Isaac's CADE 1500s2/ Peninsula Reef Build

[Isaac Alves]

 

[Isaac Alves]

@Fauna Marin Reef ICP Total went out today. I’m really curious where the tank parameters sit now.

 

[Isaac Alves]

Added a couple sand sifting starfish. I think I’ve got enough detritus and diatoms to support two.

Vacuumed out the sand and thought it’s time to start rectifying my cleanup crew situation.

I still follow the 45 minute drip—dump—drip—to get all of the LFS water out of the bag and replaced with mine.

 

[DucRacer1199]

Great Build!

 

[Isaac Alves]

Journal entry / update on tank status. Added some sand sifters and needed to trim a purple stylophora from touching the JF Fox Flame acropora coral...

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[Isaac Alves]

Just picked up a 2 servings of Aquacultured Live Reef Rubble from @AquaBiomics after listening to the Beyond Reef Podcast.

This seems worth the money with what you get in terms of bio-diversity as well as bio-security…

Although I’m curious if can:

1. Run UV after the two day period
2. Continue my vodka carbon dosing regimen after the two days
3. Continue dosing AquaForest Pro-Bio S after the two days

 

[Isaac Alves]

Quick video journal…. Got the AquaBiomics Reef Rubble today.

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Filtration, including the skimmer, the UV and the reef Matt are all off-line for two days according to the reef rubble directions. Well, I’m leaving the skimmer running. I just took the cup off so that it’s still oxygenating the water.

 

[Isaac Alves]

Live Reef Rubble – Aquacultured from AquaBiomics certificate analysis documents shipped with live rubble:

 

[SpyC]

Live Reef Rubble – Aquacultured from AquaBiomics certificate analysis documents shipped with live rubble:

I have not heard of this before. Besides not removing rock from the ocean, what is the benefit of this over live rock from the ocean? How do they create this biodiversity? The price seems steep for such a small amount of media. Are there concerns the diversity in the tank will eventually take over what you are adding?

 

[Isaac Alves]

I have not heard of this before. Besides not removing rock from the ocean, what is the benefit of this over live rock from the ocean? How do they create this biodiversity? The price seems steep for such a small amount of media. Are there concerns the diversity in the tank will eventually take over what you are adding?

ReefBuilders has a good write up that goes through the benefits. Here’s the link:

AquaBiomics Offers the First Pathogen Free Whole Microbiome Supplement on the Market | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog

The TLDR: – AquaBiomics has released new aquacultured reef rubble – It has a balanced microbial community you would expect from a mature, healthy reef – It contains members of the Pelgibacter family…

reefbuilders.com

Ultimately you’re trying to produce an environment with a microbiome that is representative of what would currently be considered ideal. And this process provides you exactly that type of diversification with an analysis showing the specific microbiome population densities you want, and is accurately living and present in the media (water and rock) that your buying.

Also, verification that there are no pathogens, or biological baddies that could be present in ocean sourced live rock without analysis.

Whether or not it can inoculate my tank successfully can only be verified by sending in a microbiome test in a couple months.