Achilles Tang Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I guess its time for me to do some maintenance of my tunze streams.... they are functioning at 50% coz the intakes are half covered by coralline algae in my FOWLR tank! Pardon the bad photo... i am using a very cheap camera! And just realised the camera date is wrong also! It's just taken today! The amazing thing is that i have not changed water in years plus not dosing or using my CR at all! Also I don't use a skimmer and I only grow chaetos in the tank itself as a food source and a biological filter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 Again... pardon the bad photography.... this shot taken in blue MH light only. Don't they look like coralline-encrusted liverock sticking out of the wall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member scubajazz Posted January 25, 2008 SRC Member Share Posted January 25, 2008 Wow nvr know that it can be encrusted like that. Amazing Again... pardon the bad photography.... this shot taken in blue MH light only. Don't they look like coralline-encrusted liverock sticking out of the wall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 Coralline algae just loves plastic. I got sick and tired of taking out my Streams and scraping them/soaking them in acid that I kinda left it like this for a quite a few months.... I wanna see how much the coralline algae can plate out like plate corals.... haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueheaven Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Wah nice man Can give me some to seed my tank haha Quote But if you tame me, we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world... You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed. -Antoine de Saint-Exupery Keep our hobby sustainable, participate in fragging NOW CHAETO Farmer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 I should bottle up coralline dust and sell them.... hehehe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackryan Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Wow!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member scubajazz Posted January 25, 2008 SRC Member Share Posted January 25, 2008 Worried now, my wavemaker and the back of my tank has already show sign of the coraline algae growing on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member kelstorm Posted January 25, 2008 SRC Member Share Posted January 25, 2008 wah cau.. i want also dun hv.. but that is way too much liao.. hahaha Quote Let us work together to preserve the world for our children to inherit by being responsible to our surroundings. Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints, bubbles and memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 wah cau.. i want also dun hv.. but that is way too much liao.. hahaha The coralline algae actually diverts the water flow downwards now as you can see that the plating coralline algae has grown over and downwards over the nozzle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member iantoh Posted January 25, 2008 SRC Member Share Posted January 25, 2008 That's amazing! now if i could only figure out how to grow coralline like that on me rocks! testament to your optimal water parameters AT! Quote My Goniopora Nano! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 Hahaha! Thanks! But I consider coralline algae a pest. I have used a lot of effort to scrap them out of my black background and walls until I gave up. Thankfully, they now only encrust my LR and Tunze Streams. And frankly, I've not done anything to my water parameters to keep it optimal. It's actually shamefully quite 'dusty'! ' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyBoy Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Wa .. I thought I'm the most laziest around here ... got more fierce competitor than me.... Quote Member of : UEN: T08SS0098FMASS in Facebook Reefing in LED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member LaW Posted January 26, 2008 SRC Member Share Posted January 26, 2008 actually it looks nice to me. dun scape it off lah. Quote If a man could beat his own fantasy. Then to only breed in captivity. Then its pointless. Genesis 1:20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. || Tank: 78" x 30" x 30" || Sump: 48" x 22" x 20" || Lights: PowerModule 10 X 80W|| Returns: 2 x HF32 || || Skimmer: BubbleKing Supermarin 300 || Wavemaker: 3 x 6100 & 1 x 6200, 2 x Wavebox 6212, WavySea || || FR: 2 x FR150 || NR: Sulphur Denitrator || CR: RM Custom Made 8" || KR: Deltec KM500 || TopUp: Tunze Osmolator 3155 || || UV: Coralife 12X 36W || Ozonizer: Sanders C200|| Controller: GHL Profilux Plus II Ex || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member burnerj Posted January 26, 2008 SRC Member Share Posted January 26, 2008 AT ... u've got ur very own tunze rock ... Quote --Tank-- 3.8ft x 2.5ft x 2.5ft - 12mm(Main) Ñ„ 3ft x 2ft x 2ft - 8mm (Sump) --Equipments-- Chiller - 3/4hp Pacific Coo Ñ„ FR - Resun FR Ñ„ Skimmer - ATI Bubble Master 250 - Reef Maniac 30" Beckeet Ñ„ Filter - Schuran Trickle filter Ñ„ Controllers - Aquatronica Advance Controller System --Pumps-- Return Pump - Rio 24 HF Ñ„ Beckeet Pump - Resun MD55 Ñ„ Equipment Pump - Aquabee 3000 Ñ„ Wavemaker - Tunze 6060, 2 x Seio 1500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member angelfishlover Posted January 26, 2008 SRC Member Share Posted January 26, 2008 Coralline algae just loves plastic. I got sick and tired of taking out my Streams and scraping them/soaking them in acid that I kinda left it like this for a quite a few months.... I wanna see how much the coralline algae can plate out like plate corals.... haha! Wah i got a whole lot of coralline taking over y internal filter.Purple plating monti............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted January 26, 2008 Author Share Posted January 26, 2008 AT ... u've got ur very own tunze rock ... LOL!! You're right!! I should just scrape them off at the grill part only! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gouldian Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Wow... even after so much neglect, you still manages to amaze us with just simple pix of your coralines encrusted tunze. 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...
Achilles Tang Posted January 29, 2008 Author Share Posted January 29, 2008 Wow... even after so much neglect, you still manages to amaze us with just simple pix of your coralines encrusted tunze. Awesome? Wait till you see my Hammerhead shark in my FOWLR tank.... JUST KIDDING!! Nah.... please!! Nothing awesome here.... I still think the most awesome thing to ever happen in my reef tank is to see two yellow humilis corals spawn simultaneously in my tank with clouds of ahem... you know.... life-giving white liquid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgonia850 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Any update full tank photos ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member kueytoc Posted January 29, 2008 SRC Member Share Posted January 29, 2008 U sure it's not calcified 'Fish Poo'...Hee Hee Hee ! Quote WRASSEY REEF PARADISE 4ftx2.5ftx2.5ft SRC Site: Welcome to My World of WRASSEYS !!! CHUISUI Site: WRASSEY World of REEF Paradise !!! mio CAN-REEF Site: Wrassey World !!! SiamReefClub Site: WRASSEY MASTER Hyper ไฮเปà¸à¸£à¹Œ ; Silly Fools ; Labanoon ; I-Nam ไà¸à¸™à¹‰à¸³ ; Modern Dog ; Sirasak Ittipolpanish ; Annita - Nisita Pongsong Twin-CAMs Power Module ! ; MIO Dream Car ! ; MIO Alter-EGO ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted January 29, 2008 Author Share Posted January 29, 2008 Any update full tank photos ??? Seriously nothing to show. Embarassing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gouldian Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Awesome? Wait till you see my Hammerhead shark in my FOWLR tank.... JUST KIDDING!! Nah.... please!! Nothing awesome here.... I still think the most awesome thing to ever happen in my reef tank is to see two yellow humilis corals spawn simultaneously in my tank with clouds of ahem... you know.... life-giving white liquid. Wow!!! To me that's the right way to reef: - taking time and letting nature takes it course. Many a times, we see enthusiasts throwing in $$$ for a quick solution only to de-comm after a short period. Quote "Reefs, like forests, will only be protected in long term if they are appreciated" Dr. J.E.N. Veron Australian Institute of Marine Science -----------------------------------------------------------------------Member of:UEN: T08SS0098FPlease visit us here: http://www.facebook....uaristSocietySG Facebook Group: http://www.facebook....gid=34281892381 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julescity Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 i'm curious - cuz i wanna be a lazy reefer too - how do u get coraline algae growth when u don't dose or use CR? mine is growing in pitifully small 20cent - 50 cent spots on my rocks...and that's cuz I do some irregular dosing of tropic marin buffer/purple up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 Wow!!! To me that's the right way to reef: - taking time and letting nature takes it course. Many a times, we see enthusiasts throwing in $$$ for a quick solution only to de-comm after a short period. Yeah, its an ABSOLUTE shame how some reefers can get overly ambitious in their quest to get the best stuff and end up decommisioning their tank after only a short while. Worse still, their drive caused them to be become nasty, greedy and become someone they shouldn't have to be.... its just a hobby after all. So sad. Seen so many cases... their passions have been vanquished. Burnt out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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