Experiment

[JerseyWendy]

3 days ago I started adding something to my tank. Nope, no Vodka or sugar, but 2 Zeovit products. Pohl's Coral Vitalizer and Amino Acids. I'm starting at half strength, 4 drops of each every day. I'd like to start a picture journal, just for comparison. Of course I have to make sure to always use the same settings when taking pictures.

I'll try and update the thread every week, unless something goes wrong - God forbid!

So here we go. A full tank shot for starters:

ORA German Green with Blue (which had almost lost all of its color)

Shades of Fall (another one who had bleached on me almost completely)

Purple Nana

Valida

ORA Pearl Berry

Upscales Macrocladus

Blue Tort

Crayola

Unknown Acro

All righty, that's it. See you all in a week.

 

[jonathan.]

I think you'll see good results. I have seen tremendous polyp extension/growth since I started using Brightwell's amino acids and Vitamin C and Vitamin M supplements.

 

[JerseyWendy]

Jonathan, even though it's MUCH MUCH MUCH too soon to make any judgment, I have to say that I've already noticed better polyp extension.

The only ting I'm uncertain of, is when I can safely start dosing at recommended strength. Does anyone know?

 

[steve68]

nice pictures

 

[concept3]

The only ting I'm uncertain of, is when I can safely start dosing at recommended strength. Does anyone know?

Did the bottle tell you? I'm sure you've figured it out already- if it were me, I'd take 7 days and divide that by the recommended dosage, and increase it everyday till the 8th.

Any updates wendy?

 

[JerseyWendy]

Thank you Steve.

Merv, no the bottle didn't tell me. But I think I'll follow your advice. So far I've seen no negative effects (again, knock on wood). No updates yet. I'll try and update either Friday or Saturday with pictures. So far I've been dosing 4 drops of AA and CV daily. Today I'll start adding 5 drops.

 

[JerseyWendy]

It's been a week, so here are pictures I just took a few minutes ago. So far so good.

I apologize for not being able to take the pictures the exact same way I did the previous week. I tried my best. I also don't know how to put the pictures next to each other for comparison purposes. :-[

FTS

German Green with Blue

Shades of Fall

Purple Nana

Valida

ORA Pearl Berry

Upscales Macrocladus

Blue Tort

Crayola

And lastly Unknown Acro

I definitely see better polyp extension, and I'm happy that my Shades of Fall and the German Green are showing signs of recovery.

 

[GregW]

Wendy,
If you can start taking the pictures from the same spot I can make a time lapse movie for you.

 

[Phyl]

I love to see growth/time lapse photos that way (as long as it doesn't become a signature)! ;D


Unfortunately, rotating gifs create a real distraction when they appear as signatures (multiple times) in a thread! ::shudder::

 

[ds4x4]

your not kidding phyl.. things look great wendy hard to tell from the time lapse.. looks like you moved a few things around inbetween also

 

[JerseyWendy]

Wow, awesome, Greg. When I first looked at the "pulsing" picture I thought "Whoah...lay off the wine, Wendy", until I saw you had created it. ;D

I didn't move anything around, but I actually got rid off some stuff (orange crush acan), and severely trimmed my tabling millis because they were beginning to fight, with the green one winning the battle.

 

[Phyl]

I think it moves so much because you weren't standing in the same spot, so the perspective changes from on photo to the next. In one photo you're off to the right and in the next one you're centered better ;D

 

[redfishbluefish]

Wendy,
If you can start taking the pictures from the same spot I can make a time lapse movie for you.

I think I'm getting seasick!

Actually it's pretty neat if the photos are taken in the same spot/focal lenght/etc.

 

[BobCReef]

Wendy trying using some tape on the floor to mark your spot. That way you'll be standing in the same place. Would work better with a tripod

 

[GregW]

but moving around is cool too...

I'm gonna be sick

 

[JerseyWendy]

Bob, thanks for the tips. I'll use the tripod with ALL pics next time, and will mark the spot for the FTS.

Greg, now I'm dizzy.

I resized some pictures and will try and post them next to each other. Hope this works.

 

[jpa14]

nice coral

 

[Patriot76]

wendy, i think i told you this before but i think you may have the best looking tank i've seen on here (if not the best- def top 5!)

 

[kason42]

yeah, it really is a beautiful tank. I always show people your pics when I'm trying to explain how beautiful reef tanks can be.