more blue gorg, and more
 

The blue gorg is in a German tank which is a huge L shape tank completely under T-5 tube lights for almost 1 1/2 year now. He
feeds only banana and frozen brine shrimp to his fish
and nothing else to his corals. Some pics...

http://www.islandreef.ca/post/m1.jpg

http://www.islandreef.ca/post/m2.jpg

http://www.islandreef.ca/post/m3.jpg

http://www.islandreef.ca/post/m4.jpg

http://www.islandreef.ca/post/m5.jpg

http://www.islandreef.ca/post/m6.jpg

more...


http://www.islandreef.ca/post/m8.jpg

http://www.islandreef.ca/post/m9.jpg

http://www.islandreef.ca/post/m10.jpg

http://www.islandreef.ca/post/m11.jpg

http://www.islandreef.ca/post/m12.jpg

Banana?

Banana :biggrin: I've tried it...my fish love it!

Wow... my German blood is racing... short of breath... slightly dizzy.

:eek:

That is pretty amazing. My dream basement room has that configuration in it.

shiezer! nice.. thanks Brad :cool:

hold on...
*putting tarp over my tank now*
:lol:

very nice.

That tank's unbelievable :cool:

Back to the banana, just peel, cut and throw it in?

WHen I feed it, I hold a piece in the tank and the fish eat from my hand. I suppose throwing in small chunks is OK. It tends to fall apert though, so make them small chunks!

Anyone know what is growing between the acros in pic #6 ... looks like some green and some pink coloured ?

Cheers

red sea xenia..

Wowzer that looks killer. Any chance of getting designer and photo credits?

That is just wild. Banana ... I never would have guessed to try banana.

What fish in particular seem to like banana? Do they immediately take to it or do you have to get them used to the idea?

I am guessing it's the Tangs ( and he has quite a few ! ) ... there goes those Tang theories out the window ... Purple / Yellow(s) / Powder Blue / Naso all living together ... maybe the banana calms them down and they all just munch quietly :smile:

Cheers

Jamie, I don't have any other info on the tank, sorry.

Tony, the biggest banana pigs I have are the green chromis...go figure!!

Tony, I fed it last nite and almost everyone instantly took to it. The Copperband loved it !

Even the triggers and the puffer went nuts over it. I think I'll feed it once in a while.

I just smooched it up and dropped it in. (Oh the plate coral and the anemones REALLY like it... :lol: )

Cooper loved it? I'm gonna try it.

Ripe or greenish bananas?

:eek:

It just happened to be about perfect.....not too ripe.

Glad everyone liked it. I think if it's too ripe, it would tend to fall apart more easily.

Get out of town.. !! I am just totally ... Gaaahhhhh!!!! Banana!! I can't wait to get home and try it tonight.

Tony, banana IS a tropical fruit, afterall :mrgreen:

Yeah but, ... I never thought of it as a reefy food. What's next? Passionfruit? Kiwi? Mango? Problem is I like that stuff too much I'm not so sure I'm willing to share too much of it... :lol: :wink:

I found out about the banana thing about a year ago. I used Brad’s fish as guinea pigs and they loved it. :biggrin: So I’ve been feeding it to my fish and my customers fish ever since. I haven’t found a fish that doesn’t like it, although I’ve found that some Triggers seem to get quite bloated by it. But there doesn’t seem to be any ill affect. I also recently found out about dehydrated broccoli and it’s use for reversing lateral line and hole in the head. It also works awesome for putting on weight with skinny tangs. I tried it on an anorexic yellow tang. Within two weeks his body weight doubled. Not to mention that they go crazy over it.

(Should we start a new thread?)

Where does one find dehydrated broccoli, and is rehydration necessary before feeding :question:

Mike, I'm also curious about the broccoli...got a source? Oh, and how come you never call anymore? :biggrin:

I tried feeding two tanks with banana chunks tonight. Not exactly an overwhelming response ... one of the cleaner shrimps jumped on a piece as it floated by, but didn't decide to eat any .... the banggai cardinal had a piece, but showed no interest in any more after that. Everyone else cheerfully ignored my eager attempts to please them... oh well. Maybe another day ...

You dehydrate it your self with a food dehydrator.
And yes you have to soak it for a few hours to make
It soft again.
NEVER CALL are you for real how come you never
Return messages. :rolleyes: :biggrin:

Messages??? Not hear no messages!! You didn't leave a message with my kids, I hope! :eek:

One with your kids and two on your cell.
Holy crap three posts in one night!!!!!!

you OK? Three in month is a lot for you. I don't have any messages on my phone.... try again tomorrow

Banana's
 

What are T-5 tubes? A certain VHO or Fluoresent what?

George.

T5's are thin fluorescents. Your "typical" fluorescents are the T15's, then there are T8's which are a bit thinner, and then these T5's are thinner yet. HTH

Are'nt " typical " flourescents T12 ?

Cheers

Typical fluorescents would be T12s, and in my inderstanding T5s are the same thickness as Power Compacts. Just as an aside I understand that as thickness decreases lumens per watt increase, and also heat increases. :eek:

Re: Banana's
 

T-5's are pretty Cool!
I have a few in my possesion now and they are nice and small as well as bright!

I am using t5 actinic's on my new 230.

Yes, T12, sorry my typo.

Where did you get the t5's from Canadian man?

Re: Banana's
 

Where did you get them Jon :arrow: :question:, and what about ballasts, and sockets. :question:

Those tank pics are enough to make ya cry. That is one of the most stunning tanks I have seen.

For sure, but it raises some questions such as the wattage of the tubes, and the number of them used on the tank. Along with the tank dimensions.