Mellow Posted October 16, 2003 Share Posted October 16, 2003 Hi, Managed to get a digi cam from friend lately. can take some shots of my tank. Feel free to give comment. parameters are as follows: tank size: 3 feet by 1.5 feet by 1.5 feet temp: 26-27.5 nitrate: 0 nitrite/ammonia: undetectable Sg: 1.025 Ca: 440 dKH: 10.3 total flow rate in tank: about 6000l/h filtration: skimmer rated at 200g, use of phosguard and activated carbon also using plenuum water changes: every fortnightly lighting: suspended 13'' above water surface 250w 10000k DE MH (3pm-11pm) supplemented by actinics from 2pm to 12am additives: reef advantage, reef builder, kalkwasser(at night) Mellow Quote "Save a reef, grow your own" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dispar_Anthias Posted October 16, 2003 Share Posted October 16, 2003 Nice tank, are you using calcium reactor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mellow Posted October 16, 2003 Author Share Posted October 16, 2003 pic of my green acro. humilis from the very first PR overnight queuing shipment. notice the tips are fragged (as advised by AT and some other sps gurus) coz of algae growth on it. Quote "Save a reef, grow your own" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mellow Posted October 16, 2003 Author Share Posted October 16, 2003 finally found a small bird nest for my tank. Got it from the most recent PR shipment! Quote "Save a reef, grow your own" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mellow Posted October 16, 2003 Author Share Posted October 16, 2003 love this pic....heh... Quote "Save a reef, grow your own" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mellow Posted October 16, 2003 Author Share Posted October 16, 2003 my humilis tips recovering well from my fragging due to algae growth...the colour is greener than when i bought it. looks more yellowish when i got it during PR's first sps shipment Quote "Save a reef, grow your own" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mellow Posted October 16, 2003 Author Share Posted October 16, 2003 sorry...really love my birdnest...gotta post another one...i hope! Quote "Save a reef, grow your own" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mellow Posted October 16, 2003 Author Share Posted October 16, 2003 right side of my tank. reserved for buttons and such! the yellow polyps are spreading pretty well. when i first got it, they started to disappear one by one till i had 4 polyps left. now growing back to abt 12 polyps...the sinularia was propagated from a colony..that's why so skinny!!! keeps growing taller but not fatter. sad.... Quote "Save a reef, grow your own" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mellow Posted October 16, 2003 Author Share Posted October 16, 2003 my mushroom collection... finally found some metallic blue striped mushies...given by a friend. will try to post soon. it's not in the picture Quote "Save a reef, grow your own" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mellow Posted October 16, 2003 Author Share Posted October 16, 2003 last pic..finally...thankfully sch computer quite fast..i'll take real long with my 56k at home!!! Quote "Save a reef, grow your own" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mellow Posted October 16, 2003 Author Share Posted October 16, 2003 hi dispar, nope, i'm not using Ca reactor..no money!!! yup, not having too much trouble maintaining CA actually...it's the dKH that's giving me a headache!! always drop very fast.... Quote "Save a reef, grow your own" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member pospeh Posted October 16, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted October 16, 2003 Very nice colors on the acros. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepBlue Posted October 16, 2003 Share Posted October 16, 2003 the birdnest is gorgeous!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member williammuk Posted October 16, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted October 16, 2003 Hi Mellow, it's looking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dispar_Anthias Posted October 16, 2003 Share Posted October 16, 2003 yah i going to get one bird nest, hope edwin brine them in again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mellow Posted October 16, 2003 Author Share Posted October 16, 2003 yah, i'm so glad i got a birdnest of good size during the last shipment..coz i was there only on monday and i was worried most of the good stuff would be sold by then!! oh, i just fragged a piece of the birdnest...i'll see how it goes..if it does well...can pass it to u!!! Quote "Save a reef, grow your own" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mellow Posted October 16, 2003 Author Share Posted October 16, 2003 i hope my birdnest retains its colours also man!!! i bought it for only abt a week and a half ago...heh. keeping my fingers crossed...but thanks for the positve feedback so far. i'm still learning also... Quote "Save a reef, grow your own" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member jazzben81 Posted October 16, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted October 16, 2003 bro ur substrate looks a bit coarse? wat sand /number are u using? btw nice tank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mellow Posted October 16, 2003 Author Share Posted October 16, 2003 Hi jazzben81, yup, i can't remember...i think either no. 2 or 3 sand...i think courser sand works better for plenuums....although fine sand would look more aesthitically more pleasant... i'm not too sure exactly the reason why courser sand works better but this marine biologist whom my friend has been liasing with recommended that... Quote "Save a reef, grow your own" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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