Wet dreams

[Achilles Tang]

Here's my wet dream.... Steve Weast's reeftank!

Tank dimensions:72L X 30H X 48W

lighting: (6) 400W 10K (2) 400W 20K (6) 165W actinic VHO

sump: 125 gal

refugium: 125 gal

heater: 2000watts

chiller: 3/4hp

controller: Octopus 3000

skimmers: (4) PM bullet 3's

live rock: 1200 lbs

sand bed: 2 inch depth

date started: Feb 2001

[clowntrigger]

AT, image does not show up leh....

[clowntrigger]

oops.... something must be wrong with my browser, sorry my faults I am able to see the pictures.

[WetWet]

Nice looking... except it's lacking a theme. A glance at it tells u its a segment of a beautiful reef. I too have a dream of creating a tank that themes around anemone and clown fishes.

[CKS]

Hey whats that blue coral in the bottom right corner of the 1st picture?

somehow it caught my eyes rite away.

[hongqixian]

I think it is a big blue haddoni. AT did you find the tank in advanced aquarist or reefkeeping? I can't remember.

AHA! No DSB!

[Phang]

It's one of the featured tank of the month in ReefCentral... Right...???

[Phang]

This is how it looks like just months ago.....

[Achilles Tang]

More details on his tank here!

[chanbi]

AT, i think it will continue to be a dream.. not that u can't be as good but wonder whether u will be able to find those corals in sgp?

[Achilles Tang]

Precisely!

All the hard corals/clams/livestock in the States are CITES-controlled.

So they get the best looking corals but they have to pay a premium for them.

I asked my US aquarist friend for the price difference between some livestock here and you'll be shocked to know they can pay up to 3 to 4 times more than us!

We are lucky and unlucky in some ways!

[chanbi]

AT, went down to reborn yesterday and saw 3 ATs selling at ~$80. One of AT condition look good to me (but it is only their 1st day). btw, are u all still going down to LCK tomorrow? I thought i can join u guys if it is in the afternoon?

[Achilles Tang]

Thanks! I'll go take a look!

[WetWet]

Thanks AT for the link. His system is out of this world!

[Stenopus Hispidus]

I asked my US aquarist friend for the price difference between some livestock here and you'll be shocked to know they can pay up to 3 to 4 times more than us!...AT

Wow!! Colours are stunning indeed. Must have cost him a bomb for livestocks like that. A common anchor branch in US can cost about US$28 but in Singapore its S$18! What a huge gap!

Yeah, I can say we are lucky and unlucky @ the same time. Lucky because corals are more affordable but unlucky because we can't get them in colours our US counterparts can.

Just out of curiosity, if there is a healthy VERY deep purple Montipora in local LFS selling for $250 (yeah, I mean it) would anyone here be willing to pay for it? I saw it before many years back when I was still studying but the price was completely beyond my reach as a student.

[Morgan]

"Just out of curiosity, if there is a healthy VERY deep purple Montipora in local LFS selling for $250 (yeah, I mean it) would anyone here be willing to pay for it? I saw it before many years back when I was still studying but the price was completely beyond my reach as a student."

Nope, I would not be willing to pay $250 for it unless there are 5 people willing to share and buy and then frag it.

[Achilles Tang]

Sighz! If I was stinking rich I would... oh well.... perhaps I would... I would frag it into 5 bits and sell for $100 each... hahaha! <_

[B|uEc@rpEt]

Highest I will pay for prob $150....

Depending on how big it is also....show piece then I guess max $150...hmm...then again...$200....may juz tempt me over....argh!!

But definitely not $250.....

[Stenopus Hispidus]

That Monti was about 10" long and boy...I mean...its really US standard of purple (the whole thing) not just tinges of light purple along the edge which normally comes in once in a while. Could slap myself for missing that...I decided to go 50/50 with a friend but when I brought the money down the next day, it was gone...sheesh... All it takes is 1 day! Wonder if that coral is still alive in someone's tank.

Well at least I know who I can share the cost of coral with now if I ever see it again...IF... There's Morgan, AT & BlueC. Divide by 4...Now thats something that will make me get that coral on the spot without second thoughts about money. Cool.

BlueC, I must say that you've got a good threshold for purchasing coral...$150...Phew...

[B|uEc@rpEt]

Hi SH...

Yup...I do a lot of 'silly' things when it cums to marine... urmm...actually for other stuff too...(though i must admit i m trying hard to control)

Maybe th@t is why most LFS koe me well

U koe...its usally the love @ 1st sight syndrome which my psychiatrist is tabbing me on

On a serious note...in the future if u will like to share the price of any beautiful out-of-reach coral...be sure to buzz me.

Tks

[Morgan]

Hi SH

If you come across a beauty, let me know. Do not mind sharing.

[robe]

Next time Reefworld brings in corals from Fiji, I'll give you guys a shout.

[B|uEc@rpEt]

GREAT! & tks...

[Phang]

Anyroom for one more???

Would be great to obtain a frag of a beauty......

[chanbi]

Me too.. Sound like we do have enough "keen" people around? Maybe AT should communicate this to the LFS and hopefully they will bring in some "beauties"?