Some of my Acro Collection

[Yazannreef]

@coral reeftank do you dose 1 a week/ twice or everyday?

 

[Rams]

So I administered two doses and everything died. Just kidding lol. No.difference as of the moment and my nitrate and phosphate didn't bother. Po4 was 0.07 and it still at the same spot so as the no4: 8ppm

Have to do it regularly for bacteria to propogate

 

[coral reeftank]

@coral reeftank do you dose 1 a week/ twice or everyday?

Once a week should be plenty

 

[coral reeftank]

Check out the difference that the concoction can do!

Picture taken in August, when consistently dosing concoction 1-2x a week

Today, after I stopped feeding for 2 months. You can see how the coral adapted to the environmental changes. The polyps are most noticeable, with a distinct change in shape and appearance. The polyps are much fuller when consistently fed vs not.

 

[coral reeftank]

Happy Tanksgiving Everyone!

TGC Bugatti

CRT Hurricane

JF Sunday Driver

CRT Super Shortie

 

[Extract1ng]

Happy Tanksgiving Everyone!

TGC Bugatti

CRT Hurricane

JF Sunday Driver

CRT Super Shortie

Happy thanksgiving!! These corals and pictures look amazing.
What camera/lens do you use?

 

[coral reeftank]

Happy thanksgiving!! These corals and pictures look amazing.
What camera/lens do you use?

Nikon D7100 with 105mm macro lens

 

[coral reeftank]

I hope everyone's nice and full now!

CRT Trump Card

CRT Delight

 

[Raul-7]

Are the names of corals standardized or anyone can name it what they like?

 

[coral reeftank]

Are the names of corals standardized or anyone can name it what they like?

The standardized names would refer to the coral's binomial nomenclature, i.e Acropora speciosa.
The names we see typically given to corals are their trade names, this is primarily done so that people can track the lineage of their pieces. It gives a good idea on how the coral has made its way through hobby and how well it has adapted over time. The pieces that I name are ones that I've conditioned and aquacultured.

 

[coral reeftank]

These guys seem like they're ready for tonight's feeding!

 

[Raul-7]

What's the purple coral?

 

[coral reeftank]

What's the purple coral?

The second picture? That is a malaysian tenuis that I've been coloring up!

 

[coral reeftank]

Time to read up and apply what you've learned!

Reef-building corals farm and feed on their photosynthetic symbionts

Coral reefs are highly diverse ecosystems that thrive in nutrient-poor waters, a phenomenon frequently referred to as the Darwin paradox[] . The energy demand of coral animal hosts can often be fully met by the excess production of carbon-rich photosynthates ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

https://www.int-res.com/articles/meps/175/m175p285.pdf

Impact of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) enrichment and skewed N:P stoichiometry on the skeletal formation and microstructure of symbiotic reef corals - Coral Reefs

Reported divergent responses of coral growth and skeletal microstructure to the nutrient environment complicate knowledge-based management of water quality in coral reefs. By re-evaluating published results considering the taxonomy of the studied corals and the N:P stoichiometry of their...

link.springer.com

https://www.cell.com/trends/microbiology/fulltext/S0966-842X(19)30068-X?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0966842X1930068X%3Fshowall%3Dtrue

Definitely great papers displaying the ability of corals to eat, and what they choose to consume and the importance of nutrients in a reef.

 

[Kayvon]

Are you just eyeballing your bacteria mix or do you measure the components at all?

 

[PBar]

Dear @coral reeftank ,
Many thanks for the useful information and congrats for the interview.

By the way, I started today the proposed idea of feeding that you suggest. I’ll give you some feedback in a few months!
Cheers!

 

[cromag]

Dear @coral reeftank ,
Many thanks for the useful information and congrats for the interview.

By the way, I started today the proposed idea of feeding that you suggest. I’ll give you some feedback in a few months!
Cheers!

What products are you using?

 

[Yazannreef]

Found a modified way to this method. As OP said. This method requires an loaded high demanding tanks. When adding the concoction all at once it definitely will raise up your nutrients especially PO4. I noticed some algae started to take how couple of day after dosing it.

Now what I do is mix 500ml worth of liquid. And dose 100ml a day at night.

I notice no drastic change to the nutrients. Actually it went a bit down.

Corals are responding well to it.

I do not refregiraye the mix at all. I give it a good shake before dosing everytime. So far so great.

 

[PBar]

What products are you using?

Pretty much the same as suggested:
Zeozym, Zeobak, Trace and Sprint from Fauna, Coral Vitalizer, Rotifers and Coral Food.
Cheers!

 

[coral reeftank]

Are you just eyeballing your bacteria mix or do you measure the components at all?

Typically I dose per instructions in regards to the bacteria, but this is due to my dense systems. I'd recommend anyone who is starting to start slow. If you feed heavy/have a higher biomass in your system you can do more, but this is on a case by case basis.

Dear @coral reeftank ,
Many thanks for the useful information and congrats for the interview.

By the way, I started today the proposed idea of feeding that you suggest. I’ll give you some feedback in a few months!
Cheers!

Awesome system! Keep me posted on how this works for you!

Found a modified way to this method. As OP said. This method requires a loaded high demanding tanks. When adding the concoction all at once it definitely will raise up your nutrients especially PO4. I noticed some algae started to take how couple of day after dosing it.

Now what I do is mix 500ml worth of liquid. And dose 100ml a day at night.

I notice no drastic change to the nutrients. Actually it went a bit down.

Corals are responding well to it.

I do not refregiraye the mix at all. I give it a good shake before dosing everytime. So far so great.

Yes, this concoction will result in a temporary spike in nutrients, but if done properly and paired with proper nutrient/export/biomass you'll see these values decrease back to baseline in a relatively short time. You can go back a few pages on this thread and read about how my nutrient fluctuations when I first started experimenting. If your nutrients become too high for your liking, you can reduce the proportion of food you add into the concoction as this nutrient influx is due to the food input. By reducing the food amount, you'll allow the bacteria to process more of the food.


Another note, I've found that if you leave the concoction out for 1+ days, you'll notice a film form on the surface, the sediment will also become stiffer. This is due to the bacterial biofilms. Be sure to give the concoction a shake to get all the bacteria suspended in the water column again. This method is a pretty nifty way to curate a live feed for your corals, and at the same time will help the nutrient processing in your system!