Justin's 2 Footer

[JustinK]

Hi guys,

Here are some pics of my 2 footer after 8 months. Posted a thread few months back on my tank, but cant find it anymore so i thought i'd start a new one here. Keeping mainly LPS and softies and jus 3 fishes. As you can see from the pics, been battling with diatom since switching to my MH. Think the light intensity is a bit strong for my depth, so limiting the photoperiod to only 6 hours a day, and seeing some improvements already.

Hope you guys can give some comments on how i can improve what i currently have. Tank specs are as below. Thanks!!

[JustinK]

Left Side View

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Blue Mushroom

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Maroon hosting Rose BTA (jus got from SL)

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Fox Coral

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Hammer, Gonio, Blue Mushie, Yellow Brain and Rose BTA

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My Red Gonio, small frag from LCK.

[bubble_gum]

nice.... reminds me of my 2footer but nw my 2 footer gone liao

[JustinK]

Lastly, my Brazilian, my favourite. Becos of him, i never get the royal from LCK, was there that day and was so tempted

Ok, think enough of my pics, sorry for bombarding so many at one go... do give comments on how i can improve k? feel that my tank is lacking in a bit of colour though...

[JustinK]

Really really my last pic..

Front View, can see diatom on sandbed...

[bubble_gum]

ur bubb;es very tempting to preess colourwise if u can provide enough foods.... how about a blue/pink sponge??? or maybe a chillie coral?

[JustinK]

nice.... reminds me of my 2footer but nw my 2 footer gone liao

Thanks bubble gum at least now you have your 3 footer to look forward to i think i will wait long long till i can upgrade ah, at least for another year when i work...

[JustinK]

ur bubb;es very tempting to preess   colourwise if u can provide enough foods.... how about a blue/pink sponge??? or maybe a chillie coral?

*Content edited by moderator at request of JustinK * yah, been thinking of getting a blue sponge, my left side lacking colour. Also my coco worm on left side not opening up yet, already 2 days liao... but sponge will get soon, once i recuperate some of my losses...

Edited April 27, 2004 by Tanzy

[bum]

nice setup you have!

maybe you can try listing your

feeding ritual,

circulation,

phospate/nitrate removal system

water change habits?

can try to find out the reason for the diatoms

particularly like your red gonio

[bubble_gum]

hmmm abt diatoms, u must keep somethng dat turn over the sand like a seacuke or a sand shifting star. a better choice will be a sand shifting star..... doesnt release toxins wen dead

[JustinK]

Thanks bum,

Here's my ritual:

Feeding: once every 2 days

Circulation: 1200L/hr power head, Outflow from Hangon filter and 500L/hr outflow from my cannister filter. (is this enough?)

Nitrate: 20ppm

Phosphate: Never measure (getting test kit soon), but jus added Rowaphos 3 days ago.

Water Change: 20% Weekly

I am fighting GHA and diatom every few weeks, one gone, the other will come back...

[JustinK]

hmmm abt diatoms, u must keep somethng dat turn over the sand like a seacuke or a sand shifting star. a better choice will be a sand shifting star..... doesnt release toxins wen dead

Sand Sifting Star? maybe i can try, used to have a blue cheeked goby, does a really good job of cleaning my sandbed, so good that nothing left for it to sift, then after a while, die of starvation cos refuse to compete with the rest of the fishes for food... now my sandbed quite unsightly man, every few days will stir, only to find the diatom is back 2-3 days later...

[JustinK]

Hehheh... some updates of my tank... comments pls...

Diatom problems are a thing of the past! Thanks to Rowaphos!

[JustinK]

My clams...

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Side View

[delirium]

Nice. Really doesnt look like a 2ft tank.

[JustinK]

My Preciousssss!

[JustinK]

Nice. Really doesnt look like a 2ft tank.

thanks for the compliment bro! still got lots of things to learn... tank is into its 8th month and counting...

[Achilles Tang]

Nice looking tank you got there, JustinK!

From your photos, it looks like you have cyanobacteria, not just diatoms. It's a water quality issue... solve that and they should disappear.

Also.. heheh... the maroon clown cannot host a BTA. It's the other way around!