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    Posted: February 06 2008 at 2:26pm
Has anyone read the article on Reef Central for this month. The Article is about "a successful method for maintaining an azooxanthellate reef aquarium". Which in my understanding means an aquarium for corals and creatures that are strictly filter feeders and get no energy from light.

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2008-02/feature/index.php
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Thanks for the heads up!  I'll have to dive into it tonight. . . 
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That was a good article and a beautiful tank too. Thanks for posting the link.
 
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I've given some insight to Chuck Mathews (one of those articles).  I'm working on a very similar article with some people in Ohio (shout out Crystal). 
 
I'm still not ready to tell people to buy these corals... but some people have been very successful recently.
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My chili coral frag is doing well; even without target feeding. It exhibits a nice "inflation" and great polyp extension - especially once the halides go off (and I have it under a rock "shelf")
 
My Sun Coral same thing; I stopped trying to target feed it because the shape of the rock it is on made the "2 liter soda bottle" method impossible - and it still looks great after 6 - 7 months
 
The only one I am having some difficulty with is my Green (Stokesi) Goniopora - even though it is not Non - Photosynthetic. I got lazy with the "soda bottle" and now it has started to shrink Ouch I am trying to nurse it back but I am not too optimistic 
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That is an awesome tank! I'd love to try one one day!
 
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I love a good change of scenery in the hobby.  This would be fun to try!
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Nice setup.  It looks like my new tank would be very similar to this one in terms of water movement.
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please ignore my ignorance......but Why the 9/ml of Vodka added daily to the tank.....or is this added to the owner to keep going with the project......is it for PH, or just happy fish........

But really, WHY VODKA?

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Ethanol is a readily available source of carbon (food) for bacteria.  Vodka is the "safest" ethanol to get since it's food grade and essentially just ethanol and water.  The other spirits (gin, bourbon, tequila, etc) also contain additives for taste.
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and here I just thought that my fish were missing out on the real party......boy, if the fish in the ocean only knew about this guy, they would be swimming up the toilets to get into his tank.....


Oh, and thanks...

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