Tank Journal Archive
Thanks for all the kind comments :) The bionic angel wasnt powered at all, it was simply getting pushed around by the gyre flow, and gave me a quick reference for how the water flow was going.
Ryan, i have the skimmer in 25cm's and it seems to be loving working on a larger water volume. I am having to clean it a bit more regularly now as with the ghost feeding it is pulling some revolting smelling crap out.
On the tank front, seeing as the diatoms are thinning out (snails are loving the smorgasboard) and the water params continue to test perfectly, I have added some brown frags as testers to the tank. Will monitor them and see how they go, and then post some photos later this week :)
First live fish might not be too far away!
Ryan, i have the skimmer in 25cm's and it seems to be loving working on a larger water volume. I am having to clean it a bit more regularly now as with the ghost feeding it is pulling some revolting smelling crap out.
Lol, fake peppermint angel would be about the only way i could ever get my hands on something remotely like one! Guess I will just be settling for more common centropyge sp.
On the tank front, seeing as the diatoms are thinning out (snails are loving the smorgasboard) and the water params continue to test perfectly, I have added some brown frags as testers to the tank. Will monitor them and see how they go, and then post some photos later this week :)
First live fish might not be too far away!
After the initial nitrogen cycle with zeovit-and base rock, yesterday I was happy enough (truth be told. I was extremely drunk and practising the forbidden art of rum reefing)...with the water params to start adding a few corals, which ended up being a few more than intended just yet :p
Still some diatoms hanging about as to be expected, but the CUC are starting to make an impact. With Copepods being noticeably effective in munching their way through it :D
enough jabber...pics
^RHS
^LHS
Still some diatoms hanging about as to be expected, but the CUC are starting to make an impact. With Copepods being noticeably effective in munching their way through it :D
enough jabber...pics
^RHS
^LHS
Cheers Jason :D
Honestly I barely even considered LEDs, There is still so much to be developed in the LED department IMO, so I stuck with tried and tested t5's for now... I am really looking forward to seeing how the ATI LED PM goes and the GHL Mitras look the business, so im not oppossed to LED's down the track ;)
Time for an update!
Fish added! Diatoms gone, coraline and coral growing and colour returning :D
^Im liking how this one is colouring up.
^Love this fish ;)
^Edi's pink supreme. Very hairy at night and now with pink flesh.... i just cant use the camera to show it :konk:
Too much purple/blue in this tank now that I can see the colours coming through. Am on the lookout for some nice frags of other colours!
:cheers:
Honestly I barely even considered LEDs, There is still so much to be developed in the LED department IMO, so I stuck with tried and tested t5's for now... I am really looking forward to seeing how the ATI LED PM goes and the GHL Mitras look the business, so im not oppossed to LED's down the track ;)
Time for an update!
Fish added! Diatoms gone, coraline and coral growing and colour returning :D
^Im liking how this one is colouring up.
^Love this fish ;)
^Edi's pink supreme. Very hairy at night and now with pink flesh.... i just cant use the camera to show it :konk:
Too much purple/blue in this tank now that I can see the colours coming through. Am on the lookout for some nice frags of other colours!
:cheers:
That's a Potters Angel (centropyge potteri) endemic to hawaii. Awesome fish. Can be hard to get eating prepared foods and like all centropyge sp. can nip LPS, SPS and clam mantles. So far mines a model citizen and eating pellets from my hand :cool:
Bare island look is how its gonna stay now, i am over raking the rubble back every day lol. Good thing the look is growing on me!
Yeah Matt. The flow from the closed loop pumps deflects off the glass and disperses all over, pretty forcefully too. The current pulls all the ruble back as you can see.
Ordered a 100mm f2.8L macro lens so will have a play of that when it arrives (hopefully today!)
Ordered a 100mm f2.8L macro lens so will have a play of that when it arrives (hopefully today!)
Not much to update, still trying to dial in the correct maintenance doses for zeo, but feel im making progress. Have addded a school of 15 vanderbuilt chromis. Brings another level of acctivity to the tank and they are schooling very nicely. No photos of them yet though.
Too many words... some pics. Good God, Ive gotten myself a macro lens....Apologies.
This ones is growing quite rapidly, and the growth tips look like they have no zoox :-s but yet it just keeps growing anyway...
Couple more that I thought were interesting enough to post.
*puts on best highbrow accent* ^ I like the mood of this one.... it speaks of a certain tranquillity within ones soul.
Nice colours huh! :pirate:
Its truly a family effort, my biggest supporters Elise and 'Beth.
Too many words... some pics. Good God, Ive gotten myself a macro lens....Apologies.
This ones is growing quite rapidly, and the growth tips look like they have no zoox :-s but yet it just keeps growing anyway...
Couple more that I thought were interesting enough to post.
*puts on best highbrow accent* ^ I like the mood of this one.... it speaks of a certain tranquillity within ones soul.
Nice colours huh! :pirate:
Its truly a family effort, my biggest supporters Elise and 'Beth.
Thanks mate, starting to come together now.
Model Citizen mate, hasn't nipped a thing and noms down every pellet it can see. Lemon-peel however likes to get acquainted with the clam mantle :confused: Was the risk I took having multiple centropyge sp. in the tank....
