DSPS tank from Thailand (1000 gallon+)

Yesterday I got two Achilles Tang.
My target is five. Hope to have the rest soon.

Achilles Tang ( Acanthurus acilles )
http://www.themarinecenter.com/fish/tangs/achillestang/

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chingchai said:
Yes, they are maricultured. Believe it or not.
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Wow! That is great. Ive never seen maricultured corals that were just large corals loose and werent mounted to fabricated plugs or mounds of a sort. That is probably one of the benefits of being so close to the source.

PS- Achilles tangs can be very very aggressive once established. So, if attempting 5, even in a large tank such as yours, I would strongly recommend adding all at once. Established fish will be very intolerant of additions, even in large tanks.
 
What a joy it must have been to share this fabulous ecosystem with your club. This definately is 'the top of the mountain' Chingchai, congratulations!!!!

If you had to give a rough guess, what percentage of your corals had to be replaced from the begining?

I believe you are approaching your build correctly and that is to establish your primary coral infrastructure first, before shifting attention on the fish. I suspect the fish will then accent the reef with less disruption to their environment and harmony will become much more apparent with the end result. I am planning the same approach for my build based on your experience.

I call it .............'the Chingchai method'.

Peter
p.s. Thanks for the hi rez version.....they are always appreciated!!
 
Im sorry you have an amazing system, but I just can't believe that those are maricultured. Every Maricultured coral I have seen comes in at the largest 8 to 10 inches with being mounted on rocks with mariculture tags cut off. They have these tags with codes to identify the coral for the collecting regulations purposes. The only collonies that I have seen come in to any distibuter like that are wild austrailian colonies and some indo stuff. Also I agree with panda that adding too many Achilles tangs could be problematic for your tank. They tend to carry ick and have breakouts when under stress form fighting more so than other tangs. Most people are lucky to have one in larger systems do well.
 
Chingchai,
do you have any pics of how and what your light canopy was built out off? the one on your softie tank.. thanks..
 
The picture above ... I wouldn't move away from viewing this Tank ... I would fasten and "cement" myself down to the sofa :inlove: You'd have to force me out of this room for sure!! :lol2:

Paul
 
chingchai said:
Paul. Thank you again for your recommendation.
I dose three of them for the amount of 30 ml each.
The reaction from the coral is good (especially tiger sponge and Aussie sponge).
The only problem is the water turned very cloudy.

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Hey Chingchai,

Do you turn off your skimmer & reactors when you're dosing the Nutra Kol? I'd turn off the Carbon reactor (vodka dosing so no Phosphate reactor) and skimmer for at least one hour before I turn them all back on.

BTW ... more than glad to assist in any way possible :mixed:!!

Paul
 
Very beautiful tank

Very beautiful tank

This is my first time posting on your thread. Its taken me quite awhile to read threw this whole thread. I only have access to the internet when im at work and its an inbound call center. Lol may get in trouble reading this thread but i cant seem to stay away. Its a great looking tank. You can tell you spent alottttt of time on it and have a great passion for it. One thing that really suprized me is you take the time to thank everyone for their posts when we should all be thanking you for sharing this with all of us. Love the tank and thanks for the updates. You got another follower.:beer:
 
jmaneyapanda said:
Wow! That is great. Ive never seen maricultured corals that were just large corals loose and werent mounted to fabricated plugs or mounds of a sort. That is probably one of the benefits of being so close to the source.

PS- Achilles tangs can be very very aggressive once established. So, if attempting 5, even in a large tank such as yours, I would strongly recommend adding all at once. Established fish will be very intolerant of additions, even in large tanks.
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Thanks for your suggestion on Achilles.
Yes, I will add them all at once.
 
nineball said:
What a joy it must have been to share this fabulous ecosystem with your club. This definately is 'the top of the mountain' Chingchai, congratulations!!!!

If you had to give a rough guess, what percentage of your corals had to be replaced from the begining?

I believe you are approaching your build correctly and that is to establish your primary coral infrastructure first, before shifting attention on the fish. I suspect the fish will then accent the reef with less disruption to their environment and harmony will become much more apparent with the end result. I am planning the same approach for my build based on your experience.

I call it .............'the Chingchai method'.

Peter
p.s. Thanks for the hi rez version.....they are always appreciated!!
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You mean how many pieces of coral I lost since the beginning. Right?
If so, I lost only three of them.
But when I find the nicer one, I replace it and keep the old one in my frag tank.
 
AQUA DAVE said:
Im sorry you have an amazing system, but I just can't believe that those are maricultured. Every Maricultured coral I have seen comes in at the largest 8 to 10 inches with being mounted on rocks with mariculture tags cut off. They have these tags with codes to identify the coral for the collecting regulations purposes. The only collonies that I have seen come in to any distibuter like that are wild austrailian colonies and some indo stuff. Also I agree with panda that adding too many Achilles tangs could be problematic for your tank. They tend to carry ick and have breakouts when under stress form fighting more so than other tangs. Most people are lucky to have one in larger systems do well.
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You are right about size of maricultured coral.
But this farm is exceptional.
The owner is Italian, not local people. One day I will give him a visit.;)
Here are some pieces of his maricultured SPS in my tank:
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Also thank you for your warning on Achilles.
 
chingchai said:
You mean how many pieces of coral I lost since the beginning. Right?
If so, I lost only three of them.
But when I find the nicer one, I replace it and keep the old one in my frag tank.
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Right, thank you for your response. I had not thought about doing that untill you mentioned it here. That's a brilliant strategy. Is it difficult to place them so that they hold on the rock and yet if you decide to replace them you can take them off without damage??

Peter
 
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