nwcoralfarm Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Hey there I was just wanting to know if anyone has ever tried the Garf method on a zoanthid tank. Meaning flourescent lighting and a completely unskimmed tank. I just recently set one up just like on their webpage, kind of like a science experiment. I will throw some pics of it up soon but wanted to know if anyone has ever tried this and what their opinion on it might be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonBoy Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Im running a 20gal tank without a skimmer because i havent bought one yet but have zoanthids in it and compact flourescent without a problem so far just do regular waterchanges but i've only had zoos in mine for a few weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCR Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 I have not setup one like it but I have followed the site for many years and have had just as many conversations with Leroy. From the pictures and conversations I have had I wouldn't hesitate to try it if that's what I was after.or anything else they have done(Bullet proof systems) I learned most of my fragging practices from him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 I am not sure what the Garf method is but I have a heavy bioload with plentiful feeding in my 65 gal tank -mostly large polyp stony and soft coral. For months my small skimmer wasn't working ( I am not much of a mechanical tinkerer) I am surprised at how healthy my tank is. I have adjusted the skimmer more regularly but it still just collects skum slowly. ( I hate it when the slight adjustment causes fast fill up and overflow). Anyway because of my biologic tinkering tendencies I have several biologic filtration experiments connected to my system. I am not promoting what I have done I just did it and would change some things next time but is interesting how well my system seems to run. I have a 15 gallon above tank refusium with off brand miracle mud and sand 1.5" bed with macro algae. My show tank has a 2" coral sand bed with light to medium water flow. Then here's the potentially embarrassing part, my sump has a plenum/aragonite bed under all of the equipment. The equipment is sitting on a raised egg crate platform. I have a korallia pump circulating the water in the sump to keep detritus moving. I usually lay low on this forum and try to glean knowledge from others. I do like to hear of other peoples experimentation and experiences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 I am not sure how to ask, but why is this thread not staying on the new posts section and how do you get to other threads like this one on this site? I just searched for Garf and ended up here but don't know how to navigate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Ok, I just answered my own 2nd question I found the arrow under forum jump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCR Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 http://www.garf.org/index.shtml Plan on a couple of days(at least) to go through the site. I feel every body should go there as information for all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwcoralfarm Posted August 29, 2009 Author Share Posted August 29, 2009 Pics Okay so here are some rough pics of my "unfinished" project. So as you can see I have a sqwd hooked up to save from needing a powerhead. I currently have a skimmer on it to help clear up the water before I load it up. I took an old refugium I bought off of Craigslist and modified it a little bit to work for this. Eventually I will be running into a filter sock. The water then runs either into the refugium or into the plenum underneath the egg crate. I will be running a compact flo light over the refuge at night and will have t5's running over the tank during the day. As I said, this is just an experiment to replicate the GARF zoanthid tank. To see if the lack of skimming, the type of lighting and flow, as well as overall setup will increase the growth of Zoos like they say it does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undrtkr_00 Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 I know you said t5', but how many of what size? It is a bit hard to tell what the scale is by your pics. What is the total capacity of your new system? I'm interested to see your results. I have a small (29g) tank, skimmerless, at my office right now. It seems to be growing zoos pretty well, but I guess that's a relative statement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwcoralfarm Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 I know you said t5'' date=' but how many of what size? It is a bit hard to tell what the scale is by your pics. What is the total capacity of your new system? I'm interested to see your results. I have a small (29g) tank, skimmerless, at my office right now. It seems to be growing zoos pretty well, but I guess that's a relative statement.[/quote'] Well on the website they are using VHO's, but I would like to keep my zoo's a little deeper in the tank and know that t5's have better penetration. I will probably be running 4 high output 4 footers. I haven't decided what color spectrum to run yet. I have some more reading to do before I finally decide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef165 Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 so how's this going? Are you using VHO's or did ya go with T5's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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