Aquabacs' Cadlights Artisan 50 Azooxanthellae Tank build

[Aquabacs]

Profilux & my netbook set-up

Mike

 

[martinphillip03]

Will you be adding a Aquabacs Azoo Reef Cam?

Marty

Profilux & my netbook set-up

Mike

 

[Aquabacs]

Will you be adding a Aquabacs Azoo Reef Cam?

Marty

Marty, that could be an option in the future



Mike

 

[Ian]

Hey Mike, I haven't noticed any dendronepthya pix in your thread. Do you keep them?

 

[flying_dutchman]

Wait until you hear about Steve's next piece of Art

Any updates on this?

 

[Aquabacs]

Ian, I have 2 of them. There is a video up on my.tube page of it.One for a few months and the other I picked up this weekend. The one I picked this Saturday is planned to be cut up, we will see how that goes

 

[uhuru]

I'm all for fragging dendros and scleros. Smaller size = easier to provide their energy needs and give them a chance to adapt to a captive environment before starving to death.

 

[Ian]

Ian, I have 2 of them. There is a video up on my.tube page of it.One for a few months and the other I picked up this weekend. The one I picked this Saturday is planned to be cut up, we will see how that goes

nice! I'm sure you'll keep us posted on the process and progress.

I'd love to see some action pix

 

[flying_dutchman]

that's some crazy flow in the dendronephtea video. :eek1:

 

[Aquabacs]

I'm all for fragging dendros and scleros. Smaller size = easier to provide their energy needs and give them a chance to adapt to a captive environment before starving to death.

Same concept Mike. I started with a few 1/4" - 1/2" branches and working from there.

nice! I'm sure you'll keep us posted on the process and progress.

I'd love to see some action pix

Link to my channel on YouTube

and a repost for you

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that's some crazy flow in the dendronephtea video. :eek1:

Thanks! That is one of my issues with the cuttings...finding a place to keep them until they root/attach. Found a few locations though.



Mike

 

[Ian]

Link to my channel on YouTube

and a repost for you

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I meant of the fragging session but thanks for the vid

 

[Aquabacs]

Sorry misunderstood you I didnt make a fragging video since the process is relatively simple...just cut the branch at where it meets the main stalk...and that it.


Mike (uhuru) has an awesome photograph of the rooting of a Dendro in this thread

Here is his shot:

Mike

 

[j-dizzle]

what a beautiful tank mike! so many corals i have never seen!! wow wow wow!!!

 

[Aquabacs]

Thanks Jesse.

 

[deacon hemp]

Hey Mike i was wondering if maybe you could show a pic of the spot where u drilled the fridge?,and did you seal it up or?. What did you do for the vaccum problem?

 

[Aquabacs]

I will look to see if I have some pics on my card. I did not seal around the pvc piping but there is no issue with the temperture rising above 38.

Mike

 

[Aquabacs]

Power went out earlier today and I got to try out my new toy I was able to negotiate with my co-op and they let me get a larger generator than planned...as long as it would be used for "emergency use only" and "fuel and generator are not stored" on my patio. So I got a 5500 watt Briggs and Stratton and it worked very well.

Power is back up now.

Mike

 

[Aquabacs]

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1st video of a series that I am doing to track the growth of Dendronephthya cuttings. This video was taken one day after the 1/2" cutting was removed. Today the piece looks better than when it was attached and greater than 1/2" expanded. (Vortech turned off while video was being taken)

Mike

 

[flying_dutchman]

how do you prevent the cuttings form being blasted off the rock?

 

[Aquabacs]

There is actually a small rock slightly compressing the base so it does no fly away. There 3 other cuttings in my tank too that are in lower flow areas the areas these are not compressed. If they grow well, they will grow into a high flow area. Each of them will also be target fed besides the normal aquarium dosing.

Mike