my brother!

 

[Perry]

OK,
So, it turns out that the no sock, no skimmer, didn't exactly work, however, I feel once a tank hits that spot, we all know what that looks and feels like, it in fact would. So, at 8 months in, more than likely, looking like another year or so, right around the time I plan on moving up to a larger system, lol. So, instead I decided to make efforts at algae, and laden nutrient removal. That said, I did the opposite, I put a filter sock on, skim DRY, and upped the Carbon/Bac program. I will share a pic over the weekend, but the tank is looking insane right now, and best of all, algae is not coming back as quickly once scrubbed. Acans, well they are blowing up, all of them are about to overgrow the domes, and will soon make their way down to the glass. Acros, the ones that have lived, (no smoothies), are doing great, growing and coloring up, I have 12 remaining.
1. Greg Hillers Aquamarine Jewel
2. BC Mr. Nuetron
3. MattV Cookie Monster
4. Vivids Confetti
5. RMF Psychoberry
6. Perry's Purple Snow
7. PC Rainbow
8. Lime in Sky Stag
9. Green Dragon
10. Miyagi Tort
11. Bonsai Acro
12. Wild Reverse Sunset Milli