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    Carbon is used to reach three goals: 1. Absorbing nettle toxins from the corals 2. Keeping the water always clear to provide as much light as possible to the corals 3. Absorbing accumulated elements I do not know what Purigen is doing, but if it also acts as a PO4 absorber I would not use it...
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    I and many others agree “wet” skimming from the view of exporting nutrients works effective. Especially in tanks which are follow the tank size recommendations by most of the skimmer manufacturers, which are IMO sometimes a little bit huge. It is recommended with the system to skim “wet”...
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    Oh, Boomer I see, thanks. I thought it is a special US expression, have not thought about the fish :) However, I have changed it now :lol: G.Alexander
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    Thanks Mike, could you tell me the meaning of the word Gobie :shock: Thanks, G.Alexander
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    Nikki, I have done this many times in both directions I do not use any special acclimation method. A coral which comes from a nutrients poor system (zeovit) which is placed in a tank with higher nutrients, will increase its zoox population quick and after this process (about 2 - 3 weeks) the...
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    Rob, the U shaped pipe at the outlet of the rector has more to do with collecting the fine duff coming from the reactor. It all will be collected in the U shape which provides crystal clear water in the tank. The U shape pipe is filled with coral gravel also, to collect as much duff as possible...
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    Rob, even if you compare my sump with the stuff you keep in your kitchen, here is a short explanation :D The total water volume of the system is around 320 gallons and the turn over rate between the sump and the tank is around 530 gallons. The sump is divided in 4 chambers. The water flow...
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    Rob, the water exchange between the tank and the sump is done with a Eheim 1260 an should be with the lost of the piping around 530 gallons per hour. G.Alexander
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    I keep for example the following animals beside SPS successful in my tank: Tridacna clams Goniopora (which reproduces constant) Alveopora Favia Blastomussa Sinularia Ricordea Xenia Scolymia Trachyphyllia As many others I know, running the system. No problems with those animals, but I would...
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    Not sure if this is the fact with all corals. If I take a corals from a nutrient higher system or a coral which was in the exporters system for a longer period, this is correct. They are brown of the accumulation of zoox and this density will be reduced. On the other side I have seen corals in...
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    Steve, as it is a bacteria driven system nothing “special” will happen if you stop the dosage for some time. I often had this situation which caused no problems. Taking a view on the environment, I expect over the time some of the bacteria strains will be displaced by more dominant which...
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    I know what you mean Mike. However in a zeo driven tank we have the following “food sources” for corals: Light, which is necessary to keep the zoox alive they nourish to coral with amino- and fatty acids. Amino Acids which are produced from the coral & provided by the addition to the...
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    Mike, I totally agree but who is telling us that the corals are not able to change their ratios & contingents in their different nourishment possibilities. Maybe they only use, what they can produce, without loosing to much energy to synthesize the amino acids. Supposed, absorbing them from the...
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    Mike, there is really not a lot of research done what exactly corals can use as a food source beside nutrients. We know for example, corals are able to produce different amino acids, also fatty acids beside some others which are needed for their metabolism. It becomes generally adopted that...
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    Jeremy, this is exactly what I have tried to say. Different tanks need different dosages, because each one has its own biology. The advices which are provided with the guide are a good startup dosage to give the people the feeling for the system. However, the dosage has to be adjusted over the...
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    Mike, I would answer your question with yes, if we talk about corals which are generally known as delicate. I would call this more a general advise with all the methods in SPS keeping. G.Alexander
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    Hi everyone. My name is Alexander. After Boomer has asked me to post some personal experiences with the system, I decided to register on RF. I use the system on my present tank since Sep. 2001. The tank was started from the scratch with fresh live rock, a powerful skimmer & “standard”...
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