weileong's 4ft tank

[weileong]

full shot. Hopefully got the white balance correctly.

[Marineman]

Salifin Tang, torn fin courtesy of my AT.

Achilles Tang got it's name "Achilles" from the movie TROY, the aggressive and violent Greek, so your AT is expected to be agressive, watch out other tangs!

Looks like a fad that people wants to buy this tang although it is s difficult fish to keep.

[weileong]

Looks like a fad that people wants to buy this tang although it is s difficult fish to keep.

That is the challenge I find to keep it successfully:P Same goes for the SPS as well as to keep the water quality high.

[roidan]

now achilles tang made more famous by the movie...yikes..hehe

remember when netting your AT in the lfs...dun try to net it by the tail end...

it's the most vulnerable part of achilles just kidding..

great fish.....if can only keep 1 tang, this would be a serious contender

[weileong]

great fish.....if can only keep 1 tang, this would be a serious contender

I'll agree with this!

The more I see, the more I fall in love with it. Can't see the beauty of it from the pictures alone. You've to see it in person

[weileong]

Got this small frag on 20th Feb 04 to test out my tank readiness for SPS.

[weileong]

Unfortunately this piece of LR has lots of bryopsis growing on it and I took it out and soak in bleach After that super clean LR.

In the process broke the frag into two pc.

[weileong]

terrible green alge on that LR on 1st April. See already want to cry! But I think this over bryopsis anytime of the day

[weileong]

tank coming to five months.

The green algae also disappearing and taking over by coraline.

I accidentally broke the two tips off the frag on the left but now they are growing steadily and encrusting as well.

[weileong]

frag one from my big yellow humilis with improved epoxy skills

[weileong]

frag no. 2

Both broke off from parent colony accidentally. Started to encrust already.

[weileong]

frag no. 3, the brown colony (top middle) from ###### two weeks back has started to show sign of purple.

The green staghorn has terrible epoxy job, might consider removing it and saw off the epoxy parts.

[reef2]

tank coming to five months.

The green algae also disappearing and taking over by coraline.

I accidentally broke the two tips off the frag on the left but now they are growing steadily and encrusting as well.

its great to see the frag growing....

[weileong]

its great to see the frag growing....

Had to thanks your generousity for giving away this frag!

[reef2]

wow wait people say i give frag to tank not mature (> yr old) how ? must keep quiet ok

[weileong]

lol.... you tried to save those wild colony right? By giving this frag for me to "test water" see my tank can support SPS or not. At least after this frag has shown grown and encrusting I know my tank can support SPS so I got some brown wild colony to test.

[weileong]

you need ###### ? Got a whole collection cup full of this

[Joe_P]

you need ###### ? Got a whole collection cup full of this

Wahahahaaa...

Any chance that reefers here might soon see ###### cream from a Barrs Aquatics Skimmer??

And yes, you are really stocking up on your SPS... Keep those pictures coming....

[Marineman]

now achilles tang made more famous by the movie...

great fish.....if can only keep 1 tang, this would be a serious contender

Achilles is Brad Pitt in the movie, so are you going to get a "Jennifer Aniston" as a partner for AT? ahem

[ryz]

can I use the normal epoxy I buy from hardware stire or do I need to buy special reef epoxy to stick the frags? Can I Do the epoxying underwater or do I need to bring the rock out? thanks.....

[weileong]

I used the made in Singapore Alteco brand A+B two part Epoputty. It comes with a silver and a blue tube. I bought it at those "cheap shop" at $5.

You've to mix it outside the water then you can apply them underwater and let it cure under water. Takes some practise and skills to do it nicely. Else you can use super glue gel or locite too.

[ryz]

okok thanks... thought need to buy those specially made for aquarium use...

[patrick123]

Bro Weileong,

Did you do anything to get rid of the bryopsis, or they just came and go?

Really nice tank you have. Look even nicer when see in person..... I have...especially when all the 3x6100 Tunze are fired up... all the coral really come to life....hehehe

[weileong]

Had a few patches here and there abt 3 months back an I panic. I took those affected LR out and either brush them away or for those very serious ones I soak in bleach. After that I don't see anymore on in the tank. There's some in the overflow now.

Blame myself for not using xxxphos right from day 1, only used it when the tank is about one month old. PO4 already collected on the LR.

Else I think my tank now algae paradise already.

[Acanthurus pyroferus]

whoa....close shave man bro.Weileong....I very...very scared of that one liao....

wha...cannot tahan man bro.Weileong....after I see all your SPS....*slurp*....*slurp*......