slcw's reef

[slcw]

In Sept 2008, I decided to sell off all my photosynthetic corals and ventured into sun corals. (then 3 supersun, 1 rhyzo, branching sun coral and 1 sun coral)

Sept08

My setup was:

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Aquamedic Shorty II + Oceanrunner 3500 needlewheel

Eheim 1262 & 1260

2 x 54 watts T5HO

Seio 820 & Tunze 6025

7G RDSB

Outdoor compressor + 1 HP titianium coil resun

[slcw]

Nov08

In Nov, after adding 2 blueberry, 2 dendros, 3 menalla sp and other seafans, and more sun corals, i rescape the tank to give a more cave like look and eerie and mysterious feel

[slcw]

Dec08

Towards end of Nov08, i acquired additional seafans (but didnt survive).

During the last quarter of 2008, i setup Remote Deep Sand Bed (RDSB) to support my system and also start feeding using Fauna Marin products; namely

FM min S, FM min F, FM Seafan, FM Clam, FM Live. I also purchased Tunze 6045 to increase the circulation.

Because of the additional seafans i got, i had to make more real estate for my corals. Furthermore, the last scaping hinder the laminar water flow that seafan strongly desires. Here is the scaping:

Towards the end of Dec, i purchased Skimz new CR and converted to SR. I also use American ORP Pinpoint to monitor the SR.

This is on top on the Biodigest and BioTim i used.

Also in Dec, several reefers came over to my place and withness my menalla sp fragging. Some reefers got free frags too:P

[slcw]

Jan09

A new year - new corals hehe, I brought home a red rhyzo and a mandarin (which didnt survive).

I also setup a simple tall refugium with chaeto, with phytofeast dosing to support a pods production.

I found that the blueberry loves the strong laminar flow and after discussing eariler with a masterdiver how seafans naturally position itself and how strong the waves were. This is how i position my blueberry since Dec08

[slcw]

Fast forward a bit - April 09

the fragged menalla sp is growing fine, so is the mother colony. This is an update after 4 months since fragged...See the growth at the base.

I removed RDSB and tall refugium and opt for a Aquaclear hangon filter as the refugium to support pod population with Phytofeast dosing.

These are my new addition thanks to friends who gave them to me.

some updates

[yikai]

saw ur tank in the other forum and was very impressed. especially the white rhizo! the tentacles look so unearthly!

[slcw]

Thanks Lemon

Since Sept08, i wrote down the additions, losses, equipment setup or dismantle and maintenance. (Too many to jot down here)

Summary of the current tank:

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Aquaclear hangon filter (as refugium & chaeto & 24 watts PL light)

Aquamedic Shorty II skimmer & Ocean runner 3500

Eheim 1262 return pump

Eheim compact 1000

Hagon 4ft light casing & Super UV 54 watts T5HO

Resun Titianum coil & 1HP compressor

Skimz Fludised reactor & Eheim compact 1000

Skimz Sulphur reactor & American ORP Pinpoint & Grotech sulphur beads & Aquamedic calcium media

Solite moonlight 1 W x 2

Tunze Nano 6025 wavemaker

Tunze Nano 6045 wavemaker

Livestock

Super sun x 3

Rhyzo x 4

Sun coral x 5

Blueberry seafan x 1

Menalla sp x 4

Chilli coral x 1

Feather duster worm x 7

Coco worm x 3

Reef menu

Fauna Marin - Min S

Fauna Marin - Min F

Fauna Marin - Seafan

Fauna Marin - Clam

Fauna Marin - Life (will not replace when finish)

Cyclopeeze

Reef bugs (will not replace when finish)

Frozen mysis shrimp

Market prawn soaked with selcon

Phytofeast

losses:

2 dendros

2 unknown seafan (orange color)

1 blueberry seafan (same time as the surviving 1)

1 black suncoral

1 emperor (ich)

1 mandarin

1 clown fish (after emperor's demise)

1 royal gamma (after emperor's demise)

I guess it is fair account

[TayHongSiang]

bro Slow, i have been following yr thread on the other forum too.

It's great you are posting here...your dedication and care to these non-photosynthetic corals are admirable man...and solid photography skills too!

[slcw]

bro Slow, i have been following yr thread on the other forum too.

It's great you are posting here...your dedication and care to these non-photosynthetic corals are admirable man...and solid photography skills too!

thanks....i am newbie to azoo coral. I have guidance from your spore kaki (keithman) uptable him

my photography - me still newbie in DSLR. Got guidance from sifus back home.

[mr_xxx]

you got superb tank bro!!....

anyway, where r u from?? do i know u????? hahahhaha

[slcw]

you got superb tank bro!!....

anyway, where r u from?? do i know u????? hahahhaha

xxx, smack u then u know kekekeke (jk)

u have more rhyzo than me....where is your thread here

[mr_xxx]

xxx, smack u then u know kekekeke (jk)

u have more rhyzo than me....where is your thread here

ooooo.... that mean i know u lar???? hahahahaa

yea... i hv personally view your tank when i was at your place before..... great & clean tank....

my thread also got... just search for it sure u can find.....

[peacemaker]

Looking at your photos, I'm really tempted to venture into the world of DSLR... would love to get some suns too! Beautiful tank!

[markietan]

hi, is that the AC70 that you are using as a refugium? Do you know where I can get it locally? thanks

very nice tank! love the sea fans. any pygmy seahorses hiding in there? =p

[slcw]

hi,

not sure the model.

Me in Malaysia, not sure where in Spore hehe

no seahorses

thanks

[slcw]

FTS - April 2009

[yongshun]

FTS - April 2009

nice tank bro! esp ur suns...veri nice

[slcw]

sorry

retook the pic, was blur previously

[peacemaker]

I noticed your coco worms are not so red... did you buy them like this or its a little faded...?

[slcw]

I noticed your coco worms are not so red... did you buy them like this or its a little faded...?

it was intense red when acquired...then the crowns dropped of...the subsequent new heads are not so intense.

however, i notice 1 amongst coco is getting more red. But not sure....only time can tell.

[wilsontantw]

sorry

retook the pic, was blur previously

superb setup! love the dark background with your bright coloured suns!

nice contrast plus great photography skills! (what's even better is you're able to compress the images to smaller file sizes without losing much quality, makes it even faster to download.)

[FuEl]

Nice and dedicated setup.

[slcw]

superb setup! love the dark background with your bright coloured suns!

nice contrast plus great photography skills! (what's even better is you're able to compress the images to smaller file sizes without losing much quality, makes it even faster to download.)

hi wilson, yes the background is black, so are the right and left glass, to darken the tank and prevent other light from shinning in.

hehe yes i purposely position the corals against other different colored corals to bring out the natural constrast (yup...i didnt not change the constrast in photoshop)

yet have to provide the necessary flow required for each coral, since these corals demand strong laminer flow.

as to photography, i am still learning.

thanks for all you reefers' comments. Hope to see more tanks like mine in Asia:)

[mr_xxx]

wah! now can see new additional rhyzo ha..... getting even better bro!

[spy_i]

awesome tank!

update?