CUBAKAH's 430 gallons of reef - Brightwell Neozeo system

[MisterTang]

That's cool that you got the diatom thing figured out. At least one of us is winning the battle

[bshriver]

I'll get in touch with you when I am ready, but I am thinking it will be a couple of months. I'll be looking for blue's, and purple's. I may also be interested in one of the small green birdsnest colonies you had going last time I was there, unless they are gone.

:)

They are gone but are always being replaced The mother colonies grow like weeds. I have lots of new purples growing out that I hope to frag soon from PMs garf bonsais to tyree tri-colors. They all grow slower though.

 

Tank looks great BTW.

 

Gotta a link to the Brightwell dosing program?

[CHUBAKAH]

They are gone but are always being replaced The mother colonies grow like weeds. I have lots of new purples growing out that I hope to frag soon from PMs garf bonsais to tyree tri-colors. They all grow slower though.

 

Tank looks great BTW.

 

Gotta a link to the Brightwell dosing program?

Link is in my first post in this thread.

[bshriver]

Link is in my first post in this thread.

Thanks! I was too mesmerized by all of the photos in that post to actually read

Edited October 2, 2008 by bshriver

[CHUBAKAH]

If you have any problem with the download, send me a PM and I get email it to you.

[DDiver]

thanks for the update...is that all u are dosing right now Mark?just MB7 and BF?none of the others?

[CHUBAKAH]

thanks for the update...is that all u are dosing right now Mark?just MB7 and BF?none of the others?

As far as the Neozeo products, yes that is it until this weekend. I am trying to follow the directions pretty close. On Saturday I start the next product.

 

I am however using the other products I listed in my first post to maintain the water parameters.

[Vader]

All right, you been talking a big game about this Neozoe stuff, It's been almost two months now.......lets see some pics Bro

[CHUBAKAH]

Next time I get Mister Tang over here I'll have him take some shots with a real camera.

[amay121]

Mark,

 

Since I'm going to be your neighbor (we got the house), I'll be more than happy to take some pics with my camera.

[CHUBAKAH]

That's awesome Guy, congratulations! Do you have a settlement date yet?

[amay121]

End of December. lol..

[MisterTang]

Hooray... another Westerner!

[vaironman]

Beautiful and very clean setup, Mark!

[JMsAquarium]

Mark,

 

The only word that pops to my mind is WOW> I do love your fish room neat, tide and functionnal. That's impressive. Your tank is gorgeous. Tagging along.

[Dell2go]

Hey Mark,

It's nice meeting you today. I didn't know this is your tank until now. Wow, it's gorgeous. It should be TOTM in no time. Keep it up.

[CHUBAKAH]

Appreciate the kind words gentlemen, and coming from the three of you means a lot. I like all three of you're set ups as well.

 

Huy, It was really nice to meet you as well, and I really like your collection of Tyree pieces. Anytime in the future you're ready to frag up some of your other pieces, let me know and I'll most likely be stopping in to check them out.

 

I don't really have a whole lot in the way of info to report other than I have not lost an SPS to anything since I started the Neozeo system.

 

I won't bore you with any of the technical info with the Neozeo system, as I really never saw the interest when I had the dedicated thread up, but I can tell you from the results I have seen, and a couple other guys here who are remaining silent, calcium reactors are over rated.

 

Next time I get one of my buddy's with a good camera over here I'll post some shots. The results to date are IMHO outstanding.

[MisterTang]

Next time I get one of my buddy's with a good camera over here I'll post some shots. The results to date are IMHO outstanding.

 

Next weekend.

[CHUBAKAH]

All right, you been talking a big game about this Neozoe stuff, It's been almost two months now.......lets see some pics Bro

As you wish.

Special tanks to MisterTang for stopping by with his camera today.

 

As much as I wish I had a lot of before and after pics, I only have a few so it would be a bit of work to go in and edit them to show.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More to come...

[CHUBAKAH]

Here are some before and after pics. The before pictures were taken on 9-14-2008 which was the week I started using the Neozeo method, and the after pics were taken today 11-28-2008, so just about 10 weeks apart.

 

Before

 

 

After

 

 

Before

 

 

After

 

 

Before

 

 

After

 

[zoozilla]

Nice progression.

[DDiver]

lookin sweet dude....i will be making the big leap and transferring the contents of the 90 into the 120 in the next few weeks..first i gotta make sure my params in check..

[st9z]

Very nice tank. Any new pics or updates??

[CHUBAKAH]

Very nice tank. Any new pics or updates??

Thanks much Niki!

 

Haven't had my camera man by for some time, but I do have a couple of updates in terms of text. I'll have to see when he can make it by for me. Guessing I can coax him with some home made Mexican food.

 

1. Upgraded the center hood with a new reflector. Made such a huge difference I ordered two more and a new ballast to go from two 175's to three 250 Radium's. Been on back order the last 6 weeks, but I do expect them in the next couple of weeks. I also plan to add some VHO's to the front and back side of the new lights soon after I make the switch.

 

2. I had put my little frag tank online [black tub shown in earlier pix] and that worked great for about 4 weeks. Did some work for a good friend of mine, and I now have a new frag tank [Robz old frag tank] that has been up and running for about a month to six weeks. Guessing I have around 60 pieces in there now all doing well. I am using T5 lighting there for now, but plan to add my 175's there when the other lights show.

 

3. Tore down my 29 gallon acrylic hospital tank, added it inline with the rest of my system for a prop tank. To prop what is still up in the air. Right now it has my RBTA, and my mated pair of Maroon misbar gold stripe clowns. They have been laying eggs about every 3 to 4 weeks it seems lately. Still debating on if I want to try and raise some of these, but very cool to watch non the less. BTW for the record, I can reach in and grab my clowns, either of them, and they will not bite or go after me in any way. True story...

 

4. Added in a new large reactor to run carbon about 6 weeks ago, and I am changing that out about every three weeks so far. Water has been stellar since doing so. Before that I was floating bags, and this has made a pretty significant change to the system.

 

5. Just ordered and received a new Dart pump to redo my closed loop system on my main display. I just need to find the time to re-plumb it all in, and I will put the Blue line I am currently running up for sale here. The reason is so I can add in four more inlets to get rid of the maxi jets I have in my tank now. I just can't stand looking at them, not to mention they just get covered in bio film that the Neozeo system grows heavily on black plastic.

 

6. This past weekend I upgraded from running 5 Stealth low wattage heaters, to one Blueline controller with a 500watt titanium heater. Turns out my cheapo thermometer was about 3 degrees off, and my tank had been running around 82.7 which explains a couple of small issues with a colony or two. Those are already looking better since Saturday.

 

 

All in all I have been very happy with the Neozeo system. I am still playing with the dosing and adjusting little things here, and little things there and my corals tell me they love me and are very happy every night before I put them to bed.

 

I also recently took a new approach to the fish I want to keep, and got rid of all of my angels, and other fish I thought could potentially be a problem, and decided to go with all types of nano looking fish outside of my yellow and purple tangs. I mostly have dottybacks, blennies, and gobies now and will soon add a few wrasses to the mix.

 

Pix to follow at some point....

[Leishman]

.................... Pix to follow at some point....

 

 

You @ that point yet?