NorthCoralNewB Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 I'm DOWN!!! Loving the Purple Death and the Red Wizards! Link to comment
acropora1981 Posted February 1, 2010 Author Share Posted February 1, 2010 I'm DOWN!!! Loving the Purple Death and the Red Wizards! Thanks dude! Link to comment
acropora1981 Posted February 1, 2010 Author Share Posted February 1, 2010 Ok, picked up some local frags near Toronto, from a fellow over in Alliston.... 10 bucks each! Sizeable too... Favorte: This peachy acro looks brownish here...but its quite pink/orange actually: This orange monti peice is as big as my palm for ten bucks! I think I'm going to break it up and glue it to the back of the tank... Nice crystally green pocillipora... Link to comment
Billdemart Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 What a stunning tank. That is beautiful. Love the pics. Link to comment
acropora1981 Posted February 2, 2010 Author Share Posted February 2, 2010 What a stunning tank. That is beautiful. Love the pics. Thankyou! Link to comment
TJ_Burton Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 That first acro is going to be so nice it hurts my feelings to know how long I will have to wait for a frag Link to comment
acropora1981 Posted February 13, 2010 Author Share Posted February 13, 2010 UPDATE: My favorite coral, the palau green nepthea in the middle of the tank, got some kind of crazy necrotizing bacterial infection inside; it started to turn black? Weird because its been healthy and growing for over 8 months... Anyway I managed to frag healthy portions of it, but the large base section had to be discarded. So far the frags have not attached to anything (its been about a week since this happened). I was quite upset...but I am happy that at least SOME of the coral is still alive. Not sure what lead up to the event, but I have increased flow in the tank as a precaution by adding a Koralia Nano. I haven't posted a new FTS for a few weeks because I'm not entirely happy with the coral placement right now; its been difficult to find a good place to put that large, awkward plating montipora, as a result the tank looks healthy, but not actually all that well aquascaped. Once I find a proper place for the monti I'll post a new FTS. Also, my crocea clam didnt make it... I'll try a squamosa or a Derasa or possibly a maxima in the near future; I never had much luck with croceas, especially little guys like that. He was fine for about 2 weeks, and even light responsive in the last 12 hours. I woke up and went down to the tank around 10 am last week and he was being eaten by scavengers. Link to comment
systemtool Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Sorry to hear about the clam and the nepthea! That monti was a great deal! Hopefully you get it mounted the way you want it. Aren't the Derasa and maximas a little big to be putting in a 29? I think they both grow to like the size of a football? Link to comment
acropora1981 Posted February 15, 2010 Author Share Posted February 15, 2010 Yeah, but its really easy to trade a big clam... Link to comment
acropora1981 Posted February 16, 2010 Author Share Posted February 16, 2010 I added a pair of Banggai Cardinals over the weekend. They hid for about 24 hours, but now are coming out more and more. Seem to be hanging out together as well. Some of you may be aware that I used to breed them Link to comment
systemtool Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Yeah, but its really easy to trade a big clam... Gotcha. Congrats on the cardinals, are you planning on breeding them again? What was the tank setup for fry? Link to comment
acropora1981 Posted February 18, 2010 Author Share Posted February 18, 2010 Gotcha. Congrats on the cardinals, are you planning on breeding them again? What was the tank setup for fry? Definately will breed them again if they are willing The fry were raised initially in a 10 gallon, and eventually moved into a 20 gallon about 2 months in, and then eventually a 40 gallon. Link to comment
systemtool Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Cool, what do they lay the eggs on in your display? Link to comment
acropora1981 Posted February 19, 2010 Author Share Posted February 19, 2010 Cool, what do they lay the eggs on in your display? They're mouth brooders (like african cichlids, except the male carries the eggs). Check my thread about them here Link to comment
systemtool Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 I was thinking that they would be like clownfish. Here is a cool thread of a guy who breeds clowns in Belleville,ON. Link to comment
systemtool Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 oops http://fortyfathoms.10.forumer.com/viewtop...688&start=0 Link to comment
acropora1981 Posted February 20, 2010 Author Share Posted February 20, 2010 oops http://fortyfathoms.10.forumer.com/viewtop...688&start=0 Awesome! NEW FTS! Feb 19/2010... Quite a lot more SPS in there now. Also, a red modern coral that I got for free from local LFS because...well...its doomed. I tried...theres no way (probably). Link to comment
acropora1981 Posted February 22, 2010 Author Share Posted February 22, 2010 Got myself an Acan for $20 this weekend. Link to comment
nanoreef-R Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 And so another acan obsession began... Link to comment
systemtool Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 good deal! Its perdy.. Link to comment
acropora1981 Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share Posted February 23, 2010 Yeah; tank teardown. I actually got my acro's off the same guy a few weeks ago. He's moving and he's down to the wire so the prices are at rock bottom! Link to comment
acropora1981 Posted February 24, 2010 Author Share Posted February 24, 2010 Two more pics: Another SWEET ricordea ($20)...so pink it hurts my eyes! and my new pair of Banggai's/FTS. Link to comment
acropora1981 Posted February 25, 2010 Author Share Posted February 25, 2010 Here are some macro's I took last night... amazingly with my 3.2 megapixel HP point and shoot (7 years old?)! Hammer Seriatopora (species anyone?) Duncan And my fave, my photosynthetic gorg! Link to comment
systemtool Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Great pics! Goes to show you, its not the $$ of the camera, but how you use it! Link to comment
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