Pro-biotic reefing = ???
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Pro-biotic reefing = ???
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Adding regular cultures of fresh bacteria and providing them a carbon source so that they assimilate the nutrients and when they exhaust there food adn start to die off they are removed by the skimmer (nutrient export).
anacroporamademepoora
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What would force you to stop?Originally Posted by ReeferRob
As Mike mentioned, it helps keep NO3 and PO4 down, so naturally they would begin to rise over time. Nothing drastic would happen that's for sure...
That is nice to automate...
I dose Prodibio's bac (biodigest) every other week and the carbon source (bioptum) once a week. I've forgot to dose the carbon source before, and couldn't one time because I was out of town and nothing negative happened at all. It's a very easy, low maintenance system, and since I saw the same results as I did with daily dosing regimens I've stayed with it
Well said...
I think of it as putting the bacteria that exists in our tanks on steroids
Last edited by stunreefer; 09-25-2009 at 01:46 PM.
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Mine is pretty much set it and watch now with automating it. I ahve a couple liters of Potassion to does and then I am going to go with the powdered form so I can just add it to the calcium and dose it that way.
As I said I ahve to empty the skimmer cup daily now. I have good polyp extension and normal looking colors. Nothing is too pale or pastel colored.
anacroporamademepoora
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I use Brightwell's Coral Amino. I order online.
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I have not started using them yet. I have not had the need just yet.
anacroporamademepoora
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I was carbon dosing prior to going full neozeo. (stones, MB7, vodka) My colors were a little pastel. They are getting richer now.
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DSB's are not recommended with this type of dosing system correct?
And so I understand better:
Brightwells Microbacter7 and vodka is the same as
biodigest and bioptum
Also high alk. is bad, how do you keep it down? Change my salt to what, the BW salt? Did they fix their problems they had with the first few batches?
Last edited by ReeferRob; 09-26-2009 at 07:39 AM.
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I am using the BW salt and so far I am not having issues with ALK burn. I keep mine below 8.0 now and the CA at approx 400 with a MG of 1300. I added a sand bed to the tank when I committed to doing a probiotic approach. I must say that I like the sand look better (never got used to the BB) even though it piles up in certain spots and I have to redistribute it. I have pieces growing well now and the colors are rich and vibrant without being pastel.
anacroporamademepoora
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This is something new that I have tried on my new system. I went with Probibio for various reasons. All I can say is that I'm a believer. After a few weeks of PO4's at .18 ppm (hanna)... a week after starting the 6 week startup my PO4's dropped to .02 ppm in 10 day!
I have looked back. My PO4's have reached no higher than .04 ppm. It's been 5 weeks since starting and I have yet to have any of the nausine algeas that most experiance with a new setup. Couldn't be happier :D.
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