RuralReef 2.1

BlueAbyss · #1 10-17-2009, 03:58 AM

Some new pictures, from this afternoon at feeding time.

FTS:

No idea what kind of algae this is, but it looks cool and only seems to be growing on the Vanuatu rock.

Enjoy! I'm working on my continuous siphon overflow this weekend, so we'll see what comes of that

Oh almost forgot, I've dropped 4 hours from my photoperiod in the morning. I had a discussion with someone about my long photoperiod, and they've convinced me that I'll get better color on my corals with a shorter photoperiod. So, I'm running an experiment and we'll see what changes happen over the next few months. I want to add a DIY skimmer and a second tank to the system, mostly to increase stability since I plan to add some SPS soon.

BlueAbyss · #2 10-23-2009, 07:34 PM

Well... I'm not entirely happy with what I've done, but it's different and it will likely grow on me.

Front FTS:

Side FTS:

Back FTS:

The 'sump'...

The 'overflow'... no more scum on the surface of my water, and the water level never changes

The 'scape took me a few days to come up with something that looked good and was stable. Again, not entirely happy with it... but who is totally satisfied with the way their tank looks

BlueAbyss · #3 11-06-2009, 04:12 PM

Well, had some issues but everything looks like it will recover. The tank temp. dropped to 72 F a few days ago due to me forgetting to plug the heater back in after maintenance, though something was awry beforehand this can't have helped.

I also found some hitchhikers. I suspect this one to be majano, and if that's the case I have 2 of them.

And this is some type of stony coral hitchhiker. No idea about this one, any ideas?

bignose · #4 11-06-2009, 09:55 PM

strawberry anemone?

BlueAbyss · #5 11-07-2009, 02:15 AM

Hmm, interesting, someone else suggested that the coral looks like sun coral... though I also originally thought of a strawberry 'nem when I first noticed them. Actually, they look like a cross between the two, sort of... but they definitely have a low lying skeleton fused to the rock, so definitely a stony coral of some kind.

Suspecting the anemones to be Aiptasia the more I look at them. I need to get some kalk powder

Skimmerking · #6 11-07-2009, 03:16 AM

hey man tank is looking great there. when is the next time your in Brandon let me know. I should have some frags for ya if you are interested ok , i have about 40 different sps corals that you can choose from .