Isn't that exactly what FM and Frag Farm have reported?Just general observation of dosing uptake, coral color, water clarity, ph/alk stability, icp testing. The usual.
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Isn't that exactly what FM and Frag Farm have reported?Just general observation of dosing uptake, coral color, water clarity, ph/alk stability, icp testing. The usual.
Isn't that exactly what FM and Frag Farm have reported?
I agree totally, hobbyists testing and reporting back is the backbone of the hobby.Which would be ideal, wouldn’t it?
If one is trying to understand things, having people do tests with similar endpoints seems appropriate to me.
I agree totally, hobbyists testing and reporting back is the backbone of the hobby.
Frag Farm and Fauna Marin have kept large scale, successful grow out frag farms for many years presumably using several options of Alk/Cal/Mag delivery over the years. However, in the approximately 2 years since they started to develop the Bolus system both Doug (Frag Farm) and Claude (Fauna Marin) have seen growth and intense colouration they had never seen before. More and more hobbyists, particularly in Europe and the UK are reporting similar result within a few weeks of changing to the FM Bolus method. Mike Palleta a highly regarded hobbyist has also observed similar results when using the FM Bolus method.
Unless I'm reading too much into this 6 month old video below, Doug appears to think it's the light (7 mins in) He also shows his light settings and except for a burst of white near the beginning and what appears to be a 13hr photoperiod, seems pretty standard; didn't hear any mention of Bolus;They don’t show what effects can be attributed to the change in lighting and what to the bolus way of dosing.
I agree totally, hobbyists testing and reporting back is the backbone of the hobby.
Frag Farm and Fauna Marin have kept large scale, successful grow out frag farms for many years presumably using several options of Alk/Cal/Mag delivery over the years. However, in the approximately 2 years since they started to develop the Bolus system both Doug (Frag Farm) and Claude (Fauna Marin) have seen growth and intense colouration they had never seen before. More and more hobbyists, particularly in Europe and the UK are reporting similar result within a few weeks of changing to the FM Bolus method. Mike Palleta a highly regarded hobbyist has also observed similar results when using the FM Bolus method.
That is true. I would just expect their years of experience would be able to tell the difference between placebo and actual results.
Claude has released a vid in a field, that appears to combine the "Bolus" thread with the "Ammonia is our friend" thread;
In the video he says he knows better because he is not a scientist.Coincidence or quick reaction marketing?
When you string these videos together and takes notes, he would appear to be the world's foremost expert in coral biology, bacterial science and chemistry. He has an extremely detailed scientific explanation for everything... and they all point to his products being proprietary to leverage this science. The problem (as I see it) is that we (as consumers) are left trying to unwind or verify one claim of dozens, all built upon each other. As fast as we examine one, numerous others are made and the goalposts shift.
The internet and this thread are chock full of responses indicating his 40 years of experience and his brilliance in reef science. I submit that there is a more marketing and cult of personality than there is hard science....
DIdn't Claude recently hedge when confronted and admit he is not a chemist, but instead employs them?
I shared a DIY chart with you a few months back @Garf - time to consult it
In the video he says he knows better because he is not a scientist.
Also interesting that there is apparently less alk in balling light than advertised, it somehow is genius, people who switch to balling light will see increased alk consumption and conclude it is better than the others.
Started my new reef tank with bolus. before is used triton and all for reef. i cannot say much about growth but my lps and sps look happy. i noticed an increase in ph. before bolus it was 8.1-8 and now with bolus its 8.25-8.1.
one new tank 8 weeks old. when i noticed alk cosumption i started dosing fm balling light using the bolus method. first 4 weeks with no alk consumption and no dosing ph was lower. then when i started dosing ph did rise. my other old tanks used triton and later tm allforreef. with both old tanks i had the problem of low ph exsp. at night dropping below 7.9. in my old tank i had to use co2 scrubber to increase ph. with my new tank and current setup it is not longer necessary. my tank consist of sps and lps moved from ym old tanksThis pH difference is for two different tanks?
What does “before bolus” mean in terms of alk values and timing of dose?
What amount of alk gets boosted in the bolus?
What product(s) now?
Why was going below 7.9 at night a problem for your tank? What negative effects did you observe at that pH?...with both old tanks i had the problem of low ph exsp. at night dropping below 7.9...
I noticed a sub 7.8 PH at night while I was dosing bolus. The corals definitely showed signs of stress. The growth haulted and the colors were nothing to brag about.Why was going below 7.9 at night a problem for your tank? What negative effects did you observe at that pH?