SPS Lagoon without protein skimmer

[Variant]

Sorry for the loss Jacek. But given your success to date, I imagine the reboot/restart will look just as great if not better than before!

 

[drawman]

Sorry to hear about the loses but glad your battles didn't affect any of your fish. Looking forward to hear of a restart with acros when you do it!

 

[Graffiti Spot]

What exactly was it that set off the coral death?

 

[Jacek56]

So sorry to hear that Jacek. These are the trials of being a reef keeper. Think of it as an opportunity to confirm your approach to keeping SPS. Previously you grew into your current technique after the standard approaches were not bringing the results you desired. Now you can just implement your technique right from the start.

I look forward to seeing the results after the rebuilding.

Dennis

Thank You Dennis. My technique is nothing new. It is back to the roots. Take a look at Miracle Mud or Lee Chin Eng, https://reefs.com/2014/08/26/depth-look-natural-system-reef-keeping-part-one/

Hi Jacek,
Very sad to hear about coral losses, but these things happen, even to the best. Your philosophy and style at sps success inspired me, and certainly others. I looj forward to your next adventure, kindest wishes to you and yours
Cheers

Thank you for your support, it means a lot of for me.

 

[Jacek56]

Sorry to hear about the loses but glad your battles didn't affect any of your fish. Looking forward to hear of a restart with acros when you do it!

Thank you, I got few test monti and they doing OK, water smell OK looks I be back in the game soon.

 

[Jacek56]

What exactly was it that set off the coral death?

I used milprazon. It was like release of a nuclear bomb for aquarium biology. Within few days corals started to die one by one. Less then two weeks and all of them were gone. All my sponges are gone as well and haven’t recovered yet.

 

[Graffiti Spot]

I used milprazon. It was like release of a nuclear bomb for aquarium biology. Within few days corals started to die one by one. Less then two weeks and all of them were gone. All my sponges are gone as well and haven’t recovered yet.

Wow that is horrible. I have been loosing a coral or two a week for a few months and can’t get it to stop. My sponges are ok and at this point am more concerned in keeping them alive than the acros considering how long they took to grow. I hope to see pics from you again in the future!

 

[Jacek56]

New Year and new frags have landed in the tank.

 

[lilopop11]

New Year and new frags have landed in the tank.

Glad see u back in the game jacek .. Cant wait to see amazing picture in this thread

 

[ramona]

It's great you are back, your tank was stunning - this one, with your skills and talent, I forsee will be even better. Please don't stop posting.

Would you describe your reboot step-by-step for us beginners, it's a lot to learn.

 

[ScottB]

Sorry to learn about the biome collapse.

AEFW is tough, but you can find 3 in tank treatment options that have found some success with hobbyists here.

KZ Flatworm Stop (super slow to take effect and expensive.)
AEFW-X (new to the USA, but have seen some good stories here.)
More recently: Lanthanum Chloride. This was written up in the latest edition of Coral Magazine

 

[GRRjammm]

Amazing thread! Sorry to hear about the battle with the AEFW, but looking forward to seeing the development over the coming months.

I have had problems with po4 being at zero and corals starving. I have managed to raise it and now the corals are doing great. I love your method, but I wasn’t quite sure how you were able to have such great growth and colour with po4/no3 at undetectable levels? (Apologies if you had mentioned in a previous post - I read pretty much every page but could have missed it)

 

[Jacek56]

Hi guys, Merry Christmas every one.
It's been a while since last entry.
Thank You all for your supporting words.
It took me over a year to figure out what was set off the coral death.
I had been running KZ ZEO reactor + eheim pump in my system. When I lost all corals I removed that reactor and few weeks later everything was settle and back on track again. Then I installed this reactor and I had issues again. So it was clear for me what to next.
A few weeks ago I watched on YT

Kalkapalooza! - Boosting PH and dosing with kalk Slurry?!​

Absolutly amazing episode. I did few small changes to my KW reactor and I am dosing KW slurry. I still can believe results. So far so good. I keep stable ph (8,3 +- 0.02), temperature and salinity, solid as a rock. Corals love it.

 

[sculpin01]

So the reactor was the problem? I thought is was the milprazon? How did the reactor kill your corals previously?

 

[Jacek56]

So the reactor was the problem? I thought is was the milprazon? How did the reactor kill your corals previously?

I think so. I don’t have any other explanation.
It’s common for KZ zeo reactors magnets that they causing issues. On the other hand ICP had not showed any heavy metals in sample. Anyway I removed reactor and

I am back on track.

 

[Jacek56]

Update, „Dosing KW slurry rules”

 

[Slicktop]

very nice ! Acro's looking good

 

[Jacek56]

 

[rtparty]

@Jacek56 any updates on your system?