kenneth_halley
08-10-03, 20:51
Well- hard to believe its a year since I set up the tank- well will be on 12th October but I am sure you won't mind me being "premature". Can only borrow the digi cam when its free at work.
The tanks had its ups and downs but so far each problem has been overcome- ish.
Most of the red turf algae is now gone- a couple of small patches remain- but nothing too serious- will tackle next water change.
Flatworms are gone.
Still got a tiny spot of recurring cyano- it comes and goes - or moves round- not sure why.
Now got a much bigger skimmer on- an AP850- that has definitely helped on the cyano front- the stuff that remains seems to have gone almost black since the skimmer went on so suspect its being deprived of something and theres less of it.
My outside Eco cooler works well, though with the cold nights get quite a bit condensation out in the outside cabin. I need to add a bit more insulation.
On the tank front- my Alk and Ca seem to have stabilised at 9.2 dkH and 420ppm. My sps all show good signs of growth though some faster than others.
Most notable successes, are my red Monti digitata, blue Acro, Eds green Acro and Red Monti cap are both growing fast too. Among the fish the Anthias are doing well- with a male now very apparent- see other post. Still got my original green chromis- now very fat. And my two Okinawa Gobies lay eggs regularily on my purple Millepora. Not done any serious harm to it- its growing well.
My yellow tang has recovered from its recently as yet unidentified malady- though its a bit thin its getting on fine and feeding well if a little more nervous than it used to be.
Full tank view
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/1yearold1smlx.JPG
Side View
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/Side small 1.jpg
Green Acro at 3 months (from Ed Miller)
I'd say its almost doubled in size
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/green acro 3 months small.JPG
Blue Acro and Purple Millepora- 9 months
The Blue is the one originally attached to a rock with the yellow Acro- I had to split to stop a war- luckily the separation was amicable! no one got broken!
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/Blueacro 9 months sml.JPG
Red Monti
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/red monti digitata 2 sml.JPG
Left End
Some of my inhabitants- at this end I have 7-8 small buds of what look like young Styloporas- I beleive this is a case of planular reproduction- some are on the plastics and some on the rocks
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/Left end sml.jpg
Stylopora polyp
This is one of the baby corals- its small but right in the centre of this pic
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/stylo bud.jpg
The tanks had its ups and downs but so far each problem has been overcome- ish.
Most of the red turf algae is now gone- a couple of small patches remain- but nothing too serious- will tackle next water change.
Flatworms are gone.
Still got a tiny spot of recurring cyano- it comes and goes - or moves round- not sure why.
Now got a much bigger skimmer on- an AP850- that has definitely helped on the cyano front- the stuff that remains seems to have gone almost black since the skimmer went on so suspect its being deprived of something and theres less of it.
My outside Eco cooler works well, though with the cold nights get quite a bit condensation out in the outside cabin. I need to add a bit more insulation.
On the tank front- my Alk and Ca seem to have stabilised at 9.2 dkH and 420ppm. My sps all show good signs of growth though some faster than others.
Most notable successes, are my red Monti digitata, blue Acro, Eds green Acro and Red Monti cap are both growing fast too. Among the fish the Anthias are doing well- with a male now very apparent- see other post. Still got my original green chromis- now very fat. And my two Okinawa Gobies lay eggs regularily on my purple Millepora. Not done any serious harm to it- its growing well.
My yellow tang has recovered from its recently as yet unidentified malady- though its a bit thin its getting on fine and feeding well if a little more nervous than it used to be.
Full tank view
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/1yearold1smlx.JPG
Side View
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/Side small 1.jpg
Green Acro at 3 months (from Ed Miller)
I'd say its almost doubled in size
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/green acro 3 months small.JPG
Blue Acro and Purple Millepora- 9 months
The Blue is the one originally attached to a rock with the yellow Acro- I had to split to stop a war- luckily the separation was amicable! no one got broken!
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/Blueacro 9 months sml.JPG
Red Monti
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/red monti digitata 2 sml.JPG
Left End
Some of my inhabitants- at this end I have 7-8 small buds of what look like young Styloporas- I beleive this is a case of planular reproduction- some are on the plastics and some on the rocks
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/Left end sml.jpg
Stylopora polyp
This is one of the baby corals- its small but right in the centre of this pic
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/stylo bud.jpg