well almost 3 years of running an sps dominant reef with zoos using only tap treated with prime and not once in this time have i ever done a wc. I do dose tho to keep levels stable myself but on topoff with treated tap never any water removal.
Must say things are looking lovely
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Aside from the algae issue i had while taking care of my dad that essentially was because i had no time to change carbon for 3 months and didnt add more snails lol but all is well and algae is almost completely gone.
In doing so i have come to learn alot about the natural capabilities of the reef ecosystem and have even found methods to boost these natural processes allowing them to do way more than ever thought before. One these days ill make an article about what i do when i do it and why i do it. The main focus being the "why" do i do it. At first i thought the same as everyone follow the rules or fail but instead i used the outlook of "follow the ocean to success" maybe its just that i have spent so many years hunting and fishing that i took my outlook on ecology differently than most but i know one thing. It sure makes alot more money available for coral. And remember all those doubters in the beginning its funny how most have left the forum lmao anyone left three years and still rocking and boy dont my pics look lovely
. So much for the big crash. Just goes to show knowledge is power and research pays off.
colony from phil
bulb i use for fuge... dollarama macro growing maching lol
sump/fuge
mangroves and chaeto oh my
