Blueheaven's 4ft Tank

[blueheaven]

You know, sometimes I wonder hoe LFSes get such nice looking corals in their display tank while what they sell does not even come close??

If I can get hold of the source, I may be able to have a good brood stock very soon.....

[blueheaven]

Got some new additions yesterday....too bad no DC to take pics

Added 8 Chromis into the tank

And I found a nudibranch on one of my zoos

All corals I got must go through a strict quarantine/observation period of 2 weeks in my growout tank to monitor any bad hitchhikers and to help some corals recover from shipment

[giantbicycle]

Hehe...yeah

Currently we have a Life Sciences Research Laboratory, we have students growing crystals and making fruit wine.

Now gonna have a new Coral Farm

Yes that mystery school is..........Dunman Secondary!!!!!

ask your school to join venture with my sch life sciences leh

[blueheaven]

ask your school to join venture with my sch life sciences leh

My school has already joint venture with many other institutions

If you look in my profile, I am in a research project on molecular biology

Yes, that's it, I am a true blue researcher

Anyway, I accuired this guy from another reefer as it is not doing well, can see the tissue receding at the side

Quite nice a specimen though, red with white center

[blueheaven]

Macro shot

Still trying hard to get the focus

Read that can use magnifying glass, anyone try before?

[blueheaven]

A top-down view of my growout tank

The arrows represent the colours of the frags

[giantbicycle]

Anyway, I accuired this guy from another reefer as it is not doing well, can see the tissue receding at the side

Quite nice a specimen though, red with white center

nice piece...looks healthly

[blueheaven]

Yeah I am going to nurse it back to health

Anyway, I am thinking of changing my return to a higher flowrate pump as My overflow amount now enough. Any suggestions?

[weileong]

what's the size of your overflow pipe?

[lvcap]

the red brain coral looks nice...

i think it might have a green centre...maybe slightly bleached?

[blueheaven]

You mean my Dursos?

Each is 1" size

And regarding the brain, its not bleached but really solid white

Bleached corals are translucent due to the lack of zooxathellae

[blueheaven]

Finally got my new bulb

Burned in a little blue but the colour is extraordinary

[blueheaven]

Here's a new PUMPING xenia I got from Iwarna

Still pumping away.......

And for those of you who have been following this thread, you should guess what's the next frag that goes to my growout tank

[blueheaven]

Last for the day, a cool blue-green fungia

Polyp still contracted though, hope it expands soon.....

[JustinK]

Finally got my new bulb

Burned in a little blue but the colour is extraordinary

Agreed. Phoenix bulbs give a brilliant colouring... using the 14kk bulb myself. give it around a few weeks to let it burn in, it will turn out even better...

[blueheaven]

Yep I think so too

But still waiting in vain for my chiller to arrive

Now using all available lights I can find for my tank

[blueheaven]

I'm thinking of getting an aditional ocean runner pump for a dedicated closed loop circulation

Would this increase the output from the dursos?

[blueheaven]

Heres a pic of a little xenia frag on my LR

Attached itself within 5 hours!!!!!

[lightningstrike]

I'm thinking of getting an aditional ocean runner pump for a dedicated closed loop circulation

Would this increase the output from the dursos?

depends on how large is ur outflow pipe or how many outflow pipe u hv.

[blueheaven]

My dursos are 1" diameter

Got 2 of them but still don't like the suction

[Rocky99]

hi, what a nice setup u have. is there a need to perform a water change for your tank to keep your corals alive? thanks. i'm new to the hobby..

Rocky

[giantbicycle]

hi, what a nice setup u have. is there a need to perform a water change for your tank to keep your corals alive? thanks. i'm new to the hobby..

Rocky

of course....

[blueheaven]

Yes bro giantbicycle is right, water change is an essential element to keep corals alive and well. But currently I do not do much water change as I actually am having a water change continuously for 24hrs

[giantbicycle]

But currently I do not do much water change as I actually am having a water change continuously for 24hrs

hun wad u mean by this?? can explain further??? Thanks

[blueheaven]

See, I have a small leak in my pipings of the skimmer output so its constantly dripping water

Gonna fix this problem next week