Making a solution of:what is he doing?
- Bacteria
- Particulate Food
- Carbon Source
- Trace Elements
- Zeozym
Making a solution of:what is he doing?
You can't really sterilize with out an autoclave though. You can sanitize or disinfect. Is he doing that with peroxide or bleach?This is my primary concern as well. Allan recommends sterilization, but I'm skeptical that one can really sterilize the process fully with so many ingredients and so much involved. A lot of well-known hobbyists are having some really repeatable results, though - which is pretty rare in this hobby. I listen to a ton of podcasts and consume a lot of reef content, and it's unusual for any "method" or "product" to have such consistent sentiment.
Still - I am hesitant. The tank is doing so well, and I am always reluctant to dump any crap in there. But I also have the inner change demon on the other shoulder telling me to try things.
what kind of bacteria?Making a solution of:
Then fermenting it in a mason jar. Even if you sterilized all your materials, you still have carry over bioburden from any of those components or the surrounding air. A lot of the bacteria added aren't even marine bacteria. Anyone with a micro background has red sirens going off reading what he does.
- Bacteria
- Particulate Food
- Carbon Source
- Trace Elements
- Zeozym
what kind of bacteria?
If you can get over 121C for >30 minutes at 15 psia for a dry container, then yes. Some autoclave background: https://blink.ucsd.edu/safety/resea... saturated steam under,—usually 30–60 minutes.I watched the latest youtube circuit Allan went on but have no plans of trying myself. I like watching in on others trying new things.
Would an instapot pressure cooker be considered an autoclave? I hear Telegraham recommending that for the sterilization.
Regardless, it's not hard to feed your tank particulate foods, plankton, etc. without letting them ferment.
We agree here.But that whole process is moot if you're adding non-sterile items like powdered or liquid foods from non-sterile containers. It's like taking a shower and putting on dirty clothes.
Yeah - to a new home. It wouldnt stop moving for me, and my tank was getting too dense with coral to keep moving things around to avoid it. It went to a good home and stayed with the paired Clarkii, they look happy together in their new tank!Did you move the carpet?
Can you get a close up of the mag? It looks like its changed color quite a bit!
oh yea, the light colored part of the tents extends way further down. looks like it is super happyYeah - to a new home. It wouldnt stop moving for me, and my tank was getting too dense with coral to keep moving things around to avoid it. It went to a good home and stayed with the paired Clarkii, they look happy together in their new tank!
Hey man, here's a better pic. Thanks again for this anemone, it continues to be my favorite part of the aquarium!
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Does it look different from when you had it?