honkit Posted August 25, 2012 Author Share Posted August 25, 2012 A purchase from the Tonga shipment at Iwarna today. Stylophora pistilatta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honkit Posted August 25, 2012 Author Share Posted August 25, 2012 My second purchase from Iwarna's Tonga shipment - acropora secale. A combo of green and light lavendar colours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honkit Posted August 25, 2012 Author Share Posted August 25, 2012 Update on my strawberry shortcake acro (acropora microclados) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honkit Posted August 25, 2012 Author Share Posted August 25, 2012 My old trusty acropora samoensis which I have had since Dec 2011. Been through quite a lot and is a survivor who can hold on to colours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honkit Posted August 25, 2012 Author Share Posted August 25, 2012 Left side view of my tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honkit Posted August 25, 2012 Author Share Posted August 25, 2012 Right side view of my tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honkit Posted August 25, 2012 Author Share Posted August 25, 2012 Frontal view of my tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honkit Posted August 25, 2012 Author Share Posted August 25, 2012 For lawchan, this is how my acro abratanoides is placed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honkit Posted August 25, 2012 Author Share Posted August 25, 2012 Side view shot of my tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiraltian Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Your tank is really shaping up nicely. 1 Quote Display Tank : 36" x 20" x 20" Herbie overflow box design, Sump : 36" x 21" x 17", Frag Tank : 16” x 20” x 16”, custom built by Tank Culture. Lightings : Ecotech Radion XR15 Pro x 2 for Main Display Tank, Inled R80 x 1 for Frag Tank. Chiller : Dalkin 1hp compressor with build-in drop coil. Skimmer : Skimz Octa SC205i Protein Skimmer. FR : H2Ocean FMR75 Fluidised Media Reactor with Hailea HX-2500 (Feeder Pump) running Rowaphos. CR : Skimz Monzter E Series CM122 Calcium Reactor. BPR: Marine Source Biopellet Reactor with Continuum Reef Biopellet Fuel. Main Return Pump : SICCE Syncra ADV 9.0 & Jebao ACQ-10000 Water Pump. Wavemaker : Jebao MOW-9 x2 for Main Display Tank & Jebao SLW-20M Sine Wave Pump for Frag Tank. Water Top Up: AutoAqua Smart ATO Lite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Copperband Posted August 25, 2012 SRC Member Share Posted August 25, 2012 Beauiful reef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemask Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Wow, that's a very nice reef tank. Btw, noticed your millepora is quite close to your acro. Best to note that mille sometimes will trigger longer "hair" than usual and those are digestive strands. Do be careful of those corals that are placed too close to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC TOTQ Winner bellinayu Posted August 26, 2012 SRC TOTQ Winner Share Posted August 26, 2012 Nice and packed liao! Quote Member of: Please visit us here: http://www.facebook....uaristSocietySG Facebook Group: http://www.facebook....gid=34281892381 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honkit Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 Thanks for the compliements, bros and sis Regarding the yellow prostrata, its closest neighbour is my abratonoides @ kitkat acro. Warfare between them has resulted in the prostrata having burnt tips! I had to snip off a bit of its branches to minimize such battles. Guess I have to frag the prostrata one of these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gouldian Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Did I hear frag???!!! LOL Nice work Honkit, your have exceeded your former glory. Quote "Reefs, like forests, will only be protected in long term if they are appreciated" Dr. J.E.N. Veron Australian Institute of Marine Science -----------------------------------------------------------------------Member of:UEN: T08SS0098FPlease visit us here: http://www.facebook....uaristSocietySG Facebook Group: http://www.facebook....gid=34281892381 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member lawchan77 Posted August 28, 2012 SRC Member Share Posted August 28, 2012 Thanks honkit for the kitkat pic. I noticed that you placed it upright like many of the other corals. Do the corals grow better this way? I'm asking cos although some of mine are placed upright, most of them are placed slanted depending on the type of coral. Quote (click to see my tank thread) Skimmer : Deltec SC2560 Chiller : Sanyo 1HP Compressor with copper coil Lighting : Ecotech Radion XR30w x 3 + 5 ft ATI power module 4 tubes Dosing - Bubble magnus 7 channel Main pump - reef octopus 7000 FR : Skimz phosphate reactor + FR45 Biopellet reactor Wavemaker - Vortech 3X MP40W + 1 x sun sun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moscowites Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Side view shot of my tank Bro, in awe of your tank. I didn't quite fancy the minimalistic look at the initial part of the thread but after going through the pages one by one, I finally understood the reason behind it after seeing this pic. The overall shape of the corals truly is amazing. One word, inspiration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honkit Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 Did I hear frag???!!! LOL Nice work Honkit, your have exceeded your former glory. haha soon I hope when trimming is needed Thanks for the praise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honkit Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 Thanks honkit for the kitkat pic. I noticed that you placed it upright like many of the other corals. Do the corals grow better this way? I'm asking cos although some of mine are placed upright, most of them are placed slanted depending on the type of coral. Yes, I placed it upright to minimize areas where it might be shaded by its own branches or other corals. Slanted placement is good is if stick or epoxy your SPS corals at the edge of your rockwork with no obstruction around them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honkit Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 Bro, in awe of your tank. I didn't quite fancy the minimalistic look at the initial part of the thread but after going through the pages one by one, I finally understood the reason behind it after seeing this pic. The overall shape of the corals truly is amazing. One word, inspiration. Believe it or not, I did mean for my tank to have a minimalist look initially! However, being the CORAHOLIC that I am (worse than drugs, booze or tobacco), I could not resist the lure of pretty sticks. No thanks to the temptations yielded by the likes of Dr Cedric Ang, Joe_P and other reefers with frags for sale. Also, the shipments brought in by Iwarna, Golden Octopus and Pinnacle were too good to resist resulting in a depleted banking account :sick: What I have done is draw the line in NOT putting any corals that touches the left, right and front sides of my tank leaving empty space there to maximize flow. However, the growth of some of my colonies in the past 6 months has necessited some minor re-arrangements and a teeny bit of fragging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chercm Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 nice tank Quote Humble tank : Size: 4x2.5x2 ft - Display Equipment : Return 1 : Ecotech marine L1 Return 2 : Ecotech marine M1 CR : Skimz CM122 - Caribsea extra course media with Grotech magnesium Light : ATI 8x54W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sengreef Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 bro Honkit your tank look so BLUEish until the Fiji pink pocci become blue pocci in your picture ... Wats your lighting combination ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member angelfishlover Posted September 6, 2012 SRC Member Share Posted September 6, 2012 OMG that looks awesome!! Like a real reef in the wild!! But it looks so close won't some of them sting each other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member netviper Posted September 11, 2012 SRC Member Share Posted September 11, 2012 Hi Bro Honkit, You are saying that you keep your dkh at 7.5, how about your calcium level? Anyway, your tank looks really great!! Can I visit u somedays? :eyebrow: Oni happen to meet you once at Joe's place, but never really talk to you much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honkit Posted September 11, 2012 Author Share Posted September 11, 2012 Thanks and you are very welcome to view my tank in person. I haven't measured my calcium levels in months - the last test done came out at 400 ppm. As long as growth is shown, I take it that calcium levels are adequate but don't follow my lazy ways as this is not good reefing practice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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