Dispar_Anthias Posted August 29, 2003 Share Posted August 29, 2003 Hey AT how are your anthias doing???? SL had brought in male beautiful lyretail anthias and already eating last few shipment, think you miss out the opportunity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted August 29, 2003 Share Posted August 29, 2003 yup AT, can't wait to see it a year down the road..bet you're a perfectionist... I'm also constantly finding new and changing my aqua scaping...got almost 70% of how i've planned for it to look like...i think it's good that u had so many caves and drop offs..creates more space and looks more natural.. gonna try out the aqua scaping that u had in the left side of your tank..been thinking of having monti colonies but didn't know how to put them so that they'll stand out..i think letting them overhang from a cliff would look best...like yours...was just wondering if u spend 2- 3hours or more just to arrange your corals each time u get new ones...coz i do!!haha. back ache man Yeah... I spend enough time aquascaping until I can get mild sunburn on my face from my MHs! I have many things in mind when I aquascape: 1. Natural looking to look like actual reefscapes and not a rockpile or rock wall. 2. Maximum water flow thru. 3. Many swim thru spaces for my fishes. 4. Maximum sandbed exposure so my DSB would function better. 5. Maximum space for optimum coral placements. 6. Minimum exposure of all intrusive 'artificial' stuff like powerheads, piping, wiring etc. Hence my black background and using rocks to hide my streams and using gray pvc pipes for my outlets with mininal intrusion into water. I think when my corals grow out, there will be need for adjustments to be made... As it is, I am gaining experience moving my SPS corals around to see how water circulation and different lighting intensities will affect their colouration and growth. Then it's time to leave them alone and admire their growth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Beagle Posted August 29, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted August 29, 2003 zzzzzz nice tank ... giant clam somemore lol buy or growone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mellow Posted August 30, 2003 Share Posted August 30, 2003 can't wait for mine tank to be good enuff too..so that i can just sit back and enjoy and start worrying abt the aqua scaping and the positioning of each and every corals....heh..all the best for your tank Quote "Save a reef, grow your own" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Cookiemunster Posted August 30, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted August 30, 2003 Great Work AT. When can I come down to take a up close look at it? Cheers Quote My Humble 4ft tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted August 30, 2003 Share Posted August 30, 2003 Here's the left side as of 31 August 03! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted August 30, 2003 Share Posted August 30, 2003 Here's the right side as of 31 August 03! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member GATECRASHER Posted August 30, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted August 30, 2003 WOW! AT, your tank really not bad man! VERY POWER hor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Sinn Posted August 31, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted August 31, 2003 wow AT, gettin better each time like this confirm can get TOTM at RC !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member danano Posted August 31, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted August 31, 2003 Simply awesome AT! Now it's time to sit back, relax and watch those babies grow and colour-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member SpiderOne Posted August 31, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted August 31, 2003 if u ever frag anything............ pls... call me.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted September 29, 2003 Share Posted September 29, 2003 Update: my acros have begun to show some colour after the browning out period when I changed out my radium for ushio blue. Generally, I believed it was the short photoperiod and low calcium levels from my heavy sps coral load and plentiful coralline algae that caused a slowdown in growth the last 2 weeks. I have since increased my total daily photoperiod from about 7 hours to about 11 hours now with full intensity of about 8 hours. Changes noticed: a brown colony with a purple tinge has rapidly changed to bright pink! Colours across the board have shown a change for the better. Acro frags and montis are growing very fast... and my calcium levels have taken a beating. Till I upgrade my current calcium reactor to a huge one soon, my daily dosing of vinegar-spiked kalk is unable to cope with the rapid consumption of calcium and alk. I am dosing calcium chloride daily now to bring up my calcium levels. Here's a top view just taken of my tank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member marinebetta Posted September 29, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted September 29, 2003 SOLID!!!! Love the pink Almost makes me want to think about using MH Quote Intelligent people talk about ideas...... Average people talk about things...... Small people talk about other people...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted September 29, 2003 Share Posted September 29, 2003 Well, if you really want to see colours appear... high intensity lighting by MH is still unmatched. Here's my current favourite stag colony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member danano Posted September 30, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted September 30, 2003 Nice, very nice ... keep it up AT! I guess that would mean your electricity bill as well The colours and growth make it all worth your while... you must be extremely pleased! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 wow...made me hungry..... Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted October 5, 2003 Share Posted October 5, 2003 Taken today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted October 5, 2003 Share Posted October 5, 2003 Right view 061003. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted October 5, 2003 Share Posted October 5, 2003 Another shot... Bought a big table acro from PR, 051003. Turquoise green body/body, light purple tips. Also bought a slight smaller table acro with light pink body and light purple tips! Bought a big but slightly damaged orange Lobophyllia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted October 5, 2003 Share Posted October 5, 2003 Whole tank shot... *warning - large pix!* A little grainy with some colour imbalance & overexposure as left side is using Radium (white with tinge of blue) and right side is Ushio Blue (very blue). It's extremely hard to photograph with a digital cam with these lights! I believe this is my first whole tank shot from me in a very very long time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted October 5, 2003 Share Posted October 5, 2003 Left Foreground: Pink Pocilopora eydouxi that turned light brown, back to orange and now with tips turning back pink again! Middle Foreground: Bright purple encrusting Monti from PR, 051003. Left Background: Brown birdsnest frag has grown to more than 5 times its size and now turning pink! Middle back: new Staghorn acquisition from PR 051003. Middle: Turquoise Staghorn from PR, now darker. Just in front is a Tort frag with purple polyps. Middle Foreground: light brown acro table with purplish hue (at a corner) from LCK110, now entirely pink. Right Background: Brown Tort has become bluish green. Growth tips are brighter green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Tanzy Posted October 5, 2003 Author SRC Member Share Posted October 5, 2003 Love your blue coralline algae. Quote Warning: Heavy handed moderator in operation. Threads and post are liable to be deleted or moved without prior notification. Moderator's prerogative will be enforced. Any grievances or complains should be addressed to The Administrator. http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/uploads/post-36-1073276974.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member yazid Posted October 6, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted October 6, 2003 AT, Need a little coraline frag.. Do you mind if I scrape a little of your blue coralline... The Pink and Red coraline seeded from Tanzy is spreading well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 Sure... come on over... I'll scrap it off for ya.. Results may vary... under different bulbs.. and usage of camera flash! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 Left side.... finally full... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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