I used phyto and my cyano when away after a few weeks of use. Ran out and didn’t use it for a month and cyano came back with Dino on top. Got more phyto and both went away after a few weeks. Also used it on a pico I was having trouble with cyano and same thing it cleared it out. I’m now a believer in phyto.

why don't you just make manifolds and run everything off of one pump?

Hey man, i am planning on building a custom home next year and i was planning on running 4-5 system off of 1 large sump, Why did you not just run it off of one sump to save space and headache?

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Most things Dong Zou said in those episodes were, and still are, ignored. So many precious tips. Many people are following so many trends, but when a chemist laughs at aquarium ICP testing, the majority still ignore him. That is so sad! Common sense tells us that MOST of the chemicals sold or are used for aquarium husbandry today shouldn't be added to any natural systems. Not to mention the quantity of different additives dosed/added at all times, many times a day without any need!!!!! The water changes and replenishment of carbonates and calcium should, by demand, be more than enough, for obvious reasons. If that is not so obvious to anyone, that person should rethink their reasons keeping their reef tank. Anything you add into your system will have a consequence, but you want that consequence to be in your favor! If people knew how sensitive and precious our captive mini reefs are, how important is to keep the saltwater simple, they would think a million times before adding ANY of those non-essential chemicals into their tanks. The old your reef is, the better. The more maintenance you do to keep it clean and functioning, the better. The less chemicals you add unnecessarily, the better. The less you move anything around in the system, the better! Stability isn't only with the chemistry and lighting. The golden tip is here: want to know what is the very best for your corals? Metal halides/T5s, protein skimmer, kalkwasser, sodium bicarbonate, fish/ fish food, maintenance (export detritus, water changes, clean your pumps/ skimmer). Do we need more than this? Yes, study the compatibility of the organisms you want to maintain and make sure they will do great in your system for the long run. Give space to your corals and fish to grow. Keep it SIMPLE and efficient. Grow your corals profusely and share with friends when the time to trim comes. Stop following trends you see on the internet. ;) Most trends and most people don't know what they are talking about! There is a reason why the best reef tanks in this planet were kept during the 90's. We all hear that all the time... again, most people ignore. Simplicity is the key. Life is way too short! Aloha!

Thanks guys, this convo sold me on this method. I’m having the same precipitation issues Mike had and it seems to be constantly feeding algae and cyano on aragonite surfaces.

ok good I can understand that... but how do we Eliminate Bryopsis???/ in the end i had to manualy remove every day and it still was taking over my tank... it was the only solution for me ... and for sure it upset the bacterial ballance

This hobby has the most valuable content but sadly low views / engagement But for hobbyists it’s our bible

I've used it for GHA, @ 10% dose weekly. No ill effects and my system is packed with sps/LPS.

Thank u Keith. Keep us updated with short videos, stuff your doing and also about you going to balling light

Damn last reef bum

miss rappin with reefbum

it actually helped my tank, no after effects

I used low dose vibrant without issues to my sps, lps, and softies

I had good results using it and only had some slight cyano after which was to be expected based on the research I did. I agree, it's not the healthiest thing for the coral and not my first choice at all but when the coral is dying from being choked out by bryopsis it's the lesser of two evils. Sounds to me like he's not read any of the research that was done on this and experiments on dosage which doesn't make him the most reliable source on the subject. If he was able to manually remove it enough to keep it under control long term that makes me think he wasn't dealing with actual bryopsis.

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Phyto seems more trouble than it’s worth

From a personal point of view I can categorically say Flucanozole did work for me and didn't kill anything. Yes I had a cyano outbreak but that was the only detrimental effect of using flucanozole. Documented on my channel and many others whose tanks are still running and some not. RIP Dave nano tanks Lembo ❤❤

If you’re growing coral and you have a lot of it, and yes, it might not be worth it, But if you’re growing mostly algae to the point of outcompeting the coral on a dry rock tank, pulling out most of it and using a very small amount could be life saving it will eventually get diluted out of the system and it’s often the catalyst to getting on track

I only trust FM ICP than any other.

Need more likes people. Stoke it

Good luck!

Hey Keith, are you noticing your ph taking a noise dive at night? I'm on bolus and my ph goes doelwn sharply at night.

Whats your light setting? Blues, white etc.....percentage? Looks amazing! Great job!

Same issue. After 3 years, I’m cooking my old dry rock in storage and getting rid of the CaribSea Life rock. I’m done battling!

Thank you Keith for the time and effort you've put into these Podcasts. They have really helped me in my reef journey. Appreciate you brother.

I’ve done this on an experiment tank of mine , has been wonderful

Thank you so much

Great video! Your tank definitely looked awesome with kalk and calcium reactor! Interested how it will look under this system in a year from now! Keep us posted!

I'm recovering my reef tank from years of neglect along with a crash, but if the BOLUS method is that good then why isn't everyone trying this method? I'm curious about this, but I'm also a little sceptical about it too. Please let us know how it works and if it's even worth it. Thanks

Hmm I just upgraded to ATI Straton LEDs and have 6# kalk left. Will check out results.

What cameras do you use Matt?

Cutting edge . Thank you 😊

i love those monti caps

Have you seen this ”flat alkalinity” graph that fm/doug are claiming should happen. What i have seen from other sources seem to disprove this part but im curious to your experience

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It's time to call Chris for an update and talk ! miss you both. !!!

So now alkalinity swings aren’t bad anymore? 😂.

I like what you say but wwc has been using kalk for years

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Don’t do it. BOLUS = Be on the lookout for unhappy SPS 😂

The Bolus method is nothing new, but the introduction of a weird name on the market with that "mystery" around of what the solution is (could be the mix of sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate in the right proportions, for example, or have some calcium carbonate, borates, etc). I also add alkalinity only at night at once for the past 20+ years. The precipitation of kalkwasser in my systems never gave me any critical endings. We all knew that since the mid 90's. Most info in this hobby have the vicious cycle of rebooting over and over... Marketing strategy in many cases. The precipitation of ANYTHING in the system using kalkwasser will ONLY be at a detrimental level IF used wrong, off the limits of that system. I was going to get to that in our last stream (and much more.. LOL!). If you chase pH using kalkwasser you will get way more precipitation that you want. Not a good idea! Specially how you were doing... ANY calcium addition method will give you precipitation, IF you don't use it right within the limits. The Bolus method will also give you precipitation if used in the wrong way! The "old tank syndrome" talk is only a nice convincing way to take kalkwasser out of the way for the new trend of this so called "safer method" to be sold. The name is for the trend. The idea is very convincing! But many of us were doing that since the 90's... Ask those who use kalkwasser the right way and you will see there is absolutely NO PROBLEMS using kalkwasser. The proof is out there in many systems. I won't mention any names... search and you will find them... Some of the best Acro keepers out there are using kalkwasser since back in the day... no "old tank syndrome" after decades. So, that's not true! Chase pH using kalkwasser and you will find problems in the long run. Use alkalinity solutions to try to keep it stable, dosing during the whole day, and you will also boost those problems with kalkwasser. So the problem is not the kalkwasser, but the type and way you are inserting alkalinity solution in the system. Higher pH is just a consequence of using kalkwasser and shouldn't be the primary motive. The problem in this hobby is that everyone is chasing trends all the time without even understand what they are. People listen to the so called "experts" selling things and ignore what we already know that was published long ago... Make it simple and you will do much better and cheaper than using any of those trends out there. Metal halides, kalkwasser, sodium bicarbonate, water changes, skimmer. That's all you really need to have the best Acro system there will be on the face of the Earth. Happy New Year to all. Peace, my friend.

I’ve been drip bolusing a days worth of Kalk over an hour right before lights on. PH during the day is much higher (8.4) than when I was using all my Kalk to fight the overnight drop in pH. Since corals grow during the photoperiod, it seems like our goal should be to prioritize high pH during this time.

interesting discussion need to research this more.

That episode with Doug Dorrat opened my eyes with what I was experiencing with my aquarium. I decided to do a reset of sorts with getting rid of all my rock but keeping my sand. I plan on running Bolus later this year as the new rock and corals mature. Good luck Keith!!!

Definitely be interesting to see you journey on this!!! I have wanted to get off kalk but I’m to nervous to change what is working!!! Keep us posted tank looks amazing as usual!!!!

I have experienced incredible results since switching over to bolus, im sure you will not be disappointed. Looking forward to future updates!

Will you be using a KH Director to maintain KH while dosing this method? Thanks

I’ve been trialing a Silt Trap with mine and I think you should try it in your system.

Interesting!!!!