DSPS tank from Thailand (1000 gallon+)

[ReeferChick85]

Love the soft coral tank a lot Ching!! Are those carnation corals of some sort? Very pretty!

 

[dantimdad]

It's incredible...your tanks look better when first setup than most do in years!

What lighting are you using on the soft coral tank?

dantimdad

 

[dantimdad]

It's incredible...your tanks look better when first setup than most do in years!

What lighting are you using on the soft coral tank?

dantimdad

 

[myerst2]

Beautiful ching. I'm assuming you were not affected by the quake and tsunami? Also are you concerned about the soft corals releasing toxins to kill the SPS? Are you running carbon? T

 

[The Escaped Ape]

Those yellow head jawfish are incredibly cute!

 

[bubba1170]

Chingchai can you tell me the name of this coral? That coral is amazingly stunning.

 

[Blue corner]

Chingchai can you tell me the name of this coral? That coral is amazingly stunning.


+1

It's photosynthese one or did need to be feed?

 

[ludnix]

Chingchai can you tell me the name of this coral? That coral is amazingly stunning.


+1

It's photosynthese one or did need to be feed?

It's definitely not photosynthetic, not sure what species it is though.

 

[uhuru]

That is a spider sponge coral. It is a sponge that has non-photosynthetic zoas/palys growing on them. They are very difficult to keep. Chingchai you will have to keep us updated on the softie tank just as with the main tank, or maybe you can make an additional thread on that one for the non-photosynthetic forum!

 

[meredith1985]

That is a spider sponge coral. It is a sponge that has non-photosynthetic zoas/palys growing on them. They are very difficult to keep. Chingchai you will have to keep us updated on the softie tank just as with the main tank, or maybe you can make an additional thread on that one for the non-photosynthetic forum!

+1 If you do make a seperate thread for the softy tank, can you post a link for it on here so I will make sure not to miss it? thanks! Great job! Puts my tank to shame!:bounce3:

 

[Robert Laschober]

Do you know, how would you like feed your non-photosynthetic softcorals?

robert

 

[Plankt0s]

I think that they are parazoanthus growing on that spider sponge. I'm not sure though.

 

[alex_hui]

Ching says that one camera is out for the moment but the second one still working: http://siamreef2009.dyndns.org:88 with the same user name and password: admin.

CAM 1 is back on business :beer: but CAM 2 is down :rolleye1:

btw, if you see black screen, try press the "home" and then "Iris" buttons.

 

[tisho]

alex_hui,

move up and left and right

 

[chingchai]

Nice soft coral tank,I think if you add on on another side a FO tank then the picture is perfect.All in one room.

Haksar. Good idea but there is no more space left.

 

[chingchai]

Beautiful, what is that last coral, it has great PE!

White Lightning Sponge
(Ptilocaulis sp.)

Stats
Care Level: Moderate
Lighting Requirements: Low
Water Flow: Moderate to High
Aggressiveness: Peaceful
Range: Australia
Family: Axinellidae
Water Conditions: 74-80° F; sg 1.023-1.025; pH 8.1-8.4; dKH 8-12



Notes: These beautiful Australian sponges will add a dramatic contrast of color to any reef aquarium. Beautiful white polyps open out of the white stripes on the sponge.

Place the White Lightning Sponge towards the bottom of the aquarium where it will receive moderate to high water flow, but only low levels of light.

This sponge requires feedings of dissolved organic matter including marine snow and phytoplankton in order to maintain proper health.

Please Note: Do not expose sponges to air. Air can become trapped in the matrix channels, which line the inside of its body blocking food from reaching its cells. This will result in the death of the sponge. When placing the sponge in the aquarium place the shipping bag in the aquarium and cut the bag open underwater. Remove the sponge from the bag underwater and let it fall into the aquarium. Twist the shipping bag closed underwater, and discard the water in the bag. A small amount of shipping water will escape into your aquarium using this method, but our shipping water is completely reef safe.

http://www.vividaquariums.com/video/whitesponge.htm
http://www.defineyourreef.frihost.net/foru...hp?f=9&t=35
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthre...hreadid=1394976
http://www.ultimatereef.net/forums/showthread.php?t=237885

 

[chingchai]

Hi Chingchai, why did you separate your soft coral?

Amazing tank:bounce3:

Thanks.
This soft coral tank is like the experiment tank.
They need heavy feeding.
That's why I want to seperate it.
Also I will put ventilation fans beyond the water surface to lower the temperature.
I think it would help them to survive longer.

I will feed big amount of Plankton, Oyster Egg via this tank to the main tank.
Hopefully they will get benefit for this purpose.

 

[chingchai]

Now that you have fishes and corals in your tank will you make another video of the entire system for us?

Will do very soon.

 

[chingchai]

Chingchai,

Why your choice of shallow sand bed? I was just wondering the potential of a deep sand bed in such a huge display as yours...and with all the sharp colntrols and high top equipment, i think there´s no reason to fear a crack of the system in a deep substrate...

To be frankly, I hate deep sand bed.

 

[chingchai]

nice softy tank. What size is it? Love the rockscaping in there as well.

Oops, sorry to mention it.
The dimension is 24"x24"x24".