Picogoby Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 6 minutes ago, DNR88 said: Without a stand..! I was shocked first when I opened the door. 😲 It turned out to be a lot of cardboard, air and freshwater stuff that I can't use, but fortunately a colleague can. 😅 Is it the cheapest option to get german made stuff in the Netherlands? 1 Quote Link to comment
DNR88 Posted March 17, 2020 Author Share Posted March 17, 2020 39 minutes ago, Picogoby said: Is it the cheapest option to get german made stuff in the Netherlands? I ordered the tank from a Dutch seller, but apparently it's delivered directly from Germany, where the big producers are. Sometimes you even get things delivered from Spain! 1 Quote Link to comment
billygoat Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 9 hours ago, DNR88 said: The Dennerle is very minimalistic right now, although it doesn't even look thát bad. I know it's very minimal right now, but I actually rather like the look of this rockscape! 😅 It would make an excellent habitat for a few gorgonians... Are you planning on keeping the Dennerle running, or is everything getting transferred into the new tank? 1 Quote Link to comment
DNR88 Posted March 18, 2020 Author Share Posted March 18, 2020 4 hours ago, billygoat said: I know it's very minimal right now, but I actually rather like the look of this rockscape! 😅 It would make an excellent habitat for a few gorgonians... Are you planning on keeping the Dennerle running, or is everything getting transferred into the new tank? Hopefully I can make something like this with the new tank and the rocks that I (sometime) get. I find the quite unique dimensions of the Sera Scapers tank very interesting. 2 Quote Link to comment
DNR88 Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share Posted March 19, 2020 A rare side, both pygmy wrasses in the open water in front of the camera. 🙂 They show themselves a lot, but aren't very fond of the camera. 5 Quote Link to comment
DNR88 Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 Good Lord, I want that piece! 😁 1 1 Quote Link to comment
DNR88 Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share Posted March 24, 2020 Lucky shot! I was taking some pictures with my mobile, when suddenly the small Pygmy came around the corner. 🤗 2 Quote Link to comment
DNR88 Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 I can probably get Caribbean Live Rock next week at a LFS near me. 😁 1 Quote Link to comment
Picogoby Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 On 3/24/2020 at 2:57 PM, DNR88 said: Lucky shot! I was taking some pictures with my mobile, when suddenly the small Pygmy came around the corner. 🤗 Why do you want to change your rock so badly? That rock looks lovely and the coral placement looks really natural! 1 Quote Link to comment
DNR88 Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 On 4/2/2020 at 9:49 PM, Picogoby said: Why do you want to change your rock so badly? That rock looks lovely and the coral placement looks really natural! Maybe it does, but I have something different in mind. Not all kind of different arranged corals, but a mix of rock, macro-algae and a few pieces of natural looking corals. Something like this: 5 Quote Link to comment
DNR88 Posted April 4, 2020 Author Share Posted April 4, 2020 Great inspiration from nature: 2 Quote Link to comment
DNR88 Posted April 6, 2020 Author Share Posted April 6, 2020 Week of new Caribbean Live Rock, probably Thursday. 🙃 1 Quote Link to comment
DNR88 Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 No current, no heating and almost no lightning for more than three weeks, but this polyp survives and even opens up! 😳😋 3 Quote Link to comment
DNR88 Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 Last day of this minimalistic setup, new live rock tomorrow (hopefully). I also need a cleanup-crew (snails, sea-urchin, sea-hare) for the hair-algae. 😆 1 Quote Link to comment
DNR88 Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 Found some real inspiration in an old thread on Reefcentral, something like this would be great! http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2261158 Quote Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 I'm sure if you ask @Rehype (I'm pretty sure that is the Rehype who's tank that was) can help some with something of that nature. It was a very simple and amazing tank. 1 Quote Link to comment
Rehype Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 6 hours ago, Reefkid88 said: I'm sure if you ask @Rehype (I'm pretty sure that is the Rehype who's tank that was) can help some with something of that nature. It was a very simple and amazing tank. Thanks reefkid yep that was my old caribbean biotope. That tank brings back some good memories 😊 1 Quote Link to comment
DNR88 Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 Today was the day to get new live rock and luckily, I have macro-algae now! 😛 Even made a little clip of the live rock. 4 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 23 minutes ago, DNR88 said: Today was the day to get new live rock and luckily, I have macro-algae now! 😛 Even made a little clip of the live rock. cool rocks - looks like a bit more than the tank needs ... 1 Quote Link to comment
DNR88 Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 8 minutes ago, mitten_reef said: cool rocks - looks like a bit more than the tank needs ... Agree, it's about 26.5 lbs. In the end it will come in the 21 gallon tank. When I still find it too much, I leave a piece out. 2 Quote Link to comment
DNR88 Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 Seems like Tormentos Reef Cozumel and Turtle Schooner Grand Cayman are real Bommie-paradises! 😄 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCieaKL2VgyKayc01GEbulOg/videos 2 Quote Link to comment
billygoat Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 5 hours ago, DNR88 said: Seems like Tormenteros Reef Cozumel and Turtle Schooner Grand Cayman are real Bommie-paradises! 😄 I checked out some of those dive videos, and it does seem really beautiful out there. What really strikes me is the huge diversity of sponges on Caribbean reefs. They're clearly a very important component of the natural reef ecosystem out there. Makes me wonder if I should try my hand at keeping a few alive in my biotope tank... 🤔 Also, awesome rock! I can't imagine how hard it was for you to get your hands on some real Caribbean rock, but it looks great. Hopefully it will be well worth it. 👍 1 Quote Link to comment
DNR88 Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 How 'destructive' will this fellow snail be for the sprouting macro-algae on the live rock..? 1 Quote Link to comment
DNR88 Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 Seems like the snail mostly have 'eye' for the green hair-algae on the glass. 👍 Did a 30% WC yesterday and pulled out all the rocks. Amazing just to see how much 'dirt' develops in a few days. I'm also amazed by the amount of green, red and purple (macro-)algae that's already sprouting. Can't wait to see how that develops! 😃 2 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 43 minutes ago, DNR88 said: Seems like the snail mostly have 'eye' for the green hair-algae on the glass. 👍 Did a 30% WC yesterday and pulled out all the rocks. Amazing just to see how much 'dirt' develops in a few days. I'm also amazed by the amount of green, red and purple (macro-)algae that's already sprouting. Can't wait to see how that develops! 😃 really liking the new scape. 1 Quote Link to comment
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.