Jasonanatal's 120 Gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

Reply to Rogerstammy.

Rogerstammy, thank you for the compliment on my aquarium.

 

Jason,
Just to let you know the use of a UV sterilizer will kill all the benefits you are trying to archive with Prodibio. Prodibio is live active bacteria
J

 

Reply to Jason McKenzie.

Jason McKenzie, actually I confirmed with Prodibio that the only ampoule that contains live bacteria is Prodibio's Reef Booster. They have instructed that the bacteria is not free floating and must settle on a surface (example: live rock, glass, substrate, etc.). Under Prodibio's direct instruction the UV Sterilizer is to be turned off for 2 hours after the addition of the Prodibio Reef Booster supplement (I leave it off for 1 day). I have not noticed any negative effect using Pridibio supplements in conjunction with a Ultraviolet Sterilizer.

 

Oh Cool, That's good to know. I'm a Zeovit user so UV is 100% a no no

J

 

This looks almost like my dream tank The aquascaping would be different in my opinion...but to each his own. What do you think of the C-Skim? I have its little brother in our 46, the Berlin skimmer. It does a good job. Not amazing, not bad, and it sure pulls out some nasty stuff.

 

Looks great.... Awesome reading... Thanks for sharing you experiences with us...

 

Reply to Jason McKenzie.

Jason McKenzie, I was thinking about Zeovit but I couldn't fit the reactor into my setup design.

 

Reply to Jwin.

Jwin, thank you for the compliment on my aquarium. Funny thing you should ask since I was just about to place an update on the performance and efficiency of the Protein Skimmer.

 

Reply to Baugherb.

Baugherb, thank you for the compliment on my aquarium. It is good to have you tagging along.

 

Jasonanatal's 120 Gallon "Natural Simplicity" Reef Aquarium Update.

Equipment: Red Sea C-Skim 1200 Deluxe Protein Skimmer (Performance Over the Long Haul)

I initally purchased the Red Sea C-Skim 1200 Deluxe Protein Skimmer as a temporary device until I could put enough money aside for a Bubble King Mini 180 with Automatic Neck Washing System. However, based on the performance over the past 4 months it has proven to be a pretty efficient Protein Skimmer. It produces 2.5 gallons of dark skimmate with an extremely bad odor every week.



Photograph - Sunday, February 09, 2009 - One week of skimmate (2.5 gallons) produced by the Red Sea C-Skim 1200 Deluxe Protein Skimmer.