View Full Version : Myka's 33g LPS Reef (New pics Apr 21)
Most recent FTS (Apr 15):
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k43/Myka82/April152009.jpg
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Original posting:
I've purchased some corals in the last few months. Here's a collection of some old, some new. :) Feedback much appreciated...good or bad, I don't care. LOL!
Gorgonian from Interior Reef:
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k43/Myka82/IMG_0009.jpg
Lobo from Pet City:
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k43/Myka82/Feb2620083.jpg
Fox and true Perc from Reef Keepers:
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k43/Myka82/March220085.jpg
Open Brain Pet City. True Perc, and male Bangaii with mouthful of eggs from Reef Keepers:
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k43/Myka82/March2200810.jpg
UPDATED photo. Blastos from CanReef trade:
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k43/Myka82/Apr1720083.jpg
Hammer frag (ooo perdy) from Ocean Aquatics:
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k43/Myka82/Mar1020083.jpg
Froggy from Interior Reef:
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k43/Myka82/Mar1020088.jpg
Favia (top down shot) from Pet City:
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k43/Myka82/Mar10200811.jpg
Hammer from CanReef trade (top down photo woo hoo!):
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k43/Myka82/IMG_0008-1.jpg
Starry
03-11-2008, 03:10 AM
Looks good Myka! That Favia looks really nice. And love the Gorgonian, might have to get me one. What type and color of lighting are you useing in that tank?
niloc16
03-11-2008, 03:12 AM
that is a wicked gorg
Thanks guys! I'm pretty stoked on the gorg...hoping I can feed it enough to survive without polluting my tank! It is non-photosynthetic...so it may be an uphill battle.
The lighting is one 39w Giesemann Pure Actinic, and one 39w Giesemann Midday. They're 8 months old now too, so I need to replace.
mseepman
03-11-2008, 04:04 AM
Great shots Myka. Really like the Gorg just like everyone else. Excellent Favia too!
Interior_Reef
03-11-2008, 04:22 AM
Wow, those are some nice looking corals. Looks Great
jasond
03-11-2008, 04:58 AM
Awesome shots! I like the Gorg, and the top down hammer shot. Nice work, looks great!
Thanks for all the comments everyone!
The Favia is actually a top down shot too...and I shoulda blown the sand off it before I took the photo! Dang Hector's Goby always sifts sand all over the place. My Lobo is going through color changes since I got it a few months ago...not sure how it's going to turn out. It was kind of a rust red color whenI bought it, and now it's leaning towards a pinkish red.
Well, you guys all know where to get the Gorgonian from! ;)
SeaSerpant
03-12-2008, 12:33 AM
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k43/Myka82/March220085.jpg
Open Brain Pet City. True Perc, and male Bangaii with mouthful of eggs from
Is this the open brain because i really like that. Might get it when i get mine set up.
Nope, that's the Fox coral. The descriptions are above each photo. Fox corals don't need very much light to survive...mine is in a cave completely shadowed by my rocks.
Jason McK
03-12-2008, 05:00 AM
Amazing. The gorgonia and the Fox are totally increadable.
I'm a Total SPS head but WOW those are some Great pieces
J
danny zubot
03-12-2008, 05:04 AM
Very cool favia.
Question, are you feeding your blasto to help it recover? I used reef roids to nurse a frag back to health and still have it to this day. Well worth the $$$ IMO.
EmilyB
03-12-2008, 06:21 AM
Love the nipples ! :lol:
SeaSerpant
03-12-2008, 11:00 PM
Nope, that's the Fox coral. The descriptions are above each photo. Fox corals don't need very much light to survive...mine is in a cave completely shadowed by my rocks. k thanks. i love it though.
Thanks for all the comments everyone! I really like the Fox coral too. It is very subtly pretty. Has awesome bluish hues.
Question, are you feeding your blasto to help it recover?
The tank gets fed regularly because of the Gorgonian. I feed Coral Frenzy, Cyclopeeze, and Phyto Feast. I feed all very sparingly though. Any powders I feed about as much as would fit on a pencil eraser everyday in the evening (I alternate which powder), and I feed 6-8 drops of PF everyday as well. I turn my skimmer off for 2 hours after feeding. When I feed frozen Mysis to the fish (once a week) I put 3-4 drops Selcon on it, and 1 drop Garlic Extreme. On the days the frozen is fed I don't feed anything else. Today I will feed Mysis and see if I can get the Blastos to eat some. :)
untamed
03-13-2008, 05:22 AM
I fed all those things and couldn't keep similar gorgonians alive.
Blastos are major chunk eaters. If you can prevent someone else from stealing it, the blasto will eat major chunks of seafood, as well as formula pellets.
I fed all those things and couldn't keep similar gorgonians alive.
Blastos are major chunk eaters. If you can prevent someone else from stealing it, the blasto will eat major chunks of seafood, as well as formula pellets.
Ya, I don't expect the Gorgonian to live indefinately. I'm hoping I can extend its life by feeding well.
Good to know about the Blastos! I didn't get a chance to feed them lastnight. I'll try right now, but the lights aren't on yet. Not sure if they'll feed in the dark or not...?
I think I'm going to lose those Blastos...they are receding even worse, and I get get them to eat anything. Their mouths gape open all the time, and don't ever close even when touched. I put some pellets in their mouth holes lastnight, but the coral didn't react at all.
*grumble* Time to cut down the feeding. Getting HA. Sorry Gorg, but it's not lookin good for ya! :(
Oh, and the Blastos that I bought all receded - they kicked the bucket. Risky buy...shouldn't have wasted my money.
Color comparison...I thought was interesting.
Lobophyllia (from Pet City) on Jan 11, when I first got it:
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k43/Myka82/Aquariums/IMG_0023.jpg
Lobo today (3 1/2 months later). I wonder if my lights aren't strong enough for its preference:
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k43/Myka82/Apr2720083.jpg
My Duncan (from J&L Aquatics):
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k43/Myka82/Apr1720085.jpg
My newest fishy addition, a True Perc (RIP...didn't acclimate):
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k43/Myka82/Apr2720082-1.jpg
I just noticed it has been one year to the day since I made the first post of this thread. Funny I decide to look back at it today! Time for some update photos I should say! I notice also that I haven't changed my rockwork since these photos...holy jebus - that's amazing, I left it alone for a full year?!! :lol:
I am receiving a frag shipment from Wicked Frags tomorrow, so I should have some photos of them (sent to me since I'm in Alberta right now), but when I get home I will get onto taking some photos of my tank. =]
I don't have any SPS in my tank anymore. It's all LPS and the random coverings of GSP all over the place. Oh, and I bought a purple Nepthea frag from WF. Stoked on it. I've been waiting for the perfect softie to add to the tank. I was gonna grab some nice Zoas and/or Palys, but opted out.
Current corals:
Purple w/ green tips Hammer
Brown w/ green tips Hammer
Clearish w/ white tips and green centers Frogspawn (this one has developed quite green centers over the last year, looks nice now)
Red/Pink Lobophyllia
Peachy/Bluish Fox
Red and Green Open Brain
Red Blastos
Green w/ red centers Favia (now it mostly red)
Greenish white Duncan
Tan Bubble
Greenish tan Candy Cane
Brown with green tips Galaxea
GSP (different sp than I've eve seen for sale anywhere else)
My WF Order:
Blue Ricordea
Green w/ Purple Tip Frogspawn
Purple Nepthea
Aussie Lobophyllia (pink, purple, and green)
Stars of Jupiter Cyphastrea
Meteor Shower Cyphastrea
Gold w/ White Tip Aussie Torch
New pics from today. White balance is off, but it's the best I can do!! :D
New Lobophyllia from Red Coral Aquarium (Calgary, AB).
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k43/Myka82/Mar192009.jpg
New Aussie Gold Torch from Wicked Frags (Ontario). Can't capture the gold coloring very well!! Arg!
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k43/Myka82/Mar1920095.jpg
2.5 yo Open Brain from Pet City (Kelowna, BC).
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k43/Myka82/March1920095.jpg
1 yo (bigger one) and new (small one) Frogpawns. Big one from Interior Reef (Kelowna, BC), and small one from Wicked Frags (Ontario). The big one was clear when I bought it, and is now much greener than the photo shows.
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k43/Myka82/Mar19200913.jpg
brizzo
03-19-2009, 09:50 PM
Wow those all look great! I didn't realize at first this thread over a year old!
Maybe I'll post some pics of my tank (never have I don' think?) after I move it this weekend.. I'll make sure to take before pictures :lol:
Thanks! Ya, I don't think I've ever seen photos of your tank. Make a thread!! :)
The best pic I can get of my Squamosa clam from Red Coral. Oops shoulda nabbed that bubble algae before the photo shoot. :o
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k43/Myka82/Mar19200911.jpg
mseepman
03-19-2009, 10:16 PM
We've been bugging him to make a thread for a while...I think he's hiding something...:razz:
Myka, your tank is looking great. So what did you finally decide to do once you move to Saskatoon? Are you going to use the big tank or just move the smaller one?
I'm switching it all into the 40g not the 75g...various reasons. I will PM you. I don't think nazerine even HAS a tank!!! I've never seen any evidence. ;)
brizzo
03-20-2009, 12:08 AM
I don't think nazerine even HAS a tank!!! I've never seen any evidence. ;)
We've been bugging him to make a thread for a while...I think he's hiding something...:razz:
Hey hey now! Starry I think is the only person from Canreef who's ever actually been over to my house and seen it! :mrgreen: I'll post pics soon enough!
We can have frags swaps soon at my new place and everyone can come over. New place = huuuuge.
I got a new camera. Canon G7. Takes much nicer pics than my old camera.
My new favourite coral; Aussie Gold Torch from Wicked Frags:
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k43/Myka82/Mar2720097.jpg
Finally a pic of my Squamosa from Red Coral Aquarium in Calgary:
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k43/Myka82/Mar272009.jpg
New RBTA from Pet City in Kelowna:
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k43/Myka82/Mar2720095.jpg
Yuma from fellow CanReefer:
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k43/Myka82/Mar2720096.jpg
Green w/ purple tips frogspawn from Wicked Frags (much greener than the camera picked up):
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k43/Myka82/Mar2720099.jpg
Blastos from Red Coral in Calgary:
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k43/Myka82/Mar2720094.jpg
Ricordea from Wicked Frags (busy splitting so it looks kinda funny):
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k43/Myka82/Mar2720092.jpg
mseepman
03-27-2009, 09:44 PM
Hey that Yuma is looking great!!!
TheRealBigAL
03-27-2009, 09:49 PM
We want a full tank shot:smile:
Ya, thanks Mark!! I really like the Yuma! :D
We want a full tank shot:smile:
I keep trying, but my tank grows very little coralline (drive me nuts!!), and it's quite a low nutrient tank (considering I don't run a skimmer on it), so I don't have any green or red turf algae on the rocks either so they are rather light colored, kinda greyish. So when I try to get a FTS the whitish rocks end up throwing the white balance off, and I just can't get a decent looking photo. Everything looks all washed out. My tank isn't that exciting anyway as most of my corals are small still, my tank doesn't look nearly as mature as it is. If I actually did as I preach and maintained my tank a lot better my corals would grow a lot faster. :o
Another shot of my favourite model (hard to get the gold color to show up in photos since it's a gold fluoresce):
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k43/Myka82/Mar2720097a.jpg
raisemyrent
04-15-2009, 05:07 PM
FTS!!!
Sorry Myka, but we need one. Plus, how else are we other 33 gal owners supposed to get aquascaping ideas?
sharuq1
04-15-2009, 05:28 PM
Your gorg is gorgeous! What type is it?
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k43/Myka82/April1320098.jpg
FTS!!!
Sorry Myka, but we need one. Plus, how else are we other 33 gal owners supposed to get aquascaping ideas?
:lol: Just yesterday I was looking at my tank thinking after 2 years and 4 months I'm actually fiarly happy with how my tank is looking right now. It really needs to grow in though as many of my nicer corals are still large frags. I will try again. My rocks are finally starting to color up as of late, so maybe I will be able to get a decent shot.
Your gorg is gorgeous! What type is it?
No idea, but it is not photo-synthetic.
Got a couple new corals today. A Hammer that's off to the left and isn't open yet, and a rock with a few different types of Blastos that pretty much dead centre, but they aren' in very good shape, so hopefully they will perk up. :)
I have done a few things differently in my tank lately. Mainly upgraded to 2x250w DE MH with 2x39w T5s, and also started dosing the ZeoVit Nano Power pack. The Pohl's Xtra and Amino Acid LPS both ran out 10 days in (why they wouldn't use bigger bottles for these one so they last a decent amount of time is beyond me). I have been daily dosing the Sponge Power and Coral Vitalizer. With these two changes on the tank I have noticed a dramatic difference in the Valonia. It is disappearing!!! *happy dance* Also, my rock which has been rather white "forever" (the tank is 2 years 4 months old) for no reason I can figure out has started to darken up. I can't really say what is happening, but it just overall looks darker which is awesome!! So, I can finally get a FTS! When the rocks were whiter they would throw the white balance off and my photos would come out "bleached", and I couldn't figure out a way to get decent shots.
So, after 2 years and 4 months I am relatively satisfied with my tank, although the corals still need to grow!! So, by popular demand here is a FTS with just T5s on:
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k43/Myka82/April152009.jpg
lobsterboy
04-16-2009, 05:09 AM
sweet lookin reef Myka:mrgreen:
tang daddy
04-16-2009, 05:50 AM
nice pics!!
to get the blastos to perk up I feed them mysis 2 times a week.....
as for your brain being bleached try moving it lower certain lps don't like too much light. I had a donut do the same and under 175's is starting to recover.
Thanks for the comments guys! :D
to get the blastos to perk up I feed them mysis 2 times a week.....
as for your brain being bleached try moving it lower certain lps don't like too much light. I had a donut do the same and under 175's is starting to recover.
I will try to feed the Blastos, but I have never had success when they look like crap they never eat for me. It seems I have to wait for them to recover before they will accept food.
Which brain are you talking about? The Lobo? This thread is a year old...the Lobo bleached out a bit about 6 or 8 months ago from being too close to the T5s. It's up to snuff nowadays though I think...it's hard to say how dark it's going to get, but I'm hoping it will get to be a rich blood red like some Lobos I've seen.
The only coral in my tank that is bleached right now is a Hammer frag, and I have no idea why it bleached out when all the other Euphyllia around it didn't. Oh, and the new Blastos I just bought are pretty bleached out too. :lol:
tang daddy
04-16-2009, 06:10 AM
Myka I was reffering to the piece on the sand bed between the lobo and bubble but then again maybe it's just the pic....
as for blastos mine almost died a few times because it was badly neglected until it went in my sump then it got fed daily and now has 10 new heads....+1 on trying to feed them when they're closed it doesn't work maybe wait till they poof up then they accept food right away oh and speaking about off lining the skimmer, I would give it a shot your tank and corals will love it. My newly set up 50g is superhealthy without a skimmer however the WC's is relentless. All the corals seem so much more vibrant tho in my sps tank there has to be one :cry:
brizzo
04-16-2009, 06:16 AM
Hurray for finally defeating the bubble algae! Tank looks good! How is running skimmerless working out for you? My tank is bare bottom no skimmer :biggrin: Let's hope some coraline starts growing!
Myka I was reffering to the piece on the sand bed between the lobo and bubble but then again maybe it's just the pic....
as for blastos mine almost died a few times because it was badly neglected until it went in my sump then it got fed daily and now has 10 new heads....+1 on trying to feed them when they're closed it doesn't work maybe wait till they poof up then they accept food right away oh and speaking about off lining the skimmer, I would give it a shot your tank and corals will love it. My newly set up 50g is superhealthy without a skimmer however the WC's is relentless. All the corals seem so much more vibrant tho in my sps tank there has to be one :cry:
Oh the Open Brain! That's funny though, my tank sitter mentioned she thought the Open Brain was bleaching too. Honestly though, I've been so distracted with my other corals I don't even remember the last time I looked at it. :o Maybe it IS bleached!! :eek: Wow, that's bad eh? I don't even notice?? I will take a closer look at it tomorrow, and I will try to take a more accurate photo of it when the lights are on tomorrow. I know it has a heck of a lot more color than it did when I bought it 2 years ago when it was just brown!
Oh and my halides were only on for two 2 hour intervals per day, and this week I bumped it to 4 hours straight. 2x250w DE is defintely too much light for LPS on this shallow tank, although I do have crappy bulbs in the fixture. ;) The light will work well on my 90 though.
Hurray for finally defeating the bubble algae! Tank looks good! How is running skimmerless working out for you? My tank is bare bottom no skimmer :biggrin: Let's hope some coraline starts growing!
My tank has been skimmerless for about 8 or 10 months. At first it was a gong show, but now it has evened out, and I'm waaaaaay happier running it without a skimmer. For LPS anyway... Ya, I hope some freakin coralline moves in! Or red turf algae...at this point I don't even care, I'm just sick of white rocks with no plausible explanation.
raisemyrent
04-16-2009, 02:08 PM
wohoo! is there a FTS dance? :biggrin:
did you try scraping off a bit of coralline into the tank?
es355lucille
04-16-2009, 02:34 PM
Nice tank Mindy! With the new lights for this tank, I am sure your coral growth will increase now. We need to see a shot with the new lights!
What is the reddish coral center at the bottom of the rocks quite large --> is that an Acan??
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k43/Myka82/April152009.jpg[/QUOTE]
wohoo! is there a FTS dance? :biggrin:
did you try scraping off a bit of coralline into the tank?
:lol: You can do a happy dance, and I will watch. :D No, I never got around to stealing some coralline scrapings to see if there are other species or something that will grow better in my tank. I'm going to see nazerine tomorrow, so maybe he will scrape some for me. Haha! There IS coralline in my tank...you can see it on the back pane of glass, but I haven't scraped that back pane in over a year. :eek:
Nice tank Mindy! With the new lights for this tank, I am sure your coral growth will increase now. We need to see a shot with the new lights!
What is the reddish coral center at the bottom of the rocks quite large --> is that an Acan??
The new lights have crappy MH bulbs. They are Coralife 10,000K so they are quite yellow and fugly, but the shimmer is still nice! Hahaha!! The red coral in the front looks "reddish" because there is green on it too. It's a Favia. There is a pic of it earlier in this thread, but it had a lot more green back then, now it is 75% red.
So, I think you are right tang_daddy that the Open Brain is just starting to bleach a bit. It's not nearly as bad as the FTS makes it out to be though, so either you have good eyes or that's a good coincidence!! :lol: I also noticed my Lobo is showing the beginning signs of bleaching today as well. I also moved the Open Brain off to the side more. I haven't moved the Lobo yet though. Dangit, I knew these new MH would be too much for them!! I cut lighting back to two 2 hour cycles with 2 hours in between again. See how that goes, but I have a feeling I should just give them a single 2-3 hour shot. Any thoughts??
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k43/Myka82/April1720093.jpg
Ok, here ya go es355lucille, here's with my crappy Coralife 10K halides (will be changing bulbs):
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k43/Myka82/April1720095.jpg
And my RBTA suddenly showed some bubbles today! :D
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k43/Myka82/April1720094.jpg
raisemyrent
04-17-2009, 07:57 PM
I think you became addicted to FTSs, which is always good.
If the MHs are giving you trouble, PM me your address and I will send you a prepaid waybill to get rid of them.
:lol: They are definitely a bit much on this tank (my original plan was to just use one of the MH lamps on the tank, and disconnect the other one), but this fixture should work quite well on my 90 that I will be setting up soon here.
But if all else fails, I will be looking for that waybill!! ;)
es355lucille
04-17-2009, 08:35 PM
Hey not bad for "Crappy Bulbs"!! he he .....it looks good!!
In person it looks a bit yellower. I like it to be a tad on the bluish side. Corals look nicer. :D
So...after a month of having the anemone and my True Percula completely ignoring its existence, my clownfish bad a break through today!!! Of course "Skipper" (the Kole as per my 4 yo niece) is not far from his best buddy. I'm sure Skipper would follow the Perc right in there if he could!
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k43/Myka82/April212009.jpg
Steve-O-
04-23-2009, 07:21 AM
I dont know if i missed the post but whats the dimensions of your 33g?? BTW your tank looks real nice
mseepman
04-23-2009, 04:23 PM
Your tank does look real nice. Glad to finally see some more pictures of this thing. I'm really looking forward to what you can do with a 90!
I dont know if i missed the post but whats the dimensions of your 33g?? BTW your tank looks real nice
36x12x16" Thanks! :)
Your tank does look real nice. Glad to finally see some more pictures of this thing. I'm really looking forward to what you can do with a 90!
Thanks Mark!! I have a hard time justifying the amount of money I have put into the 33g, and I have always liked that I had limited space, hence limited amount of money it would gobble up...SO I'm a bit afraid of the 90!! I'm going to incorporate a couple large leathers to take up some real estate I think. :D
globaldesigns
04-23-2009, 07:09 PM
very beautiful, you have done a nice job
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