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Fish photos
I got bored, so I took some updated pictures of the fish. They grow and you don't really notice unless you take some pictures from time to time.
Someone crashed into the large green digitata again last night and broke off a good 8" piece. The purple digitata has also lost a few inches. Digis are so fragile and the fish are getting pretty large... http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...s/101_0167.jpg http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...s/101_0165.jpg http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...s/101_0155.jpg http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...s/101_0161.jpg |
Tank temperature control
Last summer, I ran into some concerning high temperature problems. Normally, the tank warms during the day from the MH lights, then cools overnight in a daily cycle. While I was away, no one was home to open a window at night and the house got very warm. The tank wasn't cooling down at night and each day it increased in temperature..at one point hitting over 86 degrees.
So this year, I had a heat pump installed on the house. As we have had a very hot week, it was the first test of whether this would keep the house (and therefore, the tank) under control. It works perfectly. The tank has a daily temperature cycle of between 78 and 82 degrees. While that isn't perfect, it seems good enough. http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...n/101_0203.jpg |
Hair algae...nitrates and phosphates
When I had my hair algae problems, I built a refugium into the system.
For details on this, refer to pg. 34 of this thread. http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...=28436&page=34 Anyway, this is what the "refugium" has turned into. It has become a lot more like an "algae filter" than a refugium. As near as I can see, there is nothing living in the refugium at all except for hair algae and cyano. It is truly disgusting. If I didn't scoop frothy cyano off the surface every week or two, the entire surface would be covered. There is still a lump of chaeto in there, but it is completely engulfed by cyano and hair algae. There is no cyano or hair algae in the display tank, so it would seem that this system is working perfectly. Using the best testing methods I am aware of, I cannot measure any nitrate or phosphates in my system. http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...n/101_0204.jpg |
"Jeckyl" (the bicolour angel) had a run-in with somebody last night. He probably deserved it...he tends to behave like he is larger than he really is.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...s/000_0134.jpg Meanwhile, these two just get bigger and fatter. I think that "Freckles" (vlamingi) is beginning to get his hump-nose! http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...s/000_0123.jpg http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...s/000_0132.jpg |
W O W.
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Wow is right. What beautiful fish
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5 tsp of small pellets (Formula 1 or 2 or mix) 1 x 8x8" Nori sheet 2 x 3/4" clams or mussels 2 x 1" rings of squid 2 x 1" tentacles of squid or octopus. Sometimes 2 x 1" shrimp are substituted for the octopus. The Lookdown only eats squid/octopus or pellets. It does not eat clam/mussels or Nori. The N. vlamingi eats everything except fingers. The N. elegans eats only pellets and Nori. The wrasse eats everything except Nori. The rest of the Tangs eat everything, but I think they prefer the clam and the Nori. Here's tonight's dinner. There are only two pieces of Nori since they had the other half for lunch. Pellets are for lunch also. http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...s/000_0140.jpg http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...s/000_0142.jpg http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...s/000_0143.jpg |
wow
wow, i just looked through this whole thing and it took me an hour and a half. i think this is amazing
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I finally discovered that I could get a decent photo of the Achilles Tang when he slows for a moment to eat. He only spends enough time at the clip for about 3 pecks before doing another lap or two of the tank and returning for another 3 pecks. Just a really, really active fish. I'm sure this is the reason that they do so poorly in aquariums.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...s/000_0146.jpg This evening, all the turbo snails spawned at the same time. Right as the lights went out, I noticed that they were generally clustered around the right overflow. About 20 of them managed to cloud up the tank pretty well. I tried to get some photos, but they just came out looking like snails. |
Growth photos
These two photos are about 4 months apart (Feb/08 - June/08)
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...s/000_0309.jpg http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...s/101_0114.jpg Here's another view. These two images are 9 months apart (Nov/07 - Aug/08) http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...s/000_0175.jpg http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...s/000_0152.jpg |
Very nice! Your getting great growth and colour...have you changed anything or just keeping things steady and consistent?
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WOW! Fantastic growth!!! Looks amazing!
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I'm pretty cautious about trying anything new. I figure that if it is working, just keep doing it. |
WOW ! Who new corals could grow like weeds. How do you keep up with the calcium. Looks fantastic!
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Your tank looks terrific. Coral growth is amazing! With results like that I wouldn't try anything new either. Fish & corals obviously agree with what you're doing.
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Your tank is filling in nicely and looks great. Love the fish as well.:biggrin:
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I just found this build
:lol:W O W W O W W O W any updates ie pictures
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Tank update
Here are 2 updated tank shots:
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...s/100_0217.jpg http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...s/100_0219.jpg Here's a video I called "Follow the fish". I suppose I should figure out how to add music.... http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...h_100_0205.jpg And finally...a video of some interesting behaviour I've been seeing from the Achilles and White Cheek Tangs. This doesn't look aggressive. I think they are getting frisky... It is also a pretty good example of why Achilles Tangs do better in larger tanks. http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...h_100_0222.jpg |
The Tank is looking Spectacular Brad.
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Lookin' great
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Those 2 tangs were having a good ol' time! Tank looks terrific.
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Ok that's it, I'm getting a bigger tank for my achilles.
Anyone feel like giving to the "get Doofus a bigger home" fund? :razz: |
That is a stellar looking tank! Hmm someday.. :mrgreen:
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Tank looks great it sure changed since the photo shoot.
Those Tangs sure like to swim love the video. |
Great video on the tangs...amazing how your tank has grown and changed!
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Wooooow !!!
I missed this entire thread.. how unfortunate for me. What an amazing setup.. your fish are so large, fat and happy! The tang video was very interesting.. great vid. Can't say enough good about that tank... flawless.. I love the look. :biggrin: |
Great videos!! I love that lookdown, such a cool fish :cool:
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Any updates, Pictures great reef tank:lol:
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wow...
I can't believe I never saw this thread until today... absolutely stunning tank, your bar style stand makes me drool, especially when you take full scape pictures and you can see the reflection on the shiney bar laquer. Congratulations on this build, it's obvious you have put in some serious blood sweat and tears (not to mention $$$) into it and it's equally as obvious from the comments on this thread (yes, I read it front to back due to terrible stock market conditions) that your methods are succesful both from an aesthetic as well as biological perspective. I am extremely impressed, even though I've only been reefing for a couple of years. I thank you from all of us who read, learned from, and thoroughly enjoyed this thread, great that you find the time to post pictures, update your journal and still chop up all that seafood on a daily basis... You do Coquitlam proud. |
SEX on camera!
I've never managed before to see the clowns lay their eggs. For whatever reason, they choose to do this in the middle of the afternoon the other day. Always have your camera ready!
It had only been three days since the previous batch hatched. http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...h_100_0230.jpg |
Great shot of the clowns laying eggs.
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Haha! Nice.. video is always soo much better than pics. :mrgreen:
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Crazy, Looks like there is quite the line up for the buffet
the fish are looking Great there growth is insane. The Atlantic Blue is such an amazing colour. Now they will mature to the blue colour right? J |
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Dont worry Tony to me you'll always be the guy who won the pot o gold at the stampede. |
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That Atlantic Blue was blue when I got him, then changed to yellow after some time. That is backwards to what is supposed to happen. I think he reverted to his juvenile colouration when his environment changed. I've read that they sometimes turn a dull grey-blue when they mature. April 29, 2008 http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...s/100_0079.jpg June 2, 2008 http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...s/101_0088.jpg ...and when he's in a different mood, he shows vertical stripes... http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...s/101_0144.jpg |
Wow, that's wild. Who'd have thunk they can revert? He's actually really pretty with the yellow, easily as nice as the adult colouration.
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Could be diet. If so, I'll keep feeding him what I'm feeding him!
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You have now 2 of my all time fav fish. I hate you LOL
Acanthurus japonicus Powder brown being number 1 and not your Atlantic Blue Amazing J |
Geez, I wouldn't even know that Atlantic Blue is the same fish if you wouldn't have said anything about the color changes... and the vertical stripe thing is cool.
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I've been having a long term fight keeping alkalinity up. I've been working on maximizing the output of my reactor for the past several months and I finally concluded that I can't get much more out of my existing reactor, so I have decided to purchase more capacity.
Hello...GEO 818. Size matters. The plan is to move to the 818, then add my existing PM "618" eventually when the 818 hits maximum. http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...n/100_0251.jpg |
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