15/10/14 – Magnetic Island (DIY)
Received a gift in the form of a very unique DIY magnetic island from a nice bro yesterday (it is always refreshing to visit bros with nice tanks and evident that a lot of heart was put into their tanks). The concept is very simplet yet interesting: glued a flat rock to the top of a magnetic cleaner and encrust the rock with small pieces of coral that one likes. For this gift, the nice bro has a bird nest, zoa and some luminous gsp polyp glued on it.
The advantage of this magnetic island is it is very free placing i.e. I can place it on any side of the tank and adjust the position to my wish. For now, I have placed a small clam on it as the clam has a hard time attaching itself on a surface, no thanks to all the snails and hermit crabs knocking the clam off its placement every now and then.
And hey, I might just want to expand the idea by placing sun coral (or any other coral) which I don’t want the hermit crabs/ shrimps to steal its food during feeding. Unless my hermit crabs decide to learn how to climb wall else they will never be able to reach the island.
Thanks a lot bro for the island and the other free zoa frag, I really love them
now is time for some photos of this lovely island.
I am puala ubin oh oh oh
Close up view
Side view with the island
Front view with the island