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I have been collecting Zoanthus since 1996 and a building a small farm, that took about two years. I have over 50 color morphs currently, these are Some of my favorites.

thanks, for posting the links i just got my #2 250 watt PFO pendants in today. I tested one and the color and intensity is great compared to the VHO's I purchased the 12k sunburst bulbs, I had great luck with Zoanthus before under that light (one pictured above) I also have a post coming up...

Right now no, they have not been completed. I plan to though. If you do a search hear you might be able to find the posts on The project 1 through 3. I have one tank dedicated to sponge Gorgonia and Dendronepthea is this I have one tray and open PVC frame on one side where I zip ties Dendro’s...

Craw: The shelf you see is two sheets of acrylic , with many drilled holes. The shelves are about 5 inches below the surface of the water. A PVC structure holds them up. Underneath I have a 6 inch DSB, and Live rock. The rock is piled up around the 4 supporting pillars of PVC that hold the...

720 Gallon Project Update Part Four This is part of a series covering the trials and tribulations of the home coral farm. Not many things happened over the Holidays, time constraints, bills J This is an update of changes that had to be made to the Zoanthus System that I covered last time...

Hey thanks everyone it encouraging to see people into the project, especially when it can be a struggle at times. I should have another Zoanthus update in about a week and a half, and then I will have another to highlight my sponge tank / Gorgonia.

I am interested in any input from reefers that have attempted manipulating the below variables to enhance growth in coral, or just general observations. Ex: (My Leathers do better at 8.1 PH than 8.5) I have 5 dedicated systems and I am interested in tweaking The environment in each to make it...

720 Gallon Project Update part Three (Zoanthus Tank) This is part of a series covering the trials and tribulations of the home coral farm. My last post covered some more details of setting up my grow systems. This part of the series is dedicated just to one specific tank that is nearly...

My site is back online, it was down for about a day, with the help of friends We made some much needed changes It’s much easier to navigate and find content than before especially to some of those difficult to find sections like the DIY stuff. There are some neat features We are working on...

Beerbaron: Thanks for the encouragement. Hey start planning, I dreamed of this for about two years before I decided to move forward. I use to visit Anthony Calfo at Elmer’s Aquarium every few weeks when He worked there. He eventually left and built a greenhouse and ran that for years. I...

720 Gallon Project Update part Two This is part of a series covering the trials and tribulations of the home coral farm. My last post talking about a few of the details of the climate control system, and the Polyboard wall covering. I wrapped up with speaking about the individual grow tanks...

I see. Recharging a mixed bed resin would have to suck. I have one in place After an RO on a Kent Marine set up. It handles so many gallons I don’t Mind replacing it after it’s exhausted. However it does not good to anyone Sitting in a landfill. You can buy the resins, any way to add a second...

thanks for the advise. That is a good tip. I mailed the company again. If i hear back from them I'll post the response. :)

By that do you mean extrude the resin media and replace it With new for older units, or just recharge the units for operation. blane

A member on another board had stated he believed if they were stamped Safe by the FDA for livestock they should be safe from leaching contaminants. Anyone know what kind of specs the FDA considers before giving a product A stamp of approval. Blane