Danano's Reef

[danano]

11 minutes ago, R0B said:

Awesome. Do you feed your corals? Or follow a particular system like AF or Zeovit?

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Aminos and marine/reef snow, daily. No system in particular. For bacteria, I change out the FM Bacto Reef Balls every two weeks. And when I first setup the tank, I seeded it with BioDigest and maintain that as well, along with Bioptim.

[danano]

On 4/20/2020 at 10:32 PM, danano said:

Weekly water changes, approximately 5% of the total water volume.

Purple bonsai grew out from this 1cm frag. Six months of growth.

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Halloween Hermit crab, a member of the clean-up crew.

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Some other reef inhabitants.... an orange skunk clown making itself at home in a red gonio

[Admiraltian]

Very impressive and awesome!!

[danano]

Thanks Admiral!

Clams, love em....

[danano]

A lone soft coral in an otherwise stony environment. Swaying with the flow.

Cespitularia

[danano]

The pipe organ, a good space filler in between the rocks and corals.

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Short polyp gonios, somewhat more delicate than the long polyp ones.

[danano]

Here's another 

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And to add some colour to the sand/coral-chip bed, mini-maxi carpets....

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That's all for now. Hope you like the pics!

Stay safe and healthy, and happy reefing all!

[Admiraltian]

6 hours ago, danano said:

Thanks Admiral!

Clams, love em....

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I remembered reading about ur tank . Looking forward to more updates on ur current tank.

[danano]

Mid-day setting for the AI Hydra 52HDs

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Some REDs

[Muw]

Wow. So. Awesome colours .. thanks for sharing this. These kind of tanks with such colours makes the hobby more interesting. Btw whats that blue spathulata looking coral next to pink milli. In the very first topdown view? Also any tips to achieve such great colours?


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[danano]

47 minutes ago, Muw said:

Wow. So. Awesome colours .. thanks for sharing this. These kind of tanks with such colours makes the hobby more interesting. Btw whats that blue spathulata looking coral next to pink milli. In the very first topdown view? Also any tips to achieve such great colours?


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You're most welcome, Muw. And thank you for the kind words!

If you're referring to the rose milli at the top left, right above it is an RBM frag. After struggling for survival the first few months, it's starting to show some progress, with polyps extending a little and coralites turning blue .

[danano]

As to the colours, I've always liked to look of the corals under T5s. Going with a full LED setup for the 50g, my aim was to achieve the same visual. I played around with the LED light settings/spectrum and program to achieve a similar effect.

Light is but one factor. Maintaining optimal water parameters coupled with mixed turbulent flow contribute to bringing out the best in corals.

Plus a low nutrient environment means "less brown", allowing the colour pigmentation in corals to standout.

 

[danano]

Some BLUEs

[danano]

On 4/25/2020 at 1:09 AM, danano said:

The pipe organ, a good space filler in between the rocks and corals.

Fairly slow grower, plus they don't bother other corals.

[danano]

In the beginning.... a modular reefscape, hasn't changed much since, except for a few additional branches and small pieces of rock. 

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Edited April 27, 2020 by danano

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A few candid tank shots just taken @7pm with my phone cam, under more bluish light.

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Edited April 27, 2020 by danano

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A classic, the fiber optic pocillopora....

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Today's theme is YELLOW. The colour provides a nice contrast in a reef. Here's a purple tip yellow tenuis and a yellow pocillopora.

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Skunk clown pair seeking refuge in the cespitularia after lights out. Please excuse the fuzzy pic taken under low light conditions with a phone cam last night.