Tivoli's $2000 3ft tank upgrade

[kareen]

Hello Tivoli!

U had a very nice tank. Ur $2k is well spend. May I ask why u keep so many species of algae? Is there any particular benefits reason to this?

[tivoli]

Err ... for fun ?

I got rid of most algae except for the chaemo.

Actually I love to add in other alage species for variety and for fun.

Cheers

[kareen]

Which is a better nitrate absorber? chaemo or the grape cauperla in your opinion?

[tivoli]

Hi I did some minor rescape of tank plus I remove some live rocks.

My tank actually look better with less rocks ....

Plus my wife finally agrees that the tank looks colourful and good

instead of being a TOD (Tank of death).

There are the pics

[tivoli]

View of tank from the left side.

[tivoli]

The right side and clam corner.

[Dispar_Anthias]

Wah you got 2 giant elegance

[tivoli]

Hi DA,

Yah I got two elegance.

One is lime green, the other is bright pink tip that I got from

AA at 35% discount

Both are very healthy and are actually considered to be small due

to small skeleton. But the flesh actually open till very big in my tank.

The flesh measures at least 20 cm across when the skeleton is only

around 7 cm.

A real beauty I think for the two specie.

Cheers

[Dispar_Anthias]

Hi DA,

Yah I got two elegance.

One is lime green, the other is bright pink tip that I got from

AA at 35% discount

Both are very healthy and are actually considered to be small due

to small skeleton. But the flesh actually open till very big in my tank.

The flesh measures at least 20 cm across when the skeleton is only

around 7 cm.

A real beauty I think for the two specie.

Cheers

Yup definately a beauty

[williammuk]

Nice reef.

[diabolus]

bro..

u still have chaeto in your sump?

if have can frag?

[tivoli]

Sorry diabolus bro,

I dunnno why but my chaeto has completely died off.

I just installed two skimmer to run in my sump ... and the chaemo

just died off slowly or maybe it was overrun by other misc algae.

My refugium has also undergo a complete makeover.

I am keeping red bamboo, green ulva and other misc algae.

Will show you the picture tonight.

Cheers

[diabolus]

ya,

dats wat u pmed me the other time...

so hard to find chaeto nowadays.

[tivoli]

Hi all,

this is one of my favourites, green star polyp in full bloom.

[tivoli]

The pic of my tank centre.

[tivoli]

My bright pink tip elegance.

But the pic is not so nice, the real view is better

[tivoli]

The pic of my current favourite fish,

a pair of bangai.

I recently develop a love for these fishes, the black and white

strips contrast nicely with the purple look of my tank.

14 bangai died in my tank in 3 days before these 4 big bangai became

stable in my tank. I guess they died so fast becuase I bought small juvenile

ones. These bigger bangai are more stable.

[tivoli]

My pics,

three of my bangai.

[tivoli]

And this is a pic of my refugium.

I have gotten rid of my chaemo ... err more of they slow die off.

But I am planting red bamboo which is growing well plus

green ulva on rocks.

Except for the chamo the rest are growing well.

[tivoli]

The last pic of the day,

the pic of my twin peaks.

The pic of my H&S skimmer and a schuran skimmer.

Now I can really compare the skimmate.

Why did I keep two german skimmers side by side ?

Cos I like to feed my fishes with heavy home made feedings.

Plus I don't want to keep a mountain of a beckett.

[kokhui]

Hi tivoli,

I like your setup with the double skimmer! Is this the secret of the clean water that you have?

Home-made food, yum yum. Care to share the recipe?

[Gouldian]

The last pic of the day,

the pic of my twin peaks.

The pic of my H&S skimmer and a schuran skimmer.

Now I can really compare the skimmate.

Why did I keep two german skimmers side by side ?

Cos I like to feed my fishes with heavy home made feedings.

Plus I don't want to keep a mountain of a beckett.

Hi Tivoli, that skimmer looks familiar!

After the Schuran, I am now in the process of fixing up Urchin & Remora pair. to see the diferent in the marriage between a German and an American vs 2 American!

By the way, do you on your lights in the fuge 24hrs?

Do you think red bamboo will go asexual?

I am thinking of having some fast growing macros that does not go asexual and doe not need too strong lights as I have only lighting my sump with 2 x T8.

[Dispar_Anthias]

The last pic of the day,

the pic of my twin peaks.

The pic of my H&S skimmer and a schuran skimmer.

Now I can really compare the skimmate.

Why did I keep two german skimmers side by side ?

Cos I like to feed my fishes with heavy home made feedings.

Plus I don't want to keep a mountain of a beckett.

Wah 2 top quality skimmer

[tivoli]

Hi kok hui,

No lah .. simple recipe, just blend prawns, squid & red sea weed,

freeze it then feed.

[tivoli]

HI Gouldian,

1) I on my fuge lights on a reverse cycle. I thought that the pods and plants in the fuge need sleep lah.

2) I am keeping plants that does not go asexual .... like red bamboo, bryosis, green ulva .... plus other miscellaneous weeds that just grow. I like to keep a variety of plants for the mixed plants in fuge effects.

3) I particularly like red bamboo cos they come from muddy lagoon area so the rocks that they are on are usually filled with small brittle stars, worms and other small organisms.

4) I am using PL 1x36 watts. should be enough.