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02-16-2012, 05:44 AM
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I live 10 minutes from him and I'm feeling left out :-(
Wait, why are we talking about Brett's tank in Tony's thread?! 
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02-16-2012, 05:50 AM
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and this thread needs a little action. why not?
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02-16-2012, 05:53 AM
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03-25-2012, 10:26 PM
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Thought this was kinda neat. Just uploaded some LPS shots for another thread and was looking at older pictures of the same corals. Funny how coral growth sort of sneaks up on you that you don't really see day by day or even week by week but throw a few months or a year under the belt, and "wow."
Red blastomussa: Now:  A year-ish ago:  Purple/green Blastomussa: Now:  A year-ish ago:  Need to get some updated shots of the Acans and a few of the SPS. The Red Planet in particular is crazy how much it has grown.
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03-25-2012, 11:29 PM
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Verrryyy nice
 !What growth form are you getting on your Red Planet Tony? Have any photos?
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04-05-2012, 04:09 PM
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Oh come on now Tony, you start things, and I have to follow! Now this? Reminds me of the BioPellet Days. Tagging along to see the overall results.
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04-05-2012, 04:43 PM
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Since going to larger water changes per week (about 16% now whereas before it was 8%) I've noticed an overall bounce to the tank that wasn't there before. The downside is my consumption of salt is way up (well, double, I guess, technically). It's not really something that's measurable or even perceivable in photographs but it is something I really notice myself when hanging around the tank: it just feels better. But the PO4 wasn't going down. As you know I've been trying to follow the zeoheads advice over at zeovit.com but if after 18 months of zeovit and the PO4 isn't going down, I think it's fair to say it's not going to. They kept saying "be patient, be patient, be patient" but there's a limit to what I think one can tolerate. PO4 in small quantities is something needed for proper biology but too much of it is detrimental: you see it in inhibited growth, subdued colours, algae growth, etc. .. We've talked of this before but 2 things are becoming clear to me about zeovit: 1) Possibly more effective "per gallon" in smaller tanks (ie., less than 150gal) than in larger tanks 2) Possibly its strengths lie in "preventing PO4 buildup" as opposed to "actually able to reduce PO4 once it's there." I still believe there are some benefits to the system so for now I plan to continue with zeovit, although at a much reduced footprint compared to before. For me it's been a "journey of understanding" when it comes to PO4. I've finally figured out how to test it properly and get reliable numbers, and I think it explains a bit of what I was seeing. I just hope I'm not introducing too much risk for bringing it down so quickly after it's been so elevated for so long. So yeah, you might want to consider adding GFO yourself. I'll see where this takes me but I think I might stick with keeping it for the long term, regardless of whether I stay with zeo or abandon zeo completely down the road.
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