A Splash of Color - My SPS Peninsula Reef

[biggles]

Cheers for the response Andrew. Most my colours are pretty good, I have the one table that is growing has pe but is brown, I know there is color in there because I can see hints of it. I may have to try and shock some sense into it. Maybe just tape it right to the radion puck, that should expel some zoa

I didn't mean to direct it towards you Mike, i was just going off on a ramble lol.

Andrew, you do not need to keep sponge power in your fridge. It does not contain any bacteria. On the other hand, bottles like ZEObak, Cyanoclean and Biomate need to be kept in a fridge as they contain bacteria for various purposes.

I know it doesn't need to be kept cool Bulent but i like to see it nestled among the eggs in the fridge door, looks way better than in a dark cupboard.

I will give the sponge power a try I guess. Do you see any other benefit other then water looking clearer? Do you turn off skimmer when dosing? If so for how long etc.

I just add 3 drops a night for a total water volume of 170-180gal. Since i started doing lots of stuff around the same time it's hard to say if it had other effects. I don't ever turn the skimmer off for anything, not ever...........like never, ever.

I'm pretty sure if you guys came to Canada you'd be too drunk from our strong beer and too stoned and too polite to do much of anything threatening. :lol:

Oh and good job turning down the brightness in the FTS - it sure is dull looking! :dance:

Matt has already promised to take me moose wrestling so if we combine your suggestions with Matt's i think we're on a winner when it comes to entertaining old biggles Mindy


I have decided to end this journal and start a new one down the track that won't have the word peninsula in the title. I've placed pumps along the back wall as of today and prob won't clean that panel anymore since i'm going to treat the display as a standard against the wall setup so i can supply better flow for ALL the acros and keep a small measure of control over where the sand blows.
This is pretty much the finished layout, i just spread the sand back everywhere after cleaning and moving some of the pumps so the water is pretty cloudy, still need another 30lbs of sand i think to get the coverage i want.
I shall endeavor to make the new journal more information useful than this one and won't be making reef facts up (i will be, just said that for Reefvet's sake).

Last pic - no more peninsula.........:beer:

 

[mhucasey]

I have decided to end this journal and start a new one down the track that won't have the word peninsula in the title. I've placed pumps along the back wall as of today and prob won't clean that panel anymore since i'm going to treat the display as a standard against the wall setup so i can supply better flow for ALL the acros and keep a small measure of control over where the sand blows.
This is pretty much the finished layout, i just spread the sand back everywhere after cleaning and moving some of the pumps so the water is pretty cloudy, still need another 30lbs of sand i think to get the coverage i want.
I shall endeavor to make the new journal more information useful than this one and won't be making reef facts up (i will be, just said that for Reefvet's sake).

Last pic - no more peninsula.........:beer:

From Page one of this Journal:

She looks at the peninsula stand and get this:

' Oh is that for your new fish tank ' - strike one

' Yes it is ' i say through gritted teeth

' You should put a book case on this side ' pointing to the main viewing side - strike two

' Why would you want a book case on the side ' i could see my mate knew he was in trouble when i glared his way

' To make a feature of it in the room, otherwise it's just going to be a lot bigger nemo tank like your little one there '


And now you're killing the peninsula....:wavehand:

 

[Wrangy]

As per usual all the acro's are looking spot on mate! Just jaw-dropping-finger-licking-sexy :inlove: You'll be pleased to know that batch of frags we made have settled brilliantly and have really taken off! The efflo has encrusted nicely so it should start spreading again soon

So new plans are put all the powerheads on the back so you don't have any on the left side and add a bunch of sand? Not getting that 10 footer yet? haha I'll happily come held the setup and move with that (and stuff my pants with acro's while you're not looking )

 

[Chibils]

Biggles I need to tell you that this thread is an inspiration. I've read every post over the last week or so and you have consistently shown the most colorful acros, the best sense of humor, and one of the best full tank ensembles on this website. Bloody gorgeous.

You've inspired me to keep SPS in the future, and I've learned more about corals from this thread than from my years of browsing this site. I really think this should be TOTM already.

 

[pstank1]

I would keep that back wall clear, you have too many fantastic corals back there that we need to drool over. Just put a couch at the other end of the tank and call it an isthmus tank going forward.

You could get a gyre and place it up high on the back wall to give you some of the flow you're looking for without blocking the view from that side. This is a quick and easy mod to keep the small snails out of the props. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2526603

 

[Chibils]

Any updates Andrew? We need pics! [emoji14]

 

[pstank1]

The lack of activity makes me think that Biggles has come up with a new, ultra secretive process to color his corals and doesn't want to share it with anyone. That, or Kevin has finally taken him hostage for taking all the credit for his tanks and tossed him into a pit dug under the floor of his den.

Either way, his PPP (pictures per page) and WPC (weekly picture count) have both gotten dangerously low. A warning letter has been sent, it should get there in a month or two.

 

[sahin]

We are waiting for the new thread mate. :hammer:

 

[reefmutt]

Actually, we are waiting for anything....
I think Andrew is practicing tossing Kevin in preparation for the moose wrestling he plans to do in Canada. He'll have to bulk Kevin up.. Moose are one hell of a lot bigger than those puny koalas...

 

[troubadour11]

Wait, what's this! I'm back biggles, only to find you missing and your thread ending. :mad2: I would like a forwarding link here, A.S.A.P. to the new journal soon please. :dance:

I apologize for my absence the last 9 months. You can probably guess what's up by the length of my disappearing act. :love2:. I have been stalking around RC some over the time.

Do you ever use magnets to mount things to glass? If so, which magnets have you used? Id like to mount a few things extending off my glass, but have been reading lots of stories of magnets rusting and crashing systems. Any recommendations on long term safe magnet mounts to use? I'd really love to find a good solution to using them as I've got a killer :idea: ready to go!

Well, I wanted to stop by and say hello. Things seem to be ticking along over there. Your tank is looking super-colorific I'll be looking forward to the new non-peninsula journal once it's off and running.

Here is an sps question for you to ramble out an opinion on when you feel up to it. . . My sps has great PE pretty much non-stop. Certain acros tuck them away during daylight, but are always extended during lights out, or the wee early/late hours of my light schedule. The polyps of all my sps are very colorful and look great (to my eyes anyway). But the skin on my sps always seems thin and pale between polyps. Maybe they are how they're supposed to be, and I just don't know with my limited experience and small sps selection. They are growing, for sure! And most of them starting to entrust pretty well.

A good example would be my Bali Green Slimer. Super green polyps all over. Great PE all day. Even the axial polyps are out most of the day. The skin is bright green at the base on the new encrusting growth. But the branches only have a little green to them on the middle facing up, the rest of the skin I'd call pale/white. But it does look healthy and growing with nice white tips of new growth. I'm just wondering what factors might influence the skin color between the polyps when the polyps themselves are already nicely colored...

On the other hand my Pink Monti Cap is bright pink everywhere but underneath as it should be. So maybe I'm on the right track and just being paranoid. It's nice having graduated to the tank maturing and running along smoothly now and working more with color and placement.

Any way, awesome stuff as usual and nice to be getting sps tips from you again :clown:

 

[reefmutt]

I think there's some obscure RC law about writing this many words without a pic!

 

[pstank1]

Dom, please drive over to Andrew's house and pull him out of the pit Kevin dropped him in.

 

[biggles]

And now you're killing the peninsula...

It's never been a peninsula in my eyes Matt since having any pumps on any of the three viewing panels pretty much ruins the whole idea behind setting up a peninsula display........ it's just a fish tank now :reading:

As per usual all the acro's are looking spot on mate! Just jaw-dropping-finger-licking-sexy :inlove: You'll be pleased to know that batch of frags we made have settled brilliantly and have really taken off! The efflo has encrusted nicely so it should start spreading again soon

So new plans are put all the powerheads on the back so you don't have any on the left side and add a bunch of sand? Not getting that 10 footer yet? haha I'll happily come held the setup and move with that (and stuff my pants with acro's while you're not looking )

Thanks Dom, i'm glad those latest frags have settled in quickly - that's one of the benefits of running the same light bulbs mate.
I have pumps on the overflow wall and back wall with two sides clear for full viewing. I'm betting there won't be any haha'ing coming out of your mouth next year when you're helping carry the new display into the house........ i will be supervising of course :smokin:

Biggles I need to tell you that this thread is an inspiration. I've read every post over the last week or so and you have consistently shown the most colorful acros, the best sense of humor, and one of the best full tank ensembles on this website. Bloody gorgeous.

You've inspired me to keep SPS in the future, and I've learned more about corals from this thread than from my years of browsing this site. I really think this should be TOTM already.

That's a bloody nice thing to read mate, thanks for all the kind sentiments my friend
I hope you try a few SPS one day mate, it's not as hard as many might have you believe.

I would keep that back wall clear, you have too many fantastic corals back there that we need to drool over. Just put a couch at the other end of the tank and call it an isthmus tank going forward.

You could get a gyre and place it up high on the back wall to give you some of the flow you're looking for without blocking the view from that side. This is a quick and easy mod to keep the small snails out of the props. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2526603

I will keep the glass on the back wall cleaned mate, since i have one or two acros that aren't visible from the front side. I'm not saying i have stuff hidden...... i'm not like Sahin
I might try a gyre in the bigger tank, jury is still out on that one.

Any updates Andrew? We need pics! [emoji14]

This was in the shop tank 3 weeks and unloved until i rescued it.

Three days after being in wild acro friendly conditions it was much healthier looking. It's a peachy pink color and unusual which is the reason i bought it. Dave charged me $20- because i take the leftovers off his hands that everyone else ignores.

 

[biggles]

The lack of activity makes me think that Biggles has come up with a new, ultra secretive process to color his corals and doesn't want to share it with anyone. That, or Kevin has finally taken him hostage for taking all the credit for his tanks and tossed him into a pit dug under the floor of his den.

Either way, his PPP (pictures per page) and WPC (weekly picture count) have both gotten dangerously low. A warning letter has been sent, it should get there in a month or two.

I dosed polyp lab colors and two days later i have cyano on the sand....... how's that for a secret lol.

We are waiting for the new thread mate. :hammer:

I have to work myself up to these things buddy, i'll start the new journal this weekend but it will be a little quiet one like everyone else's i think.
On the other hand it could be the sort of thread that discusses all manner of odd acro topics.......... like let's say i watched the green soli consume the orange pav i stuck on it months back and then let's say i looked at acro frog long and hard......... and then Dom came over and i shared my vision to which he replied 'Ha ! yeah do it'............

Actually, we are waiting for anything....
I think Andrew is practicing tossing Kevin in preparation for the moose wrestling he plans to do in Canada. He'll have to bulk Kevin up.. Moose are one hell of a lot bigger than those puny koalas...

Kevin is half drop bear Matt.......... I don't mean this in a mean or insulting way but i'm pretty certain that everyone except Canadians look at moose and think they are some sort of ugly evolutionary goof that somehow didn't go extinct. Their horns fall off........ like a big part of their head just drops off every year and they don't miss a beat...... that ain't normal. The worst part is that when their horns drop off it makes you focus on the animals face.

We have camels that Sahin's mates brought over, they're pretty ugly but at least their humps don't fall off......

I apologize for my absence the last 9 months. You can probably guess what's up by the length of my disappearing act. :love2:. I have been stalking around RC some over the time.

Do you ever use magnets to mount things to glass? If so, which magnets have you used? Id like to mount a few things extending off my glass, but have been reading lots of stories of magnets rusting and crashing systems. Any recommendations on long term safe magnet mounts to use? I'd really love to find a good solution to using them as I've got a killer :idea: ready to go!

Well, I wanted to stop by and say hello. Things seem to be ticking along over there. Your tank is looking super-colorific I'll be looking forward to the new non-peninsula journal once it's off and running.

Congrats Troub :celeb1: I need more info please buddy.
I don't use any magnet mounts now but i have. Just about every covered magnet will fail over time but the Tunze pump magnets are uncovered ceramic and safe in the water so there is nothing to fail......... use those and you won't have anything to stress about down the track buddy.
As to your question about pigments - it's not thin tissue it's unsaturated pigmentation which gives the appearance of the tissue looking thin. Lots of people mistake poor saturation for 'thin tissue'. I'll have a ramble for you in the new journal if that's ok mate.

I think there's some obscure RC law about writing this many words without a pic!

Here's a before and after for you Matt. Remember the acro i hoped would stay the awesome pastel baby blue it was when i bought it. That's it behind the yellow tang in the previous pic - slightly more saturated with blue pigment than i hoped for............ :hmm4:

Dom, please drive over to Andrew's house and pull him out of the pit Kevin dropped him in.

I'm still here mate :beer:

 

[M007]

Hey Andrew good to read that you're still with us and look forward to more of your insightful ramblings :beer:

 

[jackson6745]

This piece is pretty sweet I love rescue pieces that turn out to be gems.

 

[sahin]

Thanks for the pics and ramblings mate. Lunch hours at work are a pretty boring affair, your posts do bring a smile to my face...my colleagues may wonder what I am reading about online, but they'd never understand reefkeeping and Biggles. :lol:

 

[reefmutt]

Still luvin' the baby blue!
And yes, moose are a bizarre and gangly animal.. But I think that sums up is Canadians, in general..

 

[pstank1]

I'm always amazed by the health of your corals. It's good to see that you have such an altruistic heart that you're willing to help your local stores out by taking those unwanted corals off their hands while giving them a little donation at the same time.

Sounds like someone may be wearing a wizard hat of their own these days.:beer:

 

[M007]

Still luvin' the baby blue!
And yes, moose are a bizarre and gangly animal.. But I think that sums up is Canadians, in general..

Well said :jester: