Trinituner Fish Keepers, Aquarists & Aquascapers...

[Fishman]

Check out these growth shots


Frogspawn 2011 - 3 heads


Same frogspawn Jan 2013 - over 15 heads. (about 9 heads broke off some mths ago and i trade them in)


yellow zoas Sep 2011


Yellow zoas Nov 2012 - They have even grown over the other side


Red mushroom Sep 2011


Same red mushrooms Nov 2012. There is 13 of them right now and i've actually fragged from it already.

The key to good growth with corals is frequent water changes (using RODI water), good lighting, a good skimmer and maintaining Alk, Cal and Mag.

Ey fishman i end up getting the dosers, I've increased in the Cal and Alk dosage. Didnt realize coraline algae along with other stuff suck alk out to that extent.
thanks for the info and help

No probs man. Yeah Coraline Algae is a huge consumer for sure.

[greenlime100]

Was by Raj today, the man impressive.... everything i was going to bring down he have there for real reasonable prices. he'll see me there often lol

Honda I think my favorite corals from your tank would be the frogspawn and the gorgonian, the zoas real sweet too tho

[HondaB20B]

Was by Raj today, the man impressive.... everything i was going to bring down he have there for real reasonable prices. he'll see me there often lol

Honda I think my favorite corals from your tank would be the frogspawn and the gorgonian, the zoas real sweet too tho

which one......... i have the neon green with the purple tips (in the other pics) and then there is the purple with the neon green tips.

The pic is not the best, but you should see it in real. I missed out on a real rare pretty pink one raj bought in while i was offshore. Hoping to get a frag from it. Which gorgonian you talking about, the tree like ones or the encrusting one. Will post some pics

[Reefplanet]

Isnt the name yellow polyps ?

yes it is................

Origin: Indonesia,
Family: Parazoanthidae
Also called Zoas

oh never knew it was called zoas

[greenlime100]

The tree like gorgonians and the frogspawn neon green with the purple tips (from your other pic).

That one you just posted by itself... do you get alot of movement from it?

[Reefplanet]

what else i should do to get this nitrates down i doing 10g waterchange today so far did 5gallons have 5 more to go but the it not showing any improvement. I have to get the skimmer and keep up with the water changes but what else it real fustrating

[HondaB20B]

The tree like gorgonians and the frogspawn neon green with the purple tips (from your other pic).

That one you just posted by itself... do you get alot of movement from it?

yes i do. Both have tentacles that stretch out about 2-3 inches. Anything in its reach just gets burned up and dies. Corals like hammer and torch (from the same family) i'v seen 4-6" tentacles. Right now where i have mine they not touching. Next couple mths they will though

[greenlime100]

The tree like gorgonians and the frogspawn neon green with the purple tips (from your other pic).

That one you just posted by itself... do you get alot of movement from it?

yes i do. Both have tentacles that stretch out about 2-3 inches. Anything in its reach just gets burned up and dies. Corals like hammer and torch (from the same family) i'v seen 4-6" tentacles. Right now where i have mine they not touching. Next couple mths they will though

Interesting piece you have there !! lol

what else i should do to get this nitrates down i doing 10g waterchange today so far did 5gallons have 5 more to go but the it not showing any improvement. I have to get the skimmer and keep up with the water changes but what else it real fustrating

What size tank you have ? and what and how often do you feed them ?

[HondaB20B]

what else i should do to get this nitrates down i doing 10g waterchange today so far did 5gallons have 5 more to go but the it not showing any improvement. I have to get the skimmer and keep up with the water changes but what else it real fustrating

Now you already dont have a skimmer so thats one problem. you maybe dont have enough LR in your tank to carry out the process it was designed to do.
You have any thing like sponge, filter floss, bio-balls, filter sock or anything like that in your tank? Remember you still have a set of algae in your tank so your nitrates wont go down so easy with just 5 gal water changes. for you to see a jump, you need to do 15-20gal water changes one time just to see it budge. About over a year ago i had my nitrates go up to 30-40 and i did a 100gal water change within 3 days. It went very low after that. Its undetectable since then. Reason for that was i had now started using the frozen coral food and i overfed. Skimmer could not keep up

[Reefplanet]

yeah i need to get the skimmer. I have a filter thingy in the overflow and a filter pad in a powerfilter. i guess that contibuting to the nitrate problem...so all your filtration is biological? i cant remember how much lbs of live rock i have but i have alot in my sump.

[greenlime100]

Yes skimmer is Very important, had a friend in the states who was here and was telling me his nitrates were real high and at the time he was leaving for a short vacation. He said he kept a bag of chemipure elite and was helpless before he left the tank so he just rinsed out the chemipure and put it in his sump. 4 days after when he returned....nitrates were 0.

I personally never used it but read the reviews and wouldnt mind using it as a last resort to drop nitrates and phosphates for a VERY SHORT TIME PERIOD dont think it best for long term.

Just a personal view

[HondaB20B]

for a reef, a skimmer is a must.
Reef planet, raj has nano skimmers for your tank

[Reefplanet]

for a 30 gallon and more cause i think he should me one but it was for 20gallon tanks

[netsket]

for a 30 gallon and more cause i think he should me one but it was for 20gallon tanks

viewtopic.php?f=11&t=466423&hilit=+skimmer








*hides tank*

[Reefplanet]

thanx that is by raj? hmm wonder if my dad will buy it...looks good and will be more than enough for my tank. How big it is cause the collection side of my sump is only 6 inchs wide 12inchs long

[HondaB20B]

thanx that is by raj? hmm wonder if my dad will buy it...looks good and will be more than enough for my tank. How big it is cause the collection side of my sump is only 6 inchs wide 12inchs long

reefplanet, its an external skimmer. only the pump sits in the water.

[Reefplanet]

ohhhhhh

[HondaB20B]

i have one on my FOWLR over 2 yrs now and it works fairly good. I have no sump in that tank so it fits in the back of my tank. all you see is portion of the colletion cup

[greenlime100]

Reefplanet... you now starting up or upgrading your system ?

[Reefplanet]

Reefplanet... you now starting up or upgrading your system ?

New in reefing have my system running about 4 months or so.(sorry was using iphone)

[greenlime100]

Reefplanet... you now starting up or upgrading your system ?

New in reeding have my system running about 4 months or so.

You lucky you getting good advice from early.... lol


Guys... Check out this man cave

http://www.aquarium-design.com/tank/images/sally96.jpg

[HondaB20B]

Reefplanet... you now starting up or upgrading your system ?

New in reeding have my system running about 4 months or so.

You lucky you getting good advice from early.... lol


Guys... Check out this man cave

http://www.aquarium-design.com/tank/images/sally96.jpg

my tank is also in my man cave...... its the only place in the house that i think i have a say. Dont want my wife hear me saying this

[greenlime100]

lol good thing it doesn't have much women on tuner....

[HondaB20B]

Greenlime, these are 4 (branching type) of the 5 gorgonians i have. Will take some pics of the other one later. Its an encrusting type like GSP.


This one now growing back.


This one is big and bushy like a squirel tail.


This one is long and sways in the current.


This is a deep red branching gorgonian with white feather like polyps that extend out when feeding. Will ssee if i get a better pic later.

[3pO]

my new stand and tank

[Reefplanet]

Greenlime, these are 4 (branching type) of the 5 gorgonians i have. Will take some pics of the other one later. Its an encrusting type like GSP.


This one now growing back.


This one is big and bushy like a squirel tail.


This one is long and sways in the current.



This is a deep red branching gorgonian with white feather like polyps that extend out when feeding. Will ssee if i get a better pic later.

wayyy you does paint your coraline on the rocks or wahh i have to see your tank!!!

[HondaB20B]

wayyy you does paint your coraline on the rocks or wahh i have to see your tank!!!

Those pics are not even color enhanced, Actually they are allot brighter in real. Thats because i dose Alk & Cal (ESV, B-Ionic) on a daily basis. If you see how my coraline grows and plates in bulk on my powerheads, magnifier and mag-float. Its in junks. Will take some pics. Coraline grows on all my rocks real heavy.

Ey Fishman, I end up doubling up on the dosage and the Alk moved from the 7.0 dKH up to 8.6 dKH.
Those corals & coraline sucking Alk & Cal up like a sponge. The Cal is still rather high but the Cal depletes fast.

[HondaB20B]

my new stand and tank

nice tank and stand. you made the overflow box different.

[netsket]

^^^^^ i like it. Saves space in the tank

[greenlime100]

Greenlime, these are 4 (branching type) of the 5 gorgonians i have. Will take some pics of the other one later. Its an encrusting type like GSP.


This one now growing back.


This one is big and bushy like a squirel tail.


This one is long and sways in the current.


This is a deep red branching gorgonian with white feather like polyps that extend out when feeding. Will ssee if i get a better pic later.

Growing a strong liking for the branching corals lol.... today I saw my Kenya opening back up... things happening lol
mixing up a 50gal drum right now... will do that change hopefully on Thursday