Blueheaven's 4ft Tank

[blueheaven]

Ok 2 more pics before I call it a day

With my skimmer pulling DOC at this rate, I wonder how it will be like when I run ozone

[blueheaven]

hi bro..

just to ask u

is this green corline algale ??? or some rubbish algale.

cous my LR's also have..

I think that's probably coralline

The small patch behind it is definately some algae which is slowly disappearing from my tank. I got it unexpectedly from a frag which had some of it

Pic of my skimmer cup plate

I cannot imagine how people can run skimmerless

[giantbicycle]

I think that's probably coralline

The small patch behind it is definately some algae which is slowly disappearing from my tank. I got it unexpectedly from a frag which had some of it

ohh..ice....thanks...i pefer the red/purple than green..

[blueheaven]

Just checked for you bro, it's definately coralline

The chaeto is growing so fast that when I prune half a basket, it grows back after a week. Would hold sales soon after I have enough stock

[giantbicycle]

Just checked for you bro, it's definately coralline

The chaeto is growing so fast that when I prune half a basket, it grows back after a week. Would hold sales soon after I have enough stock

hey there, thanks bro...whew..i have lots on my glass....

Thanks anw...hehe, would like to get some of your cheato..

btw, how long u on your lights for your cheato

[blueheaven]

I have them on for 12 hrs on reverse photoperiod

And I may be getting some new stuffs over the weekend so stay tuned

[blueheaven]

And the orange spotted specimen I got was an echinophyllia and not an echinata

Thanks for the bro who corrected me

[giantbicycle]

I have them on for 12 hrs on reverse photoperiod

And I may be getting some new stuffs over the weekend so stay tuned

haha..alright

[blueheaven]

I am going to make a big decision and I would need your views

I am intending to remove my sandbed in my refugium as I cannot make the time to keep repopulating my infaunal population and also to facilitate better water movement for the chaeto

I will still be growing chaeto in the absence of a sandbed to help in nutrient export and would still stabd on the side of sandbeds as an efficient nutrient export.

Sandbeds are very good if you know how to maintain them but until I am again able to provide a steady stream of infauna, I would go for a bare bottom refugium so as not to let the sandbed be a burden to the overall health of the reef.

But I would still appreciate some views on this decision before I actually execute it so pls help

[madmac]

That would be a great move, BH, get it all out... you won't regret it... you'll see improvements right away, not to say its any bad at all. Been a quiet follower of your tank... , I keep saying to myself, "what potential." [/Complement]

[blueheaven]

Yeah but my tank is still quite empty

Thanks for following my tank thread.... I appreciate it!!

Any more views on the sandbed removal?

[Alvin Tan]

yea...removing the sand in ur refugium is defintely a better choice..

[blueheaven]

Ok the decision is made after much thought

I will start sandbed removal tonight

[blueheaven]

Finally after 2hrs of gruelling sand removal, I have managed to remove all sand from my refugium. Now my tank is so cloudy that I think the fishes can get lost.

Would be expecting algal blooms for the next month

[giantbicycle]

Would be expecting algal blooms for the next month

why is this so??

[blueheaven]

Well, I did suspend some detritus which had settled in the sandbed so when it decomposes, it generates nutrients.

Hope my skimmer can take it

[veliferium]

Here's the original frag of the purple discosoma I posted

wah i aiming for this guy...

Hehe

[blueheaven]

Haha... I can give you a frag of it of you want

Now looking for some more SPS to cover up some spaces. Suddenly developed a fetish for milleporas. Anyone has frags can PM me

[blueheaven]

Got some new frags today

Here's a purple rim cap.

A bit browned out but its expected to be like the Leng Sy cap

[blueheaven]

And I also got this red echinophyllia with white spots

[weileong]

Got some new frags today

Here's a purple rim cap.

A bit browned out but its expected to be like the Leng Sy cap

Your "carpet" more chio than that frag.

[blueheaven]

Look carefully... those are red coralline

Anyway, got some lord frags too!!

[blueheaven]

And the grand finale

Full red acanthastrea lordhowensis :wub:

I'll take a pic tomorrow when it's expanded

[weileong]

Look carefully... those are red coralline

Anyway, got some lord frags too!!

And the green ones are green coraline?

but nice lords

[blueheaven]

Haha...the green ones are some filamentous algae which bloomed out of control after the removal of the sandbed.

The detritus even settled on them

Hope my foxface and tangs clean it up soon.

Also thinking of getting some hermits too